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Laurie Tetley

    Fool's Gold
    Oxford Playscripts: The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty
    Oxford Playscripts: Salem
    Oxford Playscripts: Troy
    Oxford Playscripts: Lady Macbeth
    Electronic Navigation Systems
    • 2018
    • 2015

      What is it about, then...? It's about Synthpop, more or less, and how David Bowie, Kraftwerk and the advent of cheap synths rendered Rock'n'Roll redundant, forever changed what it meant to be "in a band" and invented Modern Pop Music along the way. It focuses on 1979-1982 and offers a perceptive and entertaining look at a Pop Revolution that played out on Top Of The Pops, rather than deep underground - and why the "plastic music" of the early Eighties is so very durable and influential.

      Dare
    • 2014

      The hero Odysseus will need all of his skill and courage in The Journey of Odysseus. All kinds of monsters and magical creatures block his route home, including the one-eyed Cyclops, the Sirens and the enchantress Circe. Will he ever manage to get home?TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.

      Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Myths and Legends: Level 16: The Journey Of Odysseus
    • 2014

      Why the Sea is Salty tells 3 water-themed myths. They explain something about the sea - why it is salty, why droughts and floods happen, how sea creatures came to be. Find out how wishes, dragons, giant ravens and magical sea creatures all play their part. TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.

      Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Myths and Legends: Level 14: Why The Sea Is Salty
    • 2012

      Why is the old sailor so terrified of the blind man? What is hidden inside his mysterious sea chest? What lies behind his cruel, drunken songs? This imaginative yet faithful adaptation brings out all the most nightmarish qualities of pirates, ships and buried treasure.

      Oxford Playscripts: Treasure Island
    • 2012

      Oxford Playscripts: Homer's Odyssey

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      A hazardous voyage through a world populated by gods, goddesses, witches and monsters - one of the greatest stories in European literature has been cleverly adapted into a rapid play, moving effectively from one episode to another.

      Oxford Playscripts: Homer's Odyssey
    • 2012

      Victimised by the cruel, cunning Stubbs, Terry Dumpton, nicknamed Humpty Dumpty, resorts to truancy to avoid his bullies. Following pressure from his tormentors to prove he isn't a coward, Terry takes part in a dangerous activity resulting in a fatal outcome.

      Oxford Playscripts: The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty
    • 2012

      Oxford Playscripts: Beowulf

      • 104 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      A dramatic adaptation of the celebrated Anglo-Saxon epic poem in which a wandering hero comes to the aid of a nation held in terror by a savage monster.

      Oxford Playscripts: Beowulf
    • 2007

      Fool's Gold

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Prospero, a struggling alchemist who has dedicated his life to the seemingly fruitless pursuit of the secret of the Philosopher's Stone, falls prey to a couple of swindlers - ignoring the advice of caring daughter Miranda and apprentice Will. Now a cunning plan has to be devised to wreck revenge and reclaim their lost wealth...

      Fool's Gold
    • 2007

      Oxford Playscripts: Salem

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      A re-telling of the Salem Witch Trials which explores historical evidence and is useful for cross-curricular work. This work is suitable for exploring themes of tolerance and prejudice. It serves as a preparation work for The Crucible or The Merrybegot.

      Oxford Playscripts: Salem