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Martin Murphy
Good as Gold was developed through a devising process after consultation with various schools.
A play for primary school students.
The play deals with the subject of difference – cultural, physical, and intellectual - by taking the pupils on an interactive journey to the time of the Wild West in America. By enrolling them as characters in a 19th-century story, Good as Gold brings the children face to face with problems of relevance to their own lives. Why does Johnny, a young Irish settler in a new country, behave in such an anti-social way? Why should a difference in someone's ability provoke a hostile reaction from their contemporaries? Why should a difference in cultural background create problems for the majority of the community?
Theatre for Young Audiences
Full-Length
4
3
Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.
02 March 2001
Produced by TEAM Educational Theatre Company
First performed as part of a tour to schools.
TEAM Educational Theatre Company
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The information for this entry was taken from the teachers' information pack for the original production.
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