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Missing Dan Nolan - by Mark Wheeller (Paperback)

Missing Dan Nolan - by  Mark Wheeller (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Set text for OCR GCSE 9-1 Drama exam</strong></p> <p>This play tells the tragic true story of Dan Nolan, a teenage boy who went missing on the 1st January 2002 after a night out fishing with his best friends.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>New revised 2020 version</strong></p> <p><strong>Set text for OCR GCSE 9-1 Drama exam</strong></p> <p>This play tells the tragic true story of Dan Nolan, a teenage boy who went missing on the 1st January 2002 after a night out fishing with his best friends.</p> <p>The play explores the mystery of Dan's disappearance and the tragic events that occurred that night; raising issues concerning personal safety and the importance of looking out for each other.</p> <p>A verbatim play, it uses only the words of his family, friends and the Detective Superintendent in charge of the police investigation.</p> <p>This revised 2020 edition of the play includes a new foreword reflecting on the original production by Mark, a new interview with the original cast and a new note on the original lighting design by Danny Sturrock.</p> <p><strong>Suitable for: </strong> Key Stage 3/4, GCSE, BTEC, A-Level to adult<br /> <strong>Duration: </strong> 60 minutes approximately <br /> <strong>Cast: </strong> Up to 18, or 2 female, 2 male with doubling. </p> <p><strong><em>Heart-rending, bold, direct and simple. Even on the bare page this is a powerful piece of drama..."</em></strong> <em> <br /> </em><em>Paul Fowler, GODA 2003</em> <strong><em> </em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>This play is not just about Dan Nolan, it's about all of us and our responsibility to and for each other.</em></strong><strong> <br /> </strong><em>David Dykes, Head of Creative and Performing Arts, King Edward VI School, Southampton (Dan's former school)</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><strong><em>"Heart-rending, bold, direct and simple. Even on the bare page this is a powerful piece of drama..."</em></strong> <em>
<br></em><em>Paul Fowler, GODA 2003</em>
<strong><em> </em></strong></p><strong><em>"This play is not just about Dan Nolan, it's about all of us and our responsibility to and for each other."</em></strong><strong>
<br></strong><em>David Dykes, Head of Creative and Performing Arts, King Edward VI School, Southampton (Dan's former school)</em></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Mark Wheeller began writing whilst a student at Marlwood Comprehensive School, Bristol.</p> <p>After teaching drama for thirty-six years he retired in July 2015 to concentrate on writing and delivering Drama/Theatre workshops to students and teachers across the world.</p> <p>Mark is one of the most-performed playwrights in Britain. <em>Too Much Punch For Judy</em> has been performed over 6,000 times and <em>Chicken</em> nearly 6,000. <em>Missing Dan Nolan</em> and <em>Hard to Swallow</em> are both set texts for the GSCE Drama 9-1 exams. His work has been a staple part of the Drama curriculum both in the UK and abroad for the past three decades.</p> <p>Professional productions of <em>Hard to Swallow</em>, <em>I Love You Mum, I Promise I Won't Die </em>and <em>Chicken</em> regularly tour schools and many of Mark's works are available on DVD, with digital formats forthcoming in late 2020.</p> <p>His study guides include <em>Drama Schemes</em>, <em>The Story Behind Too Much Punch For Judy</em>, <em>Drama Club</em> & <em>Hard to Swallow - Easy to Digest.</em></p> <p>He has three children and lives just outside the New Forest, with his wife Rachael, and Labrador, Dusty.</p>

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