INTRODUCTION

THESE SELECTIONS ARE PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR THE JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE GRADES OF THE ACTING MEDAL EXAMINATIONS OF THE IRISH BOARD OF SPEECH AND DRAMA. THEY ARE ALSO SUITABLE FOR THE INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR SECTIONS OF THE IRISH BOARD EXAMINATIONS IN COMMUNICATION.
TEACHERS WILL ALSO FIND THEM USEFUL FOR FEISEANNA, RECITAL AND CLASS WORK.
MOST OF THE EXTRACTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM FAMOUS BOOKS OR PLAYS OF LITERATURE AND AS SUCH, THE ENTIRE BOOK, PLAY OR STORY CAN BE READ TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EACH CHARACTER.
THE FOLLOWING PIECES ARE ORIGINAL AND ARE SELF-EXPLANATORY:
The Black ‘Droid from ‘Follow the Yellow Brick Road’
Girl from ‘The Seller of Dreams’
Finula from ‘Finula Feeny’s Life’.

CONTENTS:

THE WATER BABIES
GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES CINDERELLA
JANE EYRE
BIG CLAUS & LITTLE CLAUS
THE ANGEL OF NITSHILL ROAD
THE TINDER BOX
WHAT KATY DID
THE LITTLE MERMAID
TOAD OF TOAD HALL
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
DEAR BRUTUS
WHAT KATY DID
MARY POPPINS
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
DADDY-LONG-LEGS
FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD POLLYANNA
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
LITTLE WOMEN
TOM SAWYER
AMNESIA TO THE RESCUE
THE EMPEROR’S NIGHTINGALE HYPATHIA CRABTREE, WITCH-HUNTER FIND ME
MONICA, MOVIE STAR
DRACULA
THE SELLER OF DREAMS
FIND ME
THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED GREGORY’ GIRLS
LISA THE BEAUTIFUL
PRIDE & PREJUDICE
FINULA FEENY’S LIFE
THE DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE

WUTHERING HEIGHTS
GO ASK ALICE
WILLY WONKA
GIRL, INTERRUPTED
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
LIZZIE BORDEN
THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET