Oxford Playscripts: The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer's pilgrims retell their tales in this lively and imaginative playscript adaptation by Martin Riley. This Oxford Playscript is perfect for exploring storytelling with KS3 English and Drama students, suitable for both performance and classroom study.

Key Features:

-Adapted for a KS3 classroom, with 25 speaking parts

-Includes motivating activities focusing on performance, close text analysis, language and structure, together with varied creative tasks

-Insights into the play by the authors and adaptors

-Notes on props, staging, and illustrations

-Explores themes of storytelling, morality, and humour

-Supports oracy, reading fluency, and dramatic interpretation

-Great for whole-class reading or drama performances

Suitable for: KS3 English and Drama departments

Themes: storytelling, morality, humour