Women and Children First

This play is based upon the true personal stories and events in war-torn provincial England.

It highlights the dangers and challanges that were faced by women and young people and draws strongly on real recollections of the Second World War.

The play offers a model for drama work based on local anecdote and reminiscence. The "Play plus" series provides scripts for reading aloud in the English classroom as well as for improvisation and performance work.

Each play is followed by resource material: poems, extracts, photographs, original documents.

These explore topics related to the script and provide starting points for improvisation, discussion and creative writing.