Name/TitleEight Folk-Tale Plays
MakerCollins, Freda
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardback book titled 'Eight Folk-Tale Plays' by Freda Collins with a foreword by John Hampden. The one-act plays were written primarily for use in schools and have an average performance time of 10-15 minutes. They are supported by production notes and practical hints on lighting, scenery, acting, make-up and costume. Each play is an adaptation of a folk tale from around the world, as follows:
- Grisly Beard (German)
- The Beauty & the Beast (French)
- The Emperor's Parrot (Flemish)
- The Imp-tree (English)
- The Golden Torch (Greek)
- The Hungry Tiger (Chinese)
- The Sealed Box (Persian)
- The Drum-makers (Japanese)
Partly digitised (27 pages, incl. front pages, foreword, contents, production notes, practical hints and bibliography)
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 190 x W: 130 x D: 10 mm
Date Made1949
Period1940s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesGeorge G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 182 High Holburn, London W.C.1.
PublisherGeorge G. Harrap & Co Ltd
Publication Date1940
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association DescriptionThe back-flap contains this note titled 'The Author and her Work':
Freda Collins is the author of several one-act plays and a first-prize winner in three play-writing competitions. She has demonstrated her method of teaching children drama in both town and country schools and her books of "Acting Games" are well-known to L.C.C. teachers and Club Leaders. Miss Collins is a lecturer and travelling producer for the Religious Drama Society and she has given lectures on drama for the Speech Fellowship, the British Drama League and other societies. The present book is the result of many years practical experience both as a producer and as an author.
Subject and Association KeywordsDrama, theatre
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association Keywordseducation & learning
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2014-7-3
Spine LabelEIGHT FOLK-TALE PLAYS ~ FREDA COLLINS ~ HARRAP
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved