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2020 Edition Suitable text for GCSE 9-1 Drama Based on Maureen Dunbarâs award-winning book and film Catherine: The Story of a Young Girl Who Died of Anorexia Nervosa. Catherine Dunbar died in 1984, after a seven-year battle against anorexia nervosa. She was just twenty-two. Mark Wheellerâs potent documentary play uses the words from Catherineâs diaries and also of those most closely involved and affected. This 2020 edition includes a foreword by the late Maureen Dunbar, unseen extra scenes and a reflection by Mark, on the astonishing journey of this widely studied play since its first performances, including one by OYT on the Olivier Stage of the Royal National Theatre. Suitable for: Key Stage 3/4, BTEC, GCSE Duration: 75 minutes approximately\u2028 Cast: 6 female, 3 male, 22 female/male, or 3 female and 2 male with doubling. âThis play reaches moments of almost unbearable intensity⦠naturalistic scenes flow seamlessly into sequences of highly stylised theatre⦠such potent theatre!â\u2028 Vera Lustig, The Independent âElegantly structured, highly informative, and imaginatively theatrical. There wasn't a dry eye in the house.â\u2028 Anne McFerran, Stage and Television Today |
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