Our Day Out (play)

Our Day Out (play)

Infobox Book
name = Our Day Out


image_caption = Front cover of the 1993 version of "Our Day Out" from "Heinemann Plays" series 1993
author = Willy Russell
cover_artist = Clare Webber
country = United Kingdom
language = English
genre =
publisher = Hutchinson Education
pub_date = 1987
isbn = ISBN 0-435-23301-7 and ISBN 978-0-435233-01-3

"Our Day Out" is a play written by Willy Russel in 1977. [cite book|last=Russell|first=Willy|authorlink=Willy Russell|title=Our Day Out|publisher=Heinemann Educational Publishers|date=1993|location=United Kingdom|pages=ix|isbn=0-435-23301-7] It was written for a film which was broadcasted by the BBC, and was later adapted into a musical.

Synopsis

The play is about students from an inner-city school in Liverpool who go on a trip to Conway Castle in Wales. Mrs Kay teaches a class of illiterate pupils, called the "Progress Class". At the last minute, the disciplinarian Deputy Headteacher, Mr Briggs, also joins.

Plot

Although originally planned as a trip to the castle, the class also ends up going to the zoo, the beach and the fair.

Main characters

Teachers

*Mrs Kay: Teacher of the Progress Class; in her early forties.
*Susan: Helps Mrs Kay look after the children; early twenties.
*Colin: Another helper of Mrs Kay; he is teased by Reilly & Digga and is in his early twenties.
*Mr Briggs: Deputy Headmaster; he is very strict and tries to discipline the children; early thirties.
*The Headmaster: Sends Mr Briggs to supervise the children.

Kids

*Carol: First and last character seen in the play.
*Reilly: Class bully.
*Digga: Reilly's 'assistant'.
*Linda: In love with Colin.
*Karen: Linda's friend; in love with Colin.
*Andrews
*Ronson
*Kevin
*Jimmy
*Maurice

Shopkeepers

*Mrs Roberts: Foresees what might happen to her if she lets the children into her café and forbids them from entering.
*Waitress: Works in Mrs Roberts's café.
*John: Shop owner who gets robbed by the kids.
*Mac: Shop owner who gets robbed by the kids.

Other Adults
*Les: The lollipop man.
*Ronny Suttcliffe: Driver of the coach who gets tricked by Mrs Kay.
*The Animal Keeper

References

See also

"Our Day Out" film

External links

* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FOblbV3XBI4C&printsec=frontcover "Our Day Out" limited preview on Google Books]


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