Charlie Ashanti lives in a future where phones are powered by the sun, cars are banned and companies are more powerful than countries. Charlie is a perfectly normal boy, except for one thing: he can speak to cats.

When his parents are kidnapped, he sets off on a rescue mission – with a little help from a floating circus and its pride of performing lions.

Based on Zizou Corder’s bestselling novels, Marcelo Dos Santos’s adaptation fuses storytelling and circus in a gripping tale that provides great opportunities for amateur and school groups looking to perform a magical adventure.

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Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama (14 Mar 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1472571436 Learn More

Here at EHd we are big fans of the playwright Dennis Kelly (The man behind DNA and the RSC adaptation of Matilda). His new play is up to his usual standards and would be great to use with Year 7s. Learn More

*PLEASE NOTE: The edition of this text has changed. The Oberon Schools edition (9781840029529) is no longer in print and has been replaced by this edition. This is the Methuen Student Edition of the text*
Published 17 Jun 2021
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781350188044
Imprint Methuen Drama
Series Student Editions
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

If you were lucky enough to see it during its national tour you will probably agree with the acclaimed reviews this play received. It really, really is good, or as the Guardian called it, ‘a short, sharp shocker of a play.’ In fact, it’s amazing. We’re hard pushed to think of a better modern play for GCSE students.

DNA has now been published for the first time in the Methuen Drama Student Edition series with commentary and notes by Clare Finburgh Delijani, which look at the play's context, themes, dramatic form, staging possibilities and production history, plus offers suggestions for further reading. Learn More

A teacher's booklet of resources and lesson planning to help you deliver this set text, DNA for the new 2016 Edexcel GCSE Drama exam module. Learn More

A teacher's booklet of resources and lesson planning to help you deliver this set text, DNA for the new 2016 WJEC/Eduqas Drama exam module. Learn More

Written specifically for Edexcel's Component 3, Section A, this A5 revision booklet is the perfect resource for your students in the lead up to the exam.

If you place a bulk order for this product (10 or more), one FREE teacher copy will be added to your order. This FREE copy will be added automatically at the point of dispatch-you don't need to add it in to your basket. (Only one free teacher copy per bulk order. Minimum order of 10 to qualify) Learn More