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'The Twa Sisters' by Tom Guest - songs and additional information.


'The Twa Sisters' by Tom Guest
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Songs
The following songs are suggestions; other songs may be used at the discretion of the production. Performance rights for the script do not include rights for songs.
Song #Song
1Ma Bonny Lad (Traditional.)
2Dance to your Daddy (Traditional.)
3The Oak and the Ash (Traditional.)
4Twa Sisters (Traditional.)
Period and Geography
Location: England. Time Period: Now
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 5
Setting: Living Room, Bedroom and 'Other Location'
Set Requirements: Furniture Only
The script includes characters in the following age range(s):
21 to 35
36 to 50
Over 65
 Language Advisory:Help
Swearing rate: 3 rude words per thousand
We have identified the following types of language in the text:
Sexual swearwords
Mild swearwords
Potential blasphemy
Sexual slurs
In addition to the text, the "Producer's Copy" of the Script includes the following:
A list of the required properties
A list of the suggested songs
Style:
A grim but well told tale, with some nice moments of black humour. Five locations, but with minimal sets.
Synopsis:
Jealousy and resentment leads Ailsa and Blyth to murder their sister Corinne. But Corinne’s absence doesn't get Blyth the respect she craves from their mother, nor does it win back Duncan for Ailsa.
Based on a North East folk tale, with a backdrop of folk songs from the region.

 
 

 
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