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Broken Hearts

Based on stories by Oscar Wilde. Adapted by Gretta Berghammer and Rod Caspers.

Product Code: B70000

Collection

Comedy | Drama

Cast size: 7 to 11 actors.

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The pieces within this collection may be performed individually or together. By default, granted licenses will include the whole work unless specifically requested otherwise. Please submit a cutting request with your application if you do not intend to perform the work in its entirety.

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Synopsis

Broken Hearts is a stage adaptation of three of Oscar Wilde's most poignant and timeless fairy tales. While all three stories possess a magical beauty, they also contain biting social satire and commentary about the wrongs of nineteenth century society Wilde hoped to expose. The lessons they teach are just as important to us today. In The Birthday of the Infanta, a princess' cruel inhumanity breaks the heart of a crippled "Fantastic" brought to entertain her. The Devoted Friend reveals some of the unkinder uses of friendship, and The Happy Prince discovers new-found joy and hope as he relieves poverty and despair around him. By the play's end, the audience is left to question the choices the characters make and to ponder where the justice and reward is in the sacrifices they make throughout the play.

Details

Status In stock
Type of Show Collection
Product Code B70000
Minimum Cast Size 7
Pages of Dialogue 34
Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
Approx. Run Time 50 min
Staging Bare stage w/props.

Customer Reviews

Broken Hearts was a great play to use when training students to become directors. My students had fun and learned a great deal throughout the process of producing the show.

Marie E. Fox, Williamsport Area High School, Williamsport, Pa.

A solid script with a great message. Easy to produce. The audience loved it.

Keith Townsend, MCC Longview, Independence, Mo.

Great for ensembles. Several parts for a big cast, can double cast roles as well. One of the best children's plays we've produced.

Stephanie Black, Greenwood High School, Greenwood, S.C.

The Birthday of the Infanta is a beautiful play and easy for children of all ages to perform. Our production had [children aged] 6 to 17 years in it and everyone enjoyed the play immensely.

Noelle Clarke, Swan Music and Theatre for Youth, County Cork, Ireland