Description
The author of the article reviews a play that was performed by a group of children and their teacher. The play follows the adult argument of a child, and it is both warm and bleak. The author praises the play for its success in following the adult argument while preserving all the fun of a story mainly played by children.
Mrs Kay's 'Progress Class' are unleashed for a day's coach trip to Conway Castle in Wales - in an exuberant celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose, fourteen and free from school. 'The skill and zest of the show ...derive from its success in following the adult argument through while preserving all the fun of a story mainly played by children ...I have rarely seen a show that combined such warmth and such bleakness.' The Times This edition contains the music to the play.