The School Show Page is created and maintained by Peter Lathan. All contents are copyright and may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of the copyright holder. Some have everything worked out in detail before they get to the first reading, others work totally off the tops of their heads, and there are all stages in-between. I have a friend, an excellent director, who has everything worked out in minute detail long before the first rehearsal.
Every move is planned and the distance travelled worked out.
It's a kids' play. Basically a very silly person, Toad, has his home stolen by a bunch of common yobs, but Badger, Rat and Mole help him get it back by defeating the yobs at their own game - in a fight. I knew his grandfather. Nowadays this is an out of date message. Ask anyone in Britain what they are most afraid of, and the answer is likely to be crime.