THE STAND-IN

– is different and supplementary to our usual interactive plays.
– is aimed exclusively for smaller groups with a maximum of 60 students.
– is one actor working with the audience.
– is one of our most interactive plays and is carefully scripted while also improvised with the students at their language level.
– is highly adaptable and is recommended for students of 15 years upwards with a language level from intermediate to advanced.
– is entirely in English performed by a professional native speaking actor with extensive experience in working with our audiences.

The Stand-In

We’ve all had classes that didn’t quite go as we had planned, that didn’t meet our expectations, that fell short of the mark. Of course we have.

 

Well, introducing Mr Derek Spooner who is about to have a truly nightmarish day, where not only his class, but very much his entire day goes spectacularly wrong.

 

Through a misunderstanding, Mr Spooner is taken to be the stand-in, the replacement teacher sent to cover for the day. Well-meaning, kind and thoughtful yet meticulous, a little over fussy, somewhat nervous, Mr Spooner is very quickly out of his depth. With no actual teaching experience in front of a class he is quickly struggling and each attempt to rescue himself and get, more or less, back on track just makes matters worse.

 

And Mr Spooner also has his personal agenda: he is really there to pursue the love of his life; Rebecca, one of the teachers in the school. Proving himself to be equally bad at romance can his class actually help him with her?

 

The Stand-In is a hilarious comic look at Mr Spooner’s day with his class and is a play where the participation with the audience (his class) is paramount as they all try to survive the day together and both students and teacher find they actually do learn something from each other.

LEVEL

For intermediate to advanced students

Age

From 15 years upwards

Running time

50 minutes

Category
General Plays, One man show
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The Stand In