Hard Times adapted to Readers Theatre from the original Charles Dickens Novel

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Hard Times adapted to Readers Theatre from the original Charles Dickens Novel

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Hard Times adapted to Readers Theatre from the original Charles Dickens Novel.  Cast of 12, duration around 15 minutes.

Sample Text:

Narrator:         And so, we come to Dickens’ shortest novel!

Cast:                (Cumulative sigh of relief)

Narrator:         But you needn’t think I’m going to let you off that lightly!

Cast:                (Grunts, mutterings)

Narrator:         No. We still have a story to tell.

Mr. Gradgrind:           And characters to portray. As they were, of course. Nothing fanciful

Louisa:            (Groaning) Or even, dare I say it, imaginative. Perish the thought!

(Sighing) Father, I thought we had dealt with this!

Sissy:               We have! All of us! But old habits die hard, am I right, Mr Gradgrind?

Tom:                (Excitedly) Die Hard, did I hear you say? Oh, I’m definitely up for that!

Blackpool:       Hey! Calm down, fella! I don’t think Sissy meant that amount of action!

Mr. Sleary:      What a shame! I’ve always said a lot needs shaking up around here!

Bounderby:     And some of us don’t wish this to turn into a total circus!

Harthouse:     (Sarcastically) Oh very droll! Though coming from you, it was bound-to-be!

Bounderby:     Touche, Mr. Harthouse! Always trying to out-do me! You’re right, Miss Sissy – some habits do die hard, very hard.

Mrs. Peglar:    Well, we are going to try to put things to right, today, are we not?

Rachel:            Yes, I thought that was the whole point of this tale.

Mrs. Sparsit:   What, changing the way people behave?

Narrator:         Indeed, Mrs. Sparsit.

Mrs. Sparsit:   You mean, setting our houses in order? Oh, I’m first-class at that!

Narrator:         (Sighing) You may be a first-rate housekeeper, Mrs. Sparsit. But I do believe there are certain ways of yours that we could happily do without?

Bounderby:     Like learning to mind your own business! We could start with that one.

Mrs. Sparsit:   (Exclaiming) So that the likes of you could get away with

Bounderby:     (Interrupting) Being a little economic with the truth? Well, yes, I suppose

Mrs. Peglar:    I’ll second that! Fancy denying your own mother?

Tom:                And making up all those lies about your childhood?

Rachel:            Well, that’s rich, coming from you who didn’t think twice about framing my friend, Stephen Blackpool, for something he never did!

Tom:                Someone had to take the blame and, well, he was just a Hand!

Narrator:         A Hand, you say? Meaning?

Mr. Gradgrind:           Ooh allow me. I just love definitions!

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These are also available in Readers Theater format.

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