Length: 60 - 70 min.
Language level: Pre-intermediate, Intermediate
Level: 8th - 12th grade
The Detectives
is an entertaining and inte ractive love-story/murder-mystery set in an English cabaret. One of the actors is murdered during a performance. The audience works with the actors to discover who the killer was.
The Detectives
is an interactive murder mystery, where the students in the audience are invited to work out who the killer is. The story is set in a cabaret in England with three main characters Michael Kay, a magician, his wife Sylvia Kay, a dancer and their colleague Christopher O’Connell, a clown. The show holds the audience’s attention very effectively, not only because of the character of the clown and entertaining aspects of the cabaret itself, but also because of Sylvia’s open flirtation with Christopher and Michael’s jealousy. The Detectives
is a very popular show and it has been played hundreds of times in many different countries. The language content is fairly simple which means that the show can be enjoyed by a wide range of students from 14 to 18 years old.
Materiais didácticos
O espectáculo deverá ser fácil de seguir mesmo sem preparação. No entanto, estes materiais poderão ser usados em aula para uma introdução ao espectáculo e à gramática do mesmo ou para depois do espectáculo como forma de revisão. Os materiais consistem em vários exercícios e contêm palavras-chave do espectáculo. Fáceis de usar, têm as respostas que os professores procuram.
Detalhes técnicos:
Espaço cénico: 5m x 5m (mínimo)
Material necessário: 1 mesa, 2 cadeiras, corrente eléctrica
Tempo de preparação: 30-60 minutos