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Lillie

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Watts, Irene; Watts, Irene N. (Playwright)

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Watts, Irene N.

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Playwright

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Reading staged in 2007 by Dithyramvos Theatre in Athens, Greece. Geographical setting: Canada and London, England. Historical period: early 20th century. Characters: male adults: 1; female adults: 1. Play includes speeches suitable for actors auditioning, and for young actors.

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Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory

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2007

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monographic

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English

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Drama

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Adaptation
One-Act
Theatre for Young Audiences

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cwrc:628cfbde-5d77-48b8-9703-752b21bf7157

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2020-04-11T01:51:03.289Z

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Lillie and William are orphans from Dr. Barnardo Homes, shipped to Canada in 1906 with promises of a new and better life. The play covers the early years of their struggle to make their hopes come true. Ten percent of Canadians are descended from British Home Children. This play is adapted from Watts’ novel Flower.

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Lillie
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Lillie and William are orphans from Dr. Barnardo Homes, shipped to Canada in 1906 with promises of a new and better life. The play covers the early years of their struggle to make their hopes come true. Ten percent of Canadians are descended from British Home Children. This play is adapted from Watts’ novel Flower., Reading staged in 2007 by Dithyramvos Theatre in Athens, Greece. Geographical setting: Canada and London, England. Historical period: early 20th century. Characters: male adults: 1; female adults: 1. Play includes speeches suitable for actors auditioning, and for young actors., Reading staged in 2007 by Dithyramvos Theatre in Athens, Greece. Geographical setting: Canada and London, England. Historical period: early 20th century. Characters: male adults: 1; female adults: 1. Play includes speeches suitable for actors auditioning, and for young actors.
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Watts, Irene N. Watts, Irene (Playwright)
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Text, Book Chapter, Drama, Adaptation, One-Act, Theatre for Young Audiences
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cwrc:628cfbde-5d77-48b8-9703-752b21bf7157
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English
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