Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
Quote Quest 1
Who says the following:
Get back to Wales, you Cardiff creep.
Get fell in, the lot of you!
I’ll ram it down his rotten throat!
I’ve got a girl friend. Well, of course I have.
Anybody after you?
Mother!

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
Mitchem’s Report
Imagine that you are Mitchem - and that you somehow survive at the end of the play. Write your report of what happened to your patrol, for your commanding officer.

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
Bamforth - A Likeable Character?
Draw two columns in your book. In your first, list all of the things that you like about Bamforth. In the second, list the things you don’t like about him. Try to get at least 10 things in each column.

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
Quote Quest 2
Who are the following things said to?
Johnnee! . . . Johnnee! . . . British Johnnee! We - you - come - to get.
Say you’re an ignorant Welsh Taff!
Try taking off your tape and saying that, you Scotch get.
Flingers on the blonce!
You said he was going back.
You’d better give it one more try.

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
To Kill or not to Kill
Should the men have killed the Japanese prisoner? When? Why?
When could killing another human being be justified?
Write a couple of paragraphs explaining your answer.

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
Newspaper Report
Write a news article for a British newspaper, explaining what (as far as you know) happened to the Blue Patrol in Malaysia. Write in columns, and include a headline and pictures.

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
The Diary of the Japanese Soldier
Imagine that you are the Japanese soldier, and that you escape at the end of the play. Write your diary entry for the day of your capture. Include your thoughts and feelings.

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
Letters Home
Imagine that you are one of the British soldiers, and that you are using some of the time in the hut to write home, in case you don’t make it. Write the letter.

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
Advertising your production
Imagine that you have produced The Long and the Short and the Tall for a local theatre. Design a poster to advertise your production. Your choice of words, colour, pictures and graphics should give us an idea of how you have staged the play.

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Willis Hall
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
Extension Activity
Casting the Play
Write an advert for The Stage, a theatrical newspaper, to advertise for actors to perform in this play. As well as listing the characters, describe their looks and characteristics.

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