Willy Russell
Our Day Out
Extension Activity
Quote Quest 1
Who says the following:
I like them nice places.
Get in line lad.
It’s borin’.
I’m all yours . . . handsome . . . sexy . . . Brian.
It won’t even be mentioned, I promise.
‘Ey, can y’see me back across the road?

1ONE

Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Carol Chandler
Imagine you are Carol Chandler, sitting at the top of the cliff. Write a diary entry or note, explaining why you don’t want to go home, and why you prefer to jump off the cliff rather than go back.

2TWO

Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Quote Quest 2
Who says the following:
I told them, call me Helen . . .
You can’t come all the way to the seaside and not pay a visit to the fair.
I’m leavin in the Summer aren’t I?
Sir, sir I think you’re lovely.
. . . you know if you’d been my old feller . . .
No sir, because I won’t give him one.

3THREE

Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Mrs Kay
Imagine that you are the headmaster of the school. Mrs Kay has applied for a new job, and you have been asked to write her reference. Tell her new employer what kinds of things she does and how good a teacher you think that she is.

4FOUR

Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Photo Album
One for the artist! Imagine that Mr Briggs did not destroy the film at the end of the play. Draw 4 or 5 of the ‘photos’ from the day, and put captions underneath, e.g. Carol Chandler and Mr Briggs on the Waltzer.

5FIVE

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Our Day Out
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Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Character Studies
You are writing the adverts to go into The Stage, a theatrical newspaper, to advertise for actors for Our Day Out. Describe the kind of people you want for Mrs Kay, Mr Briggs, Carol Chandler, Digga and Reilly and Linda and Jackie. Include age and appearance.

6SIX

Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Advertising Your Production
Imagine you are on the team producing Our Day Out at a local theatre. Design a poster to advertise the play. Your pictures, graphics, lettering and colour scheme should give us an idea of how you have decided to stage the play.

7SEVEN

Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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The Prequel
Write a short story about a day in the life of one of the characters, set before the day out has taken place.

8EIGHT

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Our Day Out
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Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Mr Briggs
Write Mr Briggs’ diary entry for the day of the school trip.

9NINE

10 TEN

Willy Russell
Our Day Out
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Theme Music
Choose pieces of music to be played in the background during the following events, and explain your choice:
The bus ride, the cafe, the zoo, the castle, Carol on the cliff, the fair, back at school.

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