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 Ben Hur - free online Education Pack 

Introduction:
About the show,

Based on the classic 19th Century novel by Lew Wallace, 
Ben Hur is a meticulously crafted stage drama, packed with drama, action, and hope, set across the 1st Century Roman Empire.  The story follows a young prince who is accused of attempted murder, sentenced to die as a galley slave, but survives, eventually returning to his homeland, to find that his mother and sister are missing. Despite exacting revenge against the Roman commander who destroyed his family, he finds no peace - until once again his life is changed by two slaves he freed, and a man from Nazareth... 

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 About the story & background

- The free Ebook of Ben Hur, by Lew Walllace
 - About the book and how it was researched & written

Flavius Josephus was a Jewish writer living in 1st Century Judea. These are his translated works, including relevant additional reading
​The Complete Works of Josephus
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​About the production 

News Blog
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VIDEO: Ten words linked to the show in British Sign Language

​Interesting facts


​Local links: Brixham and the Romans
the_romans_in_brixham.pdf
File Size: 120 kb
File Type: pdf
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10 Did You Know? facts about our stage show of Ben Hur
10_did_you_know_facts_-_ben_hur.pdf
File Size: 58 kb
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​Free monologues from the play (Free for classroom student use)
short_monologues_-_ben_hur.pdf
File Size: 78 kb
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How to (do excersises connected with the play) 
- How to analyse a script (external link)​

VIDEO:
​Historic images of the Holy Land which informed our costuming
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