Ice Maiden - Book 6 - Play

Sep 29, 2026

Ice Maiden is a dramatic play from Under the Skin Book 6, introducing Linus, Sykes, Kane, Becks, a mysterious Girl, and the Warden. The plot begins in a garage with intimidation, sudden staging lights, and teasing games that quickly turn into coercion. A carrier bag and a football replica shirt add a strange personal twist before tension escalates toward the Girl’s basement room, while the Warden closes in, demanding answers about what is unfolding.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages84

Reading Time2 h 9 min

AccessFree to download

Ice Maiden

Contents and summary

Under the Skin

Introduction

Characters

Act One

Scene 1: The garage

Under the Skin Badger Plays Book 6 # ICE MAIDEN and Under the Skin Mike Gould Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2021 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/isbn 9781844244331 # ICEMAIDEN and Under the Skin Mike Gould Contents: Ice Maiden Sykes and the Warden rule the estate.But then Sykesgets a message to go and see The Girl'living in thebasement.The girl talked about by many,but neverseen.Sykes bullies Linus into coming with him,butwhen they arrive in the ice maiden's room,a surpriseawaits.And the Warden is never far behind,wanting toknow what's going on... 55 ## Under the Skin Lena's friends invite her to share in a tattoo to commemorate their friendship,but Lena's not sure ifshe wants to.But how do you refuse a powerful matesuch as Su,a girl you practically consider your sister? Under the Skin -The Plays: Book 1:Louise LoxtonNight Caller,The Gift,Boys BehavingBadly,Sleeping Easy,Bath TimeBook 2:Mike GouldRing of Blood,Animal Magic, Eco-freaks in Trouble,The Case of theFollowing Boy,The SubBook 3:Rob BrannenHedge Hopping,Sorting Things Out,Michael and Rahima,Into the Dark,A Swagger and A SnarlBook 4:Mike GouldTen Things I Hate,Joker in the Pack,Dial-a-date,Masked Ball,The FirstGirl in SpaceBook 5:Dick KempsonConquistador,The Boy at the HotelRudolphoBook 6:Mike GouldIce Maiden,Under the Skin | Badger Publishing Limited 15 Wedgwood Gate,Pin Green Industrial Estate,
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ISBN 1844244334
Under the Skin -Book 6
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Publisher:David Jamieson
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Cover illustration:Fabricio De Oliveira(Beehive Illustration) | | --- | Introduction Welcome to Badger's Under the Skin Book 6! These two challenging and stimulating plays are designed forenjoyment,but also to help students develop speaking andlistening,drama and theatre skills.The series title -takenfrom one of the plays here -also gives a clue to their focus.They both cover a range of ideas,issues,stories andsituations,but each is intended to uncover how and whyindividuals act in the way they do.Thus,they are playsdesigned with the stage and acting in mind,but can equallybe enjoyed as group readers. The plays were both written with an edge to them,but it isnot the issues that drive them -rather an interest in telling agood story,with characters who engage our emotions andraise questions in our mind.Is Sykes wholly bad or can hebe redeemed?What sort of friend is Su -the best or theworst type?Is Needle a Victorian villain or a devilish clown? The plays are designed for small group performance or classreading,although it is recommended that,for the latter,onemember of the group reads the stage directions and settings.Should you choose to perform the plays,much of the settingcan be dispensed with,or presented in a stylised way,as inthe end,it is the story and the words that matter -and youmay interpret these as you wish. All the plays in the series are written by people who are involved,or have been involved,in practical drama work withyoung people aged 11-16.They are an excellent resource tosupport the drama objectives in the Framework for TeachingEnglish,and prepare students for drama study at GCSE andbeyond,but more importantly,it is hoped that teachers andstudents will find th

FAQs

Who are the main characters in Ice Maiden?

Linus, Sykes, Kane, Becks, the Girl, and the Warden drive the story, with the Girl remaining unseen until key events unfold.

What happens at the start of Act One, Scene 1?

The stage lights up in the garage, Sykes questions the others, and Kane offers playing cards while Becks reacts suspiciously to what’s happening.

What motivates the Warden’s involvement?

The Warden is intent on understanding what is going on and remains close behind as the plot moves toward the Girl’s room.

Sep 29, 2026

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