Half a Sixpence the middle of the stage and is accurate to the time period of the play by using actual lighting fixtures from the time. Half a Sixpence Half a Sixpence is a musical comedy based on the 1905 novel "Kipps" by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and book by Beverley Cross. It was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele. The show is based on H.G. Wells's novel "Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul". Steele played Arthur Kipps, an orphan who unexpectedly inherits a fortune, and climbs the social ladder before losing
A Class Divided identifying collars (Ms. Elliott employed them to easily identify the group being discriminated against) as well as that of elation and superiority when they shed the collars. The now-adults agree, as they had learned after the 1970 experiment, that racism and prejudice are wrong, and that the life-affecting lesson should be experienced by other children, teachers, and adults in the present day as a form of understanding. "A Class Divided" confirms that Ms. Elliott has continued her "blue eyes/brown eyes" experiment in the present day, though there has been little outward reaction from parents or school authorities in Riceville. "A