DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Tin Soldier

and Other Plays for Children

Noël Greig author David Johnston editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Aurora Metro Publications

Published:15th Nov '10

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Tin Soldier cover

A collection of three enchanting plays adapted from popular fairy tales and suitable for family audiences. Acclaimed playwright Noel Greig, has recreated these well-known tales for the stage with wit and imagination. All three plays have been performed throughout the UK by Tangere Arts, winning a Time Out Critics' Choice Award. Teachers, youth theatres and amateur groups working with young performers will use this collection time and again for productions, drama classes and workshops - whether for one performer or many. Suitable for children aged 7+ The simple form and language of the plays belie their theatrical and psychological sophistication.

Tin Soldier “a powerful poetic drama, an epic fable for our times.” **** Independent A Tasty Tale (Hansel and Gretel) “Delicious moments... fashioned into a rhyming feast.” **** Time Out Hood in the Wood (Little Red Riding Hood) “a first-rate piece of storytelling that will make children squeal with terrified delight and parents shiver with recognition.” **** Guardian

ISBN: 9781906582197

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

112 pages