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OverviewA treat to read and a joy to perform, this second collection of Alan Ayckbourn's work contains some of his wonderfully inventive children's plays.Invisible Friends 'It's a tribute to Ayckbourn's later work, breaking free as it does from the constraints of naturalism, that it taps primitive fantasies and fears that children can easily respond to.' IndependentMy Very Own Story 'There aren't enough good plays for very young audiences but in the past few years Ayckbourn has added two or three new classics.It sounds like Stoppard for tots and it is, complete with exuberant wordplay.' Guardian Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alan AyckbournPublisher: Faber & Faber Imprint: Faber & Faber Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.606kg ISBN: 9780571194575ISBN 10: 0571194575 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 02 February 1998 Audience: Children/juvenile , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Children's (6-12) , Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsInvisible Friends It's a tribute to Ayckbourn's later work, breaking free as it does from the constraints of naturalism, that it taps primitive fantasies and fears that children can easily respond to... -- Independent This Is Where We Came In With wry discipline the play celebrates artistic anarchy, ruptures in convention, the rejuvenation of form. This is the territory of experimental fiction...the sort of thing you expect form Fowles, Burgess or the French...No adult, with or without children...should miss it. -- Daily TelegraphMy Very Own Story There aren't enough good plays for very young audiences but in the past few years Ayckbourn has added two or three new classics...It sounds like Stoppard for tots and it is, complete with exuberant wordplay. -- Guardian Invisible Friends It's a tribute to Ayckbourn's later work, breaking free as it does from the constraints of naturalism, that it taps primitive fantasies and fears that children can easily respond to... -- Independent This Is Where We Came In With wry discipline the play celebrates artistic anarchy, ruptures in convention, the rejuvenation of form. This is the territory of experimental fiction...the sort of thing you expect form Fowles, Burgess or the French...No adult, with or without children...should miss it. -- Daily Telegraph My Very Own Story There aren't enough good plays for very young audiences but in the past few years Ayckbourn has added two or three new classics...It sounds like Stoppard for tots and it is, complete with exuberant wordplay. -- Guardian Invisible Friends <br> It's a tribute to Ayckbourn's later work, breaking free as it does from the constraints of naturalism, that it taps primitive fantasies and fears that children can easily respond to... -- Independent <br> This Is Where We Came In <br> With wry discipline the play celebrates artistic anarchy, ruptures in convention, the rejuvenation of form. This is the territory of experimental fiction...the sort of thing you expect form Fowles, Burgess or the French...No adult, with or without children...should miss it. -- Daily Telegraph <br>My Very Own Story<br> There aren't enough good plays for very young audiences but in the past few years Ayckbourn has added two or three new classics...It sounds like Stoppard for tots and it is, complete with exuberant wordplay. -- Guardian <br> Author InformationAlan Ayckbourn is the most widely performed of all living playwrights, with a prolific back catalogue of work which has been translated into 40 languages and performed throughout the world. He has received many national and international awards. He was appointed a CBE in 1987, and in 1997 received a knighthood for his services to theatre. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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