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OverviewA collection of plays by one of Britain's leading writers of plays for children and young people. Winner of the Writers Guild Best Children's Play in 1996, Way's critically acclaimed plays receive multiple productions and are performed internationally. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles Way , Rosamunde HuttPublisher: Aurora Metro Publications Imprint: Aurora Metro Books Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780953675715ISBN 10: 0953675718 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 11 September 2001 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsF o r e w o r d b y R o s a m u n d e H u t t 6 I n t r o d u c t i o n b y C h a r l e s W a y 9 R e d R e d S h o e s 1 3 I n t r o d u c e d b y T o n y G r a h a m E y e o f t h e S t o r m 6 7 I n t r o d u c e d b y G a i l M c I n t y r e P l a y i n g f r o m t h e H e a r t 1 1 5 I n t r o d u c e d b y V i c k y I r e l a n d P l a y s p r o d u c e d a n d p u b l i s h e d 1 5 9ReviewsPlaying from the Heart: 'An inspirational piece of children's theatre' THE GUARDIAN Eye of the Storm: 'Teenagers all over the country have been enjoying this witty, perceptive and enormously entertaining play... capturing the eternal struggle of youngsters to grow up and fly the nest, parents to protect them form the big, bad world.' SOUTH WALES ARGUS Red Red Shoes: '...his plays are complex, subtle, elusive, metaphorical, mythic, magical... and the essential art of storytelling is at the core...' DAVID ADAMS, 'STATE OF PLAY' Author InformationThis collection of three plays is by one of Britain's leading writers of plays for children and young people. 'Red Red Shoes' won the Arts Council's Award for Best Children's Play in 2004. Charles Way was born in Devon in 1955, trained as an actor at the Rose Bruford College in London, then joined the Leeds Playhouse Theatre-in-Education team, for whom he wrote his first professional play in 1978. He became Resident Writer at Theatre Centre in London and has since written over forty plays including adaptations, radio, television and large-scale community theatre. His work has been translated into French, German, Russian, Greek and Welsh and performed all over the world. His play 'A Spell of Cold Weather' (Aurora Metro) won the Writers' Guild Award for Best Children's Play in 1996. He was also invited to the Sundance Institute in Utah to work on The Dove Maiden, which subsequently toured Britain with Hijinx Theatre Co. Also published: 'The Classic Fairytales, retold for the stage' (Aurora Metro) He is a member of the Writers' Guild, and the Welsh Academy of Authors. He lives in Wales, with his wife and two children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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