The Red Balloon (Oberon Plays for Young People) - Softcover

Lamorisse, Albert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840020792 ISBN 13: 9781840020793

Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays, 1999

Synopsis

Anthony Clark's award-winning adaptation of Albert Lamorisse's Fifties French film, The Red Balloon, follows the adventures of a lonely Parisian boy and a stray balloon which befriends him. It enjoyed a successful run at the National Theatre in 1996.

About this title

Review:

" 'This is children's theatre at its best... Anthony Clark's adapation is both delightful and moving' Sunday Times 'Clark's adaptations have become justly regarded as unmissable seasonable entertainment... A wondrous children's musical guaranteed to crack the hardest of adult hearts... No neat moral yarn, but a humorous and haunting fable' Independent 'A skilful and enchanting stage version of a 1950s classic' The Times"

About the Author:

"Anthony Clark is Artistic Director at the Manchester Contact Theatre and has been Associate Director at the Birmingham Repertory. He is a well-known director and playwright in hi own right. His adaptations for children have been widely performed, and include The Snowman, The Little Prince, The Pied Piper, and Pinocchio. "

About this edition

• Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1840020792
• ISBN 13: 9781840020793
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 106