The Monster Under The Bed: 1 - Softcover

Kevin Dyer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906582076 ISBN 13: 9781906582074

Publisher: Aurora Metro Books, 2009

Synopsis

WINNER OF THE WRITERS' GUILD BEST CHILDREN'S PLAY AWARD The complete playtext for use in schools and youth theatres. Imagine swapping places with a monster for the day... Ben has a BIG problem. His mum is acting grumpy, his best friend Vince has stolen his precious binoculars and his Dad is far, far away... Oh, and there s a monster under his bed. But when Ben swaps places with the underbed monster, Ben's life - and his school - is turned inside out, and upside down. A funny and thrilling play for children about friendship and facing up to your fears. ~ suitable for young performers.

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Review:

'A sparse and vital stage version... bold and imaginative. It works.' --The Evening News

Drawing with delicacy and wit upon the childhood fantasy of the monster under the bed, writer Kevin Dyer proves why that endangered species, the original play for children, is worth saving. This is a terrifically entertaining story about fathers and sons and the monster inside all of us. What s more, it is positively postmodern in its literary references, with shades of The Borrowers, and a Father Underbed Monster who bears more than a passing resemblance to Roald Dahl s BFG. There s plenty of fun as the Little Underbed Monster takes Ben s place at school for the day, causing havoc in the classroom ... the over-sixes will just enjoy the romp. It s a joyful examination of the benefits and snares of believing the ridiculous. --Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

'Beautiful, sensitive, imaginative... This is storytelling at its best .' --Time Out

About the Author:

Kevin Dyer has over 30 commissioned plays behind him for radio, for young people's audiences, arts centres, rural tours, as well as a large-scale community play. He is a published poet and has been a magazine and newspaper journalist, a reviewer and a leader of many creative writing sessions. As a director, he has produced dozens of plays all over the UK. His celebrated production of 'Walking the Tightrope' played in venues across the UK, Canada and Europe and was invited to the Royal National Theatre. Aurora Metro have also published 'The Bomb' and 'The Iranian Feast' by the same playwright.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurora Metro Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1906582076
• ISBN 13: 9781906582074
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96