Roald Dahl's The Twits (NHB Modern Plays)

by RoaldDahl (Author), EndaWalsh (Author)

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2015
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Mr and Mrs Twit are not very nice. In fact they're extremely nasty. They're nasty to each other, and they're VILE to everyone else. They hold a family of monkeys hostage in a cage and force them to stand on their heads. ALL THE TIME. We told you they weren't very nice. Can the monkeys find a way to show those vicious Twits what for? Mischievously adapted from Roald Dahl's story, acclaimed playwright Enda Walsh turns The Twits upside down and brings this revolting revolution to the stage. First performed at the Royal Court Theatre in April 2015.

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Mr and Mrs Twit are not very nice. In fact they're extremely nasty. They're nasty to each other, and they're VILE to everyone else. They hold a family of monkeys hostage in a cage and force them to stand on their heads. ALL THE TIME. We told you they weren't very nice. Can the monkeys find a way to show those vicious Twits what for? Mischievously adapted from Roald Dahl's story, acclaimed playwright Enda Walsh turns The Twits upside down and brings this revolting revolution to the stage. First performed at the Royal Court Theatre in April 2015.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: stage version
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Published: 09 Apr 2015
ISBN 10: 1848424744
ISBN 13: 9781848424746

Media Reviews

'exceptionally fun... a complete raucous delight' - Time Out 'sharply satirical, beautifully bizarre and extravagantly entertaining' - The Arts Desk 'faithful to the anarchic spirit of Dahl's original... dark and strange, sometimes cruel and often very silly' - Evening Standard

Author Bio

One of our most innovative and beguiling writers, Enda Walsh is the author of five Edinburgh Fringe First Award-winning plays, including The Walworth Farce and The New Electric Ballroom. His other plays include Penelope, Misterman and the book for the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Once. He also wrote the screenplay for Hunger, which won the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.