The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

Morpurgo: War Plays (Oberon Modern Playwrights)

Morpurgo: War Plays (Oberon Modern Playwrights)

by Simon Reade (Author)

  • New

    Paperback 2012

    $16.21
Synopsis

Three war plays by Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse, dramatised by Simon Reade. Private Peaceful relives the short life of Tommo growing up in rural Devon before fighting the battles and facing the injustices of the First World War. In Toro! Toro! young Antonito liberates his favourite bull from the ritualised killing of the bullfight as he tries to escape the Spanish Civil War. In The Mozart Question Paolo Levi discovers the astonishing truth about his parents' flight to Venice from the gas chambers of the Second World War. Each play is accompanied by an introduction from Michael Morpurgo.

$16.21

Save:$0.84 (5%)

Quantity

Temporarily out of stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 112
 Publisher: Oberon Books
Published: 15 Sep 2012
ISBN 10: 1849433909
ISBN 13: 9781849433907

Author Bio
The celebrated collaboration between children's author Michael Morpurgo and playwright and former RSC literary manager Simon Reade has also created the BBC radio play and the feature film of Private Peaceful, Polka Theatre's production of Twist of Gold, and the concert series that includes On Angel Wings. Simon's other plays include Pride & Prejudice, The Scarecrow and His Servant, Not the End of the World and, for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Midnight's Children and Tales from Ovid.