Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The (stage version)
- Full Length Play, Drama, 1940s / WWII
- 6M, 5F
- ISBN: 9781848424951
"Heart-breaking... A marvelous piece of theatre."
The Public Reviews
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: 1940s / WWII
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Performance Group:
- High School/Secondary, Community Theatre
Bruno has a friend called Shmuel. Like Bruno, Shmuel is nine years old. Their birthdays are on the same day. But Shmuel lives on the other side of a fence, and he's always wearing striped pyjamas...
Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship between two innocent boys. Angus Jackson's deeply affecting adaptation was produced by The Children's Touring Partnership and Chichester Festival Theatre on a UK tour in 2015.
REVIEWS:
Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship between two innocent boys. Angus Jackson's deeply affecting adaptation was produced by The Children's Touring Partnership and Chichester Festival Theatre on a UK tour in 2015.
REVIEWS:
"Heart-breaking... A marvelous piece of theatre."
The Public Reviews
"Parents and teachers looking for a good way of introducing children to the horrors of the holocaust will find what they need in this adaptation of John Boyne's multimillion-selling novel."
The Times
Premiere Production:
Chichester Festival Theatre, 2015.
Characters
- Casting: 6M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Room for Extras
