An epic adventure adapted from the classic novel by Michael Murpurgo, author of the acclaimed smash hit War Horse.
Simon Reade has previously adapted Michael Morpurgo's Toro!
Toro! and The Mozart Question as well as the phenomenally
successful stage and screen versions of Private Peaceful. His other
plays include Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp, Not the End of the
World, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, Pride and Prejudice, and
for the RSC, Ted Hughes' Tales From Ovid, Salman Rushdie's
Midnight's Children and Epitaph for the Official Secrets Act.
Michael Morpurgo is an English author, poet, playwright and
librettist, best known for his work in children's literature. He
was the third Children's Laureate. He has written over 120 books,
and has been published in over 25 languages. His children’s novel
War Horse has been adapted for stage where it became a smash hit
success in the UK, before transferring to Broadway and Toronto. War
Horse also been adapted for screen, directed by Steven Spielberg
and was released in 2012. His Private Peaceful, adapted for screen
by Simon Reade is to be released as a feature film later this
year.
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