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Theatre for Children: A Guide to Writing, Adapting, Directing, and Acting
Author(s): David Wood (Author), Janet Grant (Author)
- Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
- Publication Date: 15 Mar. 1999
- Language: English
- Print length: 278 pages
- ISBN-10: 1566632323
- ISBN-13: 9781566632324
Book Description
One of the world’s leading children’s dramatists provides a practical handbook of the skills involved in entertaining and involving audiences of children. A marvelous contribution to the world of Youth Theater…a must. -Robyn Flatt, Dallas Children’s Theater. He has often been called the National Playwright for Children and he deserves it. -Cameron Mackintosh
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Wood’s great quality as a playwright is his confidence in his audience’s ability to make giant imaginative leaps, coupled with a refusal to shortchange them artistically.” —The Financial Times
“A marvelous contribution to the world of Youth Theater…A must.” –Robyn Flatt, Dallas Children’s Theater
“An important resource…basic, highly readable, and extremely practical.” —Stage Of The Art
“The national children’s dramatist.” —London Times
“For over thirty years David has had the ability to captivate children’s minds…. He has often been called the National Playwright for Children and he deserves it.” –Sir Cameron Mackintosh
About the Author
David Wood is an actor, composer, producer, director, lyric writer, magician, author and playwright, writing and directing a string of theatre hits, all for children, including stage adaptations of well-known books. The Times described him as ‘the national children’s dramatist’. He was awarded an OBE in 2004 for his services to literature and drama.
