Stories In The Dark
by Debra Oswald

Name: Stories In The Dark
Brand: Debra Oswald
SKU: 9780868198316
Rating: 3.75 (69 reviews)

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Highlights

Australian & New Zealand

What readers are saying

Readers love the emotional depth and unique storytelling of the play. Many appreciate the blend of fables and real-world issues, along with the beautifully written characters. The theatrical power and the children's perspective on war resonate strongly, although some feel the cultural setting could be better emphasized.

Emotional and beautifully writtenUnique blend of fables and realityPowerful themes of warSome prefer live performances

Synopsis

A terrified 12-year-old boy finds himself separated from his family in the unfamiliar streets of a war-torn city.

He takes refuge in a bombed-out house and in the total blackness his bravado crumbles into tears.

Into his life steps Anna - older, street smart and scornful of his crying.

As a way of shutting the boy up, she starts to tell him a story that she vaguely remembers from her own childhood.

And so begins a journey into the shifting, shimmering world of ogres, princes, singing bones, foolish lads and wolf-mothers.

Stories in the Dark explores the power of storytelling, mingling the magic and earthy wisdom of folk tales with the hard-edged story of violence, conflict and the struggle to survive.