Collected Grimm Tales
by Carol Ann Duffy

Name: Collected Grimm Tales
Brand: Carol Ann Duffy
SKU: 9780571221424
Rating: 3.84 (94 reviews)

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Highlights

Adaptation

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate 'Collected Grimm Tales' for its engaging script and versatility in performance. Many find it a fun introduction to social issues and poetry, especially for students. It's noted for encouraging creativity and offering value, though some expected a darker tone from the tales.

Engaging and fun script Encourages creative interpretation Good introduction to poetry Not as dark as expected

Synopsis

This volume contains Carol Ann Duffy''s adaptation plus the dramatization by Tim Supple and the Young Vic Company.

The plays were produced by the Young Vic, London, in 1994 and 1997.

''Great theatre is as fleeting as it is thrilling.

It exists in the spaces between actors and audience and is as elusive and silvery as the paths that wind through dark woods of fairy tales.

The great thing about Carol Ann Duffy''s re-telling of these Grimm tales is the generous energy with which it enfolds each in its own style.

Duffy and director Tim Supple go the whole journey with the brothers Grimm into the bright, warped world of a child''s imagination.'' Guardian

''While a copy of this book would earn its place in the secondary school library, a set, for English or Drama departments, would provide a wealth of stimulating opportunities.

Highly recommended.'' School Librarian

Themes Children's plays, English