The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
by Angus Jackson from John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Book Cover
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Cover

Synopsis

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.

'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

Themes

Publication

Year Published
2015
ISBN 10
1848424957
ISBN 13
9781848424951
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
LCC
PR6110.A2514B69 2015
eISBN 13
9781780016375
Print
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a British adaptation play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in 2015. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781848424951 and an ISBN-10 of 1848424957.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books with an ISBN-13 of 9781780016375.

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