The Princess and the Goblin
by Stuart Paterson, George MacDonald

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Highlights

17th Century Room for Extras Bare Stage/Simple Set Comedy

Synopsis

The Princess and the Goblin; A rich and magical play for all the family, from a master of storytelling.

Press Reviews

"The best for years [...] A fairytale dealing in thrills and magic [...] The story is compelling and children sit spellbound. Make sure you go and see this one."

— The Sunday Times

"This is real children's theatre. This also is real theatre - a dramatic experience more funny and fulfilling and searching and satisfying than a dozen more deliberately recherche adult offerings [...] The partnership of the rich and complex imagination of that inexplicably neglected Victorian George MacDonald and the sassy ear and spiritual integrity of Scotland's leading children's playwright, Stuart Paterson, is made in heaven [...] Full of light and radiant, questing optimism as the very best children's stories must always be."

— The Scotsman

"Wisely, and with great skill, Paterson has adjusted the original tale."

— The Herald

"The script is as punchy as it is poetic."

— The Evening News

"Paterson has mastered the art of injecting new zest and colour into classic children's stories, and affording his audience the respect they deserve."

— The Times

Publication

Publisher Nick Hern Books
Year 2005
ISBN-13 9780874402469
ISBN-10 0874402468

The Princess and the Goblin is a comedy play written by Stuart Paterson and published by Nick Hern Books (2005).

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