Plays Books - Theresa Breslin https://www.theresabreslin.com/book-category/plays/ Carnegie Medal Winning Author Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:41:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.theresabreslin.com/sitefiles/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-siteicon-3-32x32.png Plays Books - Theresa Breslin https://www.theresabreslin.com/book-category/plays/ 32 32 Divided City – Abridged Musical Version https://www.theresabreslin.com/books/divided-city-abridged-musical-version/ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:35:08 +0000 http://www.theresabreslin.co.uk/sitefiles/?post_type=product&p=1212 Theresa's novel about young people in Glasgow during marching season is adapted by Martin Travers, with music by Claire Mckenzie.

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]]> Formerly a librarian, Theresa’s first book, Simon’s Challenge, won the Young Book Trust Fidler Award for new writers. She was awarded the Carnegie Medal for Whispers in the Graveyard, and Remembrance, her tale of young people in the First World War, was selected for the American Library Assocaiation’s Best Books for Young adults.

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]]> Divided City – The Play https://www.theresabreslin.com/books/divided-city-the-play/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:42:58 +0000 http://www.theresabreslin.co.uk/sitefiles/?post_type=product&p=1214 A gripping tale of two boys - one a Catholic, one a Protestant - whose attempt to help an outsider is set against the sectarian prejudices around them in Glasgow when the annual Orange Walks begin. Adapted for the stage by Martin Travers.

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]]> Nominated for ten UK book awards, Theresa Breslin’s hit novel tells of how two young boys – one Rangers fan, one Celtic fan – are drawn into a secret pact to help a young asylum seeker when all they really want to do is play football for Glasgow City. Now adapted for the stage by Martin Travers, the play has already been produced to great success at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre.

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]]> Whispers in the Graveyard – The Play https://www.theresabreslin.com/books/whispers-in-the-graveyard-the-play/ Wed, 06 May 2009 13:46:11 +0000 http://www.theresabreslin.co.uk/sitefiles/?post_type=product&p=1216 On a school trip to research the history of a graveyard, a group of students unearth a lot more than they bargained for! This excellent adaptation by Richard Conlon retells Theresa Breslin's timeless, Carnegie medal-winning story.

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]]> On a school trip to research the history of a graveyard, a group of students unearth a lot more than they bargained for! This excellent adaptation retells Theresa Breslin’s timeless, Carnegie medal-winning story.

Solomon is bullied by his teachers and let down by his parents. His refuge is the graveyard in the shadow of the rowan tree, the only thing that grows there. When workmen uproot the tree a strange and terrible power is unleashed. It seems a lust for revenge is spanning the centuries…

  • A thrilling adaptation of a Carnegie medal-winning novel.
  • Packed with social and historical themes.
  • Perfect for exploring character.

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]]> Alligator – The Play https://www.theresabreslin.com/books/alligator-the-play/ Fri, 01 May 2009 14:19:55 +0000 http://www.theresabreslin.co.uk/sitefiles/?post_type=product&p=1220 Laugh-out-loud comedy adapted from the best-selling original novel by a well-loved author. A play with 8 parts, for older children but accessible to even the most struggling reader.

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]]> A brand new edition of this hilarious play from Carnegie Medal-winning author Theresa Breslin. Jono has a problem. He didn’t mean to buy an alligator, it just sort of happened. And now his mum is going to kill him – if the alligator doesn’t get there first! Laugh-out-loud comedy adapted from the best-selling original novel by a well-loved author. A play with 8 parts, for older children but accessible to even the most struggling reader.

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