Oxford Playscripts: Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities by Adapted by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore

Adapted by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore
ISBN: 9780198312925
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A thrilling, fast-paced adaptation of the classic novel, considered by Dickens 'the best story I have ever written'. An epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption, interweaving one family's intensely personal drama with the terror and chaos of the French Revolution. This version of A Tale of Two Cities premiered at Royal & Derngate, Northampton, in February 2014, featuring a large community ensemble alongside the main cast. Mike Poulton's adaptation is ideal for any amateur theatre companies, schools or youth theatres looking to stage a bold and dramatic version of Dickens' classic. Gripping... has a cinematic quality... there isn't a dull moment. - Telegraph Mike Poulton's adaptation is brilliant... ensures no-one unacquainted with the novel will be baffled. - Observer Best of times, worst of times: Mike Poulton takes them both at a gallop in an adaptation that... builds up the terminal velocity of a political thriller. - Guardian An atmospheric, appealing adaptation of a novel that remains relevant to our times. - The Stage Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. Mike Poulton is a playwright and translator. His work has been staged at the Donmar Warehouse, Old Vic, Almeida Theatre and for the RSC, amongst others.
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