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It's 1940, and Britain is at war. Young Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in town, but desperately wants it to be the best. Amidst the bombs and air raids, Chas and his friends plan their own war effort in their newly built bunker. Friendships are forged and loyalties tested, in the adventure of a lifetime.
Robert Westall's The Machine Gunners has been read, studied - and loved - by successive generations of younger readers. It won the Carnegie Medal and was voted one of the most important children's novels of the past seventy years.
This thrilling stage adaptation comes from the award-winning playwright Ali Taylor, and premiered at the Polka Theatre, London. It provides rich opportunities for discussion in the classroom, and for staging by schools, youth theatres and amateur companies.
Robert Westall's The Machine Gunners has been read, studied - and loved - by successive generations of younger readers. It won the Carnegie Medal and was voted one of the most important children's novels of the past seventy years.
This thrilling stage adaptation comes from the award-winning playwright Ali Taylor, and premiered at the Polka Theatre, London. It provides rich opportunities for discussion in the classroom, and for staging by schools, youth theatres and amateur companies.
Price: $22.95
Pages: 120
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Publication Date:
27 August 2013
Trim Size: 7.75 X 5.00 in
ISBN: 9781848423145
Format: Paperback
"An imaginative and realistic interpretation." - The Stage
ALI TAYLOR’s first play, Cotton Wool, staged at Theatre503, received the Meyer-Whitworth Award. His play Overspill was a winner of the Metamorphosis08 competition, and was produced at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley and Soho Theatre. A graduate of the Royal Court Young Writers’ Programme, he is also Artistic Director of Buckle for Dust Theatre Company.
Robert Westall’s The Machine Gunners has been read, studied - and loved - by successive generations of younger readers. It won the Carnegie Medal and was voted one of the most important children's novels of the past seventy years.
Robert Westall’s The Machine Gunners has been read, studied - and loved - by successive generations of younger readers. It won the Carnegie Medal and was voted one of the most important children's novels of the past seventy years.