PIERS TORDAY, writer of the acclaimed Last Wild series of children's novels, has adapted Dickens' A Christmas Carol for Wilton's Music Hall. Here, he explains why his version, Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale, reimagines the familiar story, placing Ebenezer's sister Fan at the heart of the action... When Charles Dickens published his ‘little Christmas book’ … Continue reading A female Scrooge: author Piers Torday on adapting Dickens for today’s stage
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‘Dare to fashion yourself’: Diane Samuels on her new play Poppy + George
Diane Samuels, author of the powerful modern classic Kindertransport, set out to write a new play about female pirates... and ended up with a beguiling romance about cross-dressing and music hall. Poppy + George, which opened at Watford Palace Theatre this month, is all about identity, she explains – do we let ourselves be shaped by … Continue reading ‘Dare to fashion yourself’: Diane Samuels on her new play Poppy + George
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