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Diane Samuels´ Kindertransport: The author´s guide to the play

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Description for Diane Samuels´ Kindertransport: The author´s guide to the play Paperback. The ultimate guide to Nick Hern Books' bestselling play, written by the playwright. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.

The author's guide to Kindertransport, an invaluable and uniquely authoritative resource for anyone studying, teaching or performing the play.

Since it was first staged by the Soho Theatre Company in London in 1993, Diane Samuels’ Kindertransport has enjoyed huge success around the world, has been revived numerous times, and is widely studied in schools and colleges.

The play tells the story of how nine-year-old Eva, a German Jewish girl, is sent by her parents on the Kindertransport to start a new life with a foster family in Britain just before the outbreak of World War Two. Over forty ... Read more

In this author’s guide to the play, Diane Samuels investigates the historical background, drawing on the personal testimony of those whose lives were transformed by the Kindertransport. She explores the creative process that shaped the play through successive drafts. And she presents detailed accounts from the actors, directors, a composer and designer who have contributed to the play’s most notable productions.

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848422841
SKU
V9781848422841
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3

About Diane Samuels
Diane Samuels is a playwright and author whose plays include Kindertransport, The True-Life Fiction of Mata Hari (Palace Theatre, Watford, 2002), Cinderella’s Daughter (Trestle Theatre, 2005) and Tiger Wings (BBC Radio 4). She has written several plays for younger audiences and wrote the book for the musical The A–Z of Mrs P, music and lyrics by Gwyneth Herbert (Southwark Playhouse, ... Read more

Reviews for Diane Samuels´ Kindertransport: The author´s guide to the play
'Such a wonderful companion to the play... incredibly helpful... lends itself for so many different types of student'
Teaching Drama
'Illuminating... It's a refreshing change for a study guide to come from the pen of the person who created the text being studied... an informative, enlightening contribution to textual study and performance'
The Stage

Goodreads reviews for Diane Samuels´ Kindertransport: The author´s guide to the play


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