Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre Version)

Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre Version)

Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre Version)

Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre Version)

Beauty and the Beast (National Theatre Version)

Overview

'I expect you have been told fairytales before. But you have never really heard a fairytale until you have heard it told by a real fairy.' The theft of a single rose has monstrous consequences for Beauty and her father. Because this is no ordinary rose...and this is no ordinary fairytale. Narrated by a pair of mischievous fairies, a very helpful Rabbit, and a Thoughtsnatcher machine, this timeless story is sure to surprise, delight and enchant. A wild and twisted tale, full of exciting and intriguing challenges for drama groups wishing to stage their own production. Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

Authors

Lucy Kirkwood

Lucy Kirkwood is an East London born playwright. She won the PMA award in 2006. She is a writer on the Channel 4 programme Skins and is currently resident writer at Clean Break theatre company. Her first full professional production, Tinderbox, was directed by Josie Rourke an ...
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