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Arabian Nights
Dominic Cooke
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Description for Arabian Nights
Paperback. Wedding night in the palace of King Shahrayar. By morning the new Queen Sharazad is to be put to death, like a thousand young brides before her. She has one gift that could save her - the gift of story-telling. Can the young Queen transport the vengeful King to the mystical land Ali Baba, Es-Sindibad the sailor and Princess Parizade? Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.
It is wedding night in the palace of King Shahrayar. By morning, the new Queen Shahrazad is to be put to death like all the young brides before her. But she has one gift that could save her – the gift of storytelling.
With her mischievous imagination, the young Queen spins her dazzling array of tales and characters. On her side are Ali Baba, Es-Sindibad the Sailor and Princess Parizade – adventurers in strange and magical worlds populated by giant beasts, talking birds, devilish ghouls ... Read more
This revised edition of Dominic Cooke's Arabian Nights was published alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company's production in 2009.
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
83
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848420588
SKU
V9781848420588
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Dominic Cooke
Dominic Cooke is an acclaimed theatre director who was Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre 2006-13. He is the author of plays including Arabian Nights and an adaptation of Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses.
Reviews for Arabian Nights
'The family show to see this Yule'
The Guardian
'Superb... weaves a potent spell of enchantment as it moves from cruelty to happiness and from the blissfully ribald to the deeply affecting'
Daily Telegraph
'A masterful piece of storytelling... a truly magical piece of theatre that delights all the senses'
Whatsonstage.com
The Guardian
'Superb... weaves a potent spell of enchantment as it moves from cruelty to happiness and from the blissfully ribald to the deeply affecting'
Daily Telegraph
'A masterful piece of storytelling... a truly magical piece of theatre that delights all the senses'
Whatsonstage.com