Goodnight Mister Tom

Goodnight Mister Tom

Adapted by David Wood
From the novel by Michelle Magorian

Goodnight Mister Tom

Goodnight Mister Tom

Adapted by David Wood
From the novel by Michelle Magorian

Overview

One of the most uplifting stories ever written, Michelle Magorian’s stunning Goodnight Mister Tom is brought gloriously to life in this stage adaptation by David Wood – the UK’s ‘National Children’s Dramatist’ (The Times).

Set during the dark and dangerous build-up to the Second World War, Goodnight Mister Tom follows sad young William Beech, who is evacuated to the idyllic English countryside and builds a remarkable and moving friendship with the elderly recluse Tom Oakley. All seems perfect until William is devastatingly summoned by his mother back to London.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Literature)
  • Time Period: 1940s/WWII
  • Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast, Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible Cast Size, Roles for Children, Room for Extras, Role(s) for Senior Actor(s)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences

Authors

David Wood

David Wood has been called “the national children’s dramatist” (London Times). His plays are performed worldwide, and include The Gingerbread Man, The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner, Save the Human, Aladdin, Hijack Over Hygenia, Jack the Lad, Larry the Lamb in Toytown, Old ...

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Author

Michelle Magorian