Arbieroo reviewed Collected plays for children by Ted Hughes
Review of 'Collected plays for children' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
The Coming of the Kings
The Nativity, Ted Hughes style! (An interesting choice since he wasn't Christian, or formally religious at all.) Ever wondered what the innkeepers thought about events in Bethlehem that night? Read here to find out. Try to ignore the dumb mistake where they decide to cook a pig...
The Tiger's Bones
A bizarrely political tale that takes a side-swipe at Colonial-industrial exploitation of less developed nations in passing. A hubristic scientist is astonishingly idiotic - and not, in my opinion, an accurate stereotype except in terms of egotism. Deeply sceptical of science and engineering at the same time as taking advantage of both in order to produce mass market copies of the book itself...
Beauty and the Beast
Heehee! An exuberant re-telling of the fairy tale.
Sean, the Fool, the Devil and the Cats
Never forget the Devil's Cat!
Orpheus
This version of the tale of …
The Coming of the Kings
The Nativity, Ted Hughes style! (An interesting choice since he wasn't Christian, or formally religious at all.) Ever wondered what the innkeepers thought about events in Bethlehem that night? Read here to find out. Try to ignore the dumb mistake where they decide to cook a pig...
The Tiger's Bones
A bizarrely political tale that takes a side-swipe at Colonial-industrial exploitation of less developed nations in passing. A hubristic scientist is astonishingly idiotic - and not, in my opinion, an accurate stereotype except in terms of egotism. Deeply sceptical of science and engineering at the same time as taking advantage of both in order to produce mass market copies of the book itself...
Beauty and the Beast
Heehee! An exuberant re-telling of the fairy tale.
Sean, the Fool, the Devil and the Cats
Never forget the Devil's Cat!
Orpheus
This version of the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice does not have the Classical ending!
The Pig Organ
A bizarre opera about musical pigs and love across the class divide!