Join James as he escapes from his horrible aunts and sets off inside the peach on his wonderful adventures. This dramatization of Roald Dahl's hugely popular book can be staged in school, acted out at home or simply read together by a group of friends. It is provided with suggestions for staging, props and lighting.
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Roald Dahl died in 1990 but his books continue to be worldwide bestsellers. Richard George was an American elementary school teacher when he adapted James and the Giant Peach as a school play. Roald Dahl loved it and wrote an introduction.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
An OK play but...,
By Beyond Ken (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: James and the Giant Peach: A Play (Paperback)
Although this is a perfectly adequate play for elementary schools to perform I was disappointed that it was so much shorter than the book and left out alot. The heavy use of a narrator to tell much of the story rather than the actors detracts from this adaptation.
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Recommend Highly,
By Kristy Howard "Student" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach (A Play)(Puffin Books) (Paperback)
Roald Dahl has always been one of my favorite children's book authors. His books often are slightly dark, but triumphant in a way that remind you of Lemony Snicket and Harry Potter. In this tale, however, James is an orphan living with horrible aunts. He escapes his horrible existence when he climbs aboard a peach that keeps growing and growing. Delightful in that he gets to live in a peach, and everything in the peach including a worm gets to become James' size as well. Also recommended are Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and the Emily Cobbs Collection.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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it was an interesting book,
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This review is from: Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach (A Play)(Puffin Books) (Paperback)
I just read the book called "James and the Giant Peach ".It is about a boy named James. Jameses parents died when James was little, so James had to move in with his aunts that he hates very much. Their names are Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. James longs to go to the beach and have friends. James and his new friends Grasshopper, Ladybug, Centipede, Earthworm, Silkworm and Miss Spider will go on an adventure they will neaver forget. On their adventure they have to go through alot of terrible frights that they will have to face, like "Centipde falling off the giant Peach" What will they do and how? This book is written by Roald Dahl I have read other books by him and I think he could have added some funnier things to this book but it is still a very good book.If you want to find out what happens read this book.
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James Henry Trotter's father and mother come running through the curtain as if chased by something . . . running in place after appearing on audience-side of curtain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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James Henry Trotter's father and mother come running through the curtain as if chased by something . . . running in place after appearing on audience-side of curtain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play by Richard R. George in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom: Identifying, Nurturing, and Challenging Ages 4-9 by Joan Franklin Smutny in Back Matter
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