Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Play) (Paperback)

~ (Adapter), Roald Dahl (Author) "NARRATOR: Welcome to the tale of a delicious adventure in a wonderful land..." (more)
Key Phrases: rubbish chute, cacao beans, chocolate factory, Golden Ticket, Augustus Gloop, End of Scene (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Roald Dahl's much-loved story about how Charlie Bucket wins a ticket to visit Willy Wonka's amazing chocolate factory is turned into a play for children to act. With tips about scenery, props and lighting, the play is easy to stage and there are lots of parts for everyone.

About the Author

Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, died in 1990 but his books continue to be bestsellers. Richard George was an elementary school teacher in New York when he wrote this stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's bestselling story - and Roald Dahl himself recommended that it should be published.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Puffin; play/script version of the story edition (August 25, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140311254
• ISBN-13: 978-0140311259
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #654,967 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok...if you're a 6th grader, June 13, 2001

By A Customer

I purchased this script with the intent of directing it as a high school play. Our high school has done many productions of children's stories and almost always receives a positive response, so I was not worried about the content of the play being too infantile. But this play was adapted from the original book to be performed by a group of 6th graders. The age group it was intended for shows blatantly. After reading through it and reflecting on the play as a whole, I decided that it was pretty lame. Now, I'm not trying to impugn Mr. George's adaptation. On the contrary, I commend him for taking the initiative to put so much work into adapting a story like this for the stage. But I wouldn't dare try to put this play on the stage of a high school theatre, or anything at all, unless it is done with all children cast members or done for an all children audience.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a classic!, September 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Roald Dahl's Charlie and the chocolate factory: A play (Paperback)

I really love this classic story, and reading it as a play allowed me to see it from a director's point of view. Perfect for use in a school production, or children's roleplay at home. Easy reading, simple for a young child to understand.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "It's Scrumdidilyumtious!" , May 17, 2007

A Kid's Review

"It's Scrumdidilyumtious!" those are the famous words of Willy Wonka the chocolateer. He is an inventor of many candies from his factory. One day Willy Wonka said "All right I'm sending out 5 golden tickets in the candy bars. Then every one started screaming for them.

Charlie Bucket the 5th golden ticket finder is a considerate and very nice to people. Charlie is very poor, and lived with his four grandparents and his mom and dad. Veruca the 2nd golden was very snobby and very rude. Veruca was so snobby that she fell down a shoot because she was being rude. She asked her dad for a squirrel. Then she slipped and fell down the shoot. Violet the 3rd golden ticket finder turned into a blueberry. She did not listen to Willy Wonka. She had eaten a piece of gum that was not ready yet. Then they had to roll her out of the room to squeeze the juice out of her.

Augustus Gloomp was the first golden ticket finder. He got stuck in a tube full of chocolate. He could not swim so he got sucked up in the tube. Mike Tevee was the kid that got turned into a candy bar. He got turned into the candy bar because he got put into a TV that turned him into a candy bar. To find out what happened to Charlie you have to read this book called "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play" by Rauld Dual.