Swallows and Amazons

by Helen Edmundson, Neil Hannon, Arthur Ransome (Primary Contributor)

All aboard The Swallow! Follow Captain John and his able crew as they set sail to Wildcat Island on an exotic adventure to encounter savages, capture dastardly pirates and defeat mortal enemies. An action-packed musical adventure, Swallows and Amazons is a story of an idyllic era, of endless summer evenings and the beauty of youthful imagination.

96 pages, Paperback

First published September 11, 2012

About the author

Helen Edmundson is a British playwright and screenwriter. She has won awards and critical acclaim both for her original writing and for her adaptations of various literary classics for the stage and screen.

Edmundson was born in Liverpool, in 1964. Most of her childhood was spent on the Wirral and in Chester. She studied Drama at Manchester University.

Reviews

[Steven Slaughter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this stage play adaptation of the classic British children's novel. I am seriously considering directing this for our next HS fall play. I would give it 5 stars for the creativity of the adaptation, but will go with 4 for now because the text of the adaptation is not as clear and tight and accurate to the final version of the initial production. Like most scripts, it would have been really helpful if they had provided a bit more explanation, stage diagrams, etc. for the original production. It feels a little hasty in its publication and I would have really appreciated some more end notes, etc.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of good fun, with a dreamy kind of fantastic running through it. The play is full of life and small adventures and humor, exactly as a play about children should be.