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A bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and desire, transported to a contemporary setting.

Beneath the ocean's waves there is no death or pain or separation. Above, the modern world is beset with war, poverty and desire.

On her sixteenth birthday, a mermaid rises up to the surface, leaving her childhood behind for ever when she falls in love with a mortal prince. She knows that she can no longer live at the bottom of the ocean - but must she destroy herself in order to be loved?

Polly Teale's Mermaid was first performed by Shared Experience and Nottingham Playhouse on a UK tour in 2015.



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'A beautiful, stylistic and intelligent adaptation'

* Teaching Drama *

'Wonderfully atmospheric'

* WhatsOnStage *

'An enchanting fairy story brought splashing into present-day, superbly woven around a highly descriptive text'

* The Public Reviews *

Mermaid

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      Publisher Nick Hern Books
      Published 26 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9781848424869
      978-1848424869
      ISBN-10 1848424868
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      Poetry

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and desire, transported to a contemporary setting.

      Beneath the ocean's waves there is no death or pain or separation. Above, the modern world is beset with war, poverty and desire.

      On her sixteenth birthday, a mermaid rises up to the surface, leaving her childhood behind for ever when she falls in love with a mortal prince. She knows that she can no longer live at the bottom of the ocean - but must she destroy herself in order to be loved?

      Polly Teale's Mermaid was first performed by Shared Experience and Nottingham Playhouse on a UK tour in 2015.



      Trade Review

      'A beautiful, stylistic and intelligent adaptation'

      * Teaching Drama *

      'Wonderfully atmospheric'

      * WhatsOnStage *

      'An enchanting fairy story brought splashing into present-day, superbly woven around a highly descriptive text'

      * The Public Reviews *

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