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Bruno has a friend called Shmuel. Like Bruno, Shmuel is nine years old. Their birthdays are on the same day. But Shmuel lives on the other side of a fence, and he's always wearing striped pyjamas...

Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship between two innocent boys. Angus Jackson's deeply affecting adaptation was produced by The Children's Touring Partnership and Chichester Festival Theatre on a UK tour in 2015.



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'Heart-breaking... A marvelous piece of theatre'

* The Public Reviews *

'Parents and teachers looking for a good way of introducing children to the horrors of the holocaust will find what they need in this adaptation of John Boyne's multimillion-selling novel'

* The Times *

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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    A Paperback / softback by John Boyne, Angus Jackson


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      Publisher: Nick Hern Books
      Publication Date: 25/06/2015
      ISBN13: 9781848424951, 978-1848424951
      ISBN10: 1848424957

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Bruno has a friend called Shmuel. Like Bruno, Shmuel is nine years old. Their birthdays are on the same day. But Shmuel lives on the other side of a fence, and he's always wearing striped pyjamas...

      Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship between two innocent boys. Angus Jackson's deeply affecting adaptation was produced by The Children's Touring Partnership and Chichester Festival Theatre on a UK tour in 2015.



      Trade Review

      'Heart-breaking... A marvelous piece of theatre'

      * The Public Reviews *

      'Parents and teachers looking for a good way of introducing children to the horrors of the holocaust will find what they need in this adaptation of John Boyne's multimillion-selling novel'

      * The Times *

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