Jack the Lad

Following the success of their collaboration on Robin Hood, David Wood and

Dave and Toni Arthur wrote Jack the Lad, a musical celebration of Jack, the

ubiquitous hero or everyman of English legend, myth and folklore - from

Little Jack Horner, through Jack and the Beanstalk to Spring Heeled Jack, the

Terror of London.

The setting is a gypsy encampment, where a series of Jack tales and songs

are performed by the gypsies to celebrate the 80th birthday of their senior

member - affectionately known as Jack the Lad. The play, therefore,

depicts contemporary gypsy life, as well as traditional gypsy customs and

superstitions, and is a delightful amalgam of the traditional arts of storytelling,

singing and dancing, with a mumming play, a shadow-mime and

puppetry also employed within the main framework.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dave Arthur, Toni Arthur, Arthur Dave, Arthur Toni, David Wood, Wood David
• Verlag: Ingram Publishers Services
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 23.05.2022
• EAN: 9780573018015
• ISBN: 978-0-573-01801-5
• Seiten: 52
• Illustration: music
• Serie: Acting Edition S.
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; DRAMA / General, Plays, Playscripts, Musical; family