The Mammoth Sails Tonight!

The Mammoth is the greatest sailing ship ever built. It is to carry Princess Alysoun from Norway to Scotland, where she is to marry King Andrew the Bold. But she falls in love with Sir Patrick Spens, the bravest captain to sail the seven seas. This is a passionate, funny, subversive celebration of a play.

About the author

Adrian Mitchell was a much-loved playwright, poet and activist. His work in the theatre spans more than four decades. It includes original plays, many of them based on his heroes including William Blake, Mark Twain and Erik Satie, and adaptations of Spanish Golden Age and Russian classics. He worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and the Unicorn Theatre and his plays have been performed across the world.

Summary

The Mammoth is the greatest sailing ship ever built. It is to carry Princess Alysoun from Norway to Scotland, where she is to marry King Andrew the Bold. But she falls in love with Sir Patrick Spens, the bravest captain to sail the seven seas. This is a passionate, funny, subversive celebration of a play.

Foreword

Many of Mitchell's plays and adaptations have been published by Oberon Books and Absolute Classics.

Product details

• Authors: Mitchell, Adrian Mitchell
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2000
• EAN: 9781840021349
• ISBN: 978-1-84002-134-9
• No. of pages: 88
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 211 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 109 g
• Series: Plays for Young People; Oberon Modern Plays; Plays for Young People
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries