A Tale of Two Cities

Cast: 4f 9m + extras, doubling (very large cast possible)

Staging: Fluid staging (interior and exterior settings)

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback, 104 pages ISBN: 9781848423855Publication Date:
17 Mar 2014
Size: 198mm x 129mm£13.99 £11.19You save £2.80 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound, 208 pages ISBN: 9781839043710Publication Date:
17 Mar 2014
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook, 104 pages ISBN: 9781780014036Publication Date:
8 Oct 2014
£13.99 £11.19You save £2.80 (20%)
First Staged:
Royal and Derngate, Northampton, 2014

A Tale of Two Cities (stage version)

Adapted by Mike Poulton Original author Charles Dickens

Paperback £13.99£11.19

A4 Spiral-bound £16.99£13.59

Ebook £13.99£11.19

A thrilling, fast-paced adaptation of the classic novel, considered by Dickens 'the best story I have ever written'.

An epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption, interweaving one family's intensely personal drama with the terror and chaos of the French Revolution.

This version of A Tale of Two Cities premiered at Royal & Derngate, Northampton, in February 2014, featuring a large community ensemble alongside the main cast.

Mike Poulton's adaptation is ideal for any amateur theatre companies, schools or youth theatres looking to stage a bold and dramatic version of Dickens' classic.


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This play is also available as an A4 Edition. With spiral binding, a larger print size and additional space for notes, this format is ideal for directors, stage managers, actors and others to use in rehearsal and production.

To order, simply select the 'A4 Spiral-bound' option above. Please note A4 Editions are only available for delivery within the UK.

Press Quotes

'Gripping… has a cinematic quality… there isn't a dull moment'

Telegraph

'Mike Poulton's adaptation is brilliant… ensures no-one unacquainted with the novel will be baffled'

Observer

'Best of times, worst of times: Mike Poulton takes them both at a gallop in an adaptation that… builds up the terminal velocity of a political thriller'

Guardian

'An atmospheric, appealing adaptation of a novel that remains relevant to our times'

The Stage

Cast: 4f 9m + extras, doubling (very large cast possible)

Staging:Fluid staging (interior and exterior settings)

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback,104 pages ISBN: 9781848423855Publication Date:
17 Mar 2014
Size: 198mm x 129mm£13.99 £11.19You save £2.80 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound,208 pages ISBN: 9781839043710Publication Date:
17 Mar 2014
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook,104 pages ISBN: 9781780014036Publication Date:
8 Oct 2014
£13.99 £11.19You save £2.80 (20%)

Also by Mike Poulton:

The Father
The York Mystery Plays
Don Carlos
The Other Boleyn Girl
Luise Miller
The Canterbury Tales
Rosmersholm
Judgement Day
Wallenstein
Morte d'Arthur
Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
Imperium: The Cicero Plays
Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
Wolf Hall (stage version)

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Also by Charles Dickens:

Great Expectations
A Christmas Carol
Great Expectations
The Haunting
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story
Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale
David Copperfield

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