A Tale of Two Cities
Paperback, 104 pages ISBN: 9781848423855Publication Date:
17 Mar 2014
Size: 198mm x 129mm£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (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
£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)
First Staged:
Royal and Derngate, Northampton, 2014

A Tale of Two Cities (stage version)

Adapted by Mike Poulton Original author Charles Dickens

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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.


A4 Edition also available

This play is also available as an A4 Edition, offering spiral binding, a larger print size and additional space for notes. To order the play in this format, 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
Paperback,104 pages ISBN: 9781848423855Publication Date:
17 Mar 2014
Size: 198mm x 129mm£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (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
£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)

Also by Mike Poulton:

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

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Also by Charles Dickens:

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

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