The gingerbread man / David Wood.
| Author/creator | Wood, David, 1944- author. |
| Other author | Wood, David, 1944- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London : Bloomsbury, [2013] |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Drama online |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Set entirely on a kitchen dresser, 'The Gingerbread Man' is one of Britain's most successful plays for children. Wood writes: 'I didn't want to recreate the nursery tale about the Gingerbread Man who eventually gets eaten by the fox, so started to think of a more contemporary situation, in which a freshly-baked gingerbread man might affect the day-to-day lives of other characters living in the ktichen where he had been baked.' Other characters in the play include Herr Von Cuckoo, a cuckoo in a cuckoo clock who sports natty leder-hosen; Salt, a salt cellar with pretentions to being a sailor; Pepper, an elegant lady, and a pepper-cellar; The Old Bag, a short-tempered teabag; and Sleek the mouse, an intruding American gangster of a mouse. 'The Gingerbread Man' was first performed at Basildon's Towngate Theatre in December 1976. |
| General note | Previously issued in print: in Plays one. London: Methuen Drama, 1999. |
| Spec. audience char. | Juvenile. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 28, 2013). |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Standard identifier# | 10.5040/9781408164365.00000003 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |