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Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights
Your Price: $19.99 CDN
Author: Dominic Cooke
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Format: Softcover
# of Pages: 72
Pub. Date: 1999
ISBN-10: 1854594613
ISBN-13: 9781854594617

About the Play:

Arabian Nights is a full-length drama adapted for the stage by Dominic Cooke. A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Enter ancient Persia, and be transformed by the power of storytelling. It is wedding night in the palace of King Shahrayar. By morning the new Queen Shahrazad is to be put to death, like a thousand young brides before her. But she has one gift that could save her – the gift of storytelling. Can the young Queen transport the vengeful King to the mystical land of her stories?

On her side she has a rich array of characters including Ali Baba, Es-Sinbad the Sailor and Princess Parizade – adventurers in strange and magical worlds populated by giant beasts, talking birds and crafty thieves. Will her silver-tongued storytelling save her life? Based on One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of folk tales from the Middle East and Asia, Arabian Nights is rich with suspense, romance and hilarity – stories irresistible for all ages. At its heart is the power of the imagination to heal, inspire, and transform.

Arabian Nights was first with great success at the Young Vic in 1998 as part of their holiday series, winning a 2000 Theater Management Association Award for Best Theatre for Children and Young People. It has had successful UK national and international tours, including a run in New York City.

Cast: 4 women, 5 men (with doubling)

What people say:

"The best demonstration all year of the living power of theatre." — The Observer

About the Playwright:

Dominic Cooke is an acclaimed British theatre director who was Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre 2006-13. He is the author of several plays including Arabian Nights.