The Emperor and the Nightingale - Paperback

by Neil Duffield (Author), Hans Christian Andersen (Author)

In ancient China, the young emperor Wu is kept a virtual prisoner in his palace by his scheming guardian. For Wu, the world outside the Forbidden City is a dangerous place. But when he hears a young peasant girl talk of the beautiful nightingale's song, it's too much to resist, and the two embark on an incredible and dangerous adventure.

Author Biography

Neil Duffield has written more than sixty plays and adaptations which have been staged extensively throughout Britain and abroad. Other scripts include The Machine Stops (for York Theatre Royal), A Christmas Carol (Bolton Octagon Theatre); Twice upon a Time (Dundee Rep), Dancing in my Dreams'(Oxfordshire Theatre Company); The Minotaur and Leopard (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield); The Emperor and the Nightingale and The Firebird (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster); The Secret Garden (Polka Theatre for Children) and Talking with Angels (Quicksilver Theatre, London). His play The Lost Warrior (for The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster) won the Arts Council England Children's Award in 2006 'for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre.'