Michelle Margorian’s classic second world war story has been a musical, TV drama, stage play and even a 15-part Swedish radio dramatisation. But how can a character’s inner thoughts which we read on the page be expressed out loud?
When I knew that my book Goodnight Mister Tom was to be adapted as a stage play I wondered how certain scenes might be written. I had already adapted it as a musical years ago with the composer Gary Carpenter and through doing so had become aware of the different ways of telling a story.
The story of Cinderella for example has many pantomime versions. There is also the Walt Disney animation, the ballet and an opera. There is even a piece of music inspired by the story.
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