The Jollies
By (Author) Alan Ayckbourn
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
16th December 2002
Main
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Playscripts
822.914
96
Width 126mm, Height 198mm, Spine 7mm
114g
'I mean, what do you do when you suddenly find you ve got a mother who's younger than you are And a kid brother who turns out to be twenty years older than you Right. You panic.'
Yes, eleven-year-old Polly has quite a problem. Now the police are after her as well. Not to mention the Social Services. And a very, very big dog . . . Heeeeeelllllp!
The Jollies is another magical tale for children from Britain's most popular and most frequently performed playwright. It premi red at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, in December 2002.
Alan Ayckbourn is the most widely performed of all living playwrights, with a prolific back catalogue of work which has been translated into 40 languages and performed throughout the world. He has received many national and international awards. He was appointed a CBE in 1987, and in 1997 received a knighthood for his services to theatre.