The Red Balloon

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Anthony Clarks award-winning adaptation of Albert Lamorisses Fifties French film, The Red Balloon, follows the adventures of a lonely Parisian boy and a stray balloon which befriends him. It enjoyed a successful run at the National Theatre in 1996.

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Intriguing * Sunday Times *
This is children's theatre at its best... Anthony Clark's adapation is both delightful and moving * Sunday Times *
Clark's adaptations have become justly regarded as unmissable seasonable entertainment... A wondrous children's musical guaranteed to crack the hardest of adult hearts... No neat moral yarn, but a humorous and haunting fable * Independent *
A skilful and enchanting stage version of a 1950s classic * The Times *

Author Bio

Anthony Clark is Artistic Director at the Manchester Contact Theatre and has been Associate Director at the Birmingham Repertory. He is a well-known director and playwright in hi own right. His adaptations for children have been widely performed, and include The Snowman, The Little Prince, The Pied Piper, and Pinocchio.