Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

Adapted for the stage by David Wood
From the book by Roald Dahl

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

Adapted for the stage by David Wood
From the book by Roald Dahl

Overview

Nine-year-old Danny lives happily in a caravan with his father, but his world is turned upside down when he learns that his father poaches pheasants from the estate of the nasty, greedy Victor Hazell. One night his father doesn't return from a poaching run and Danny fears the worst. Danny sets off on a courageous journey to find his father and, with a little help from the village, soon finds himself masterminding the most incredible and exciting plot ever attempted against Victor Hazell.

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Details

  • Genre: Adaptations (Literature), Theatre for Young Audiences
  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Cast Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Room for Extras
  • Target Audience: Children (Age 6 - 10), Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13)

Authors

David Wood

David Wood has been called “the national children’s dramatist” (London Times). His plays are performed worldwide, and include The Gingerbread Man, The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner, Save the Human, Aladdin, Hijack Over Hygenia, Jack the Lad, Larry the Lamb in Toytown, Old ...

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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. His first moment of inspiration came when he was at boarding school, when a local chocolate factory invited pupils to trial new chocolate bars. Thirty-five years later, Charlie and ...

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