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Mister Holgado Christopher William Hill

Mister Holgado By Christopher William Hill

Mister Holgado by Christopher William Hill


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Summary

In a dark house in the dark city of Schwartzgarten there's something lurking in the shadows. A Dahl-esque fantasy for young audiences (8+). Only for the very brave!

Mister Holgado Summary

Mister Holgado by Christopher William Hill

When little Conrad Van der Bosch claims he has an invisible tiger called Sigmund hiding on his wardrobe, his child-psychologist father sees the 'lie' as a deliberate act of juvenile defiance. Doctor Van der Bosch is concerned that the boy is mentally maladjusted and in an attempt to terrify Conrad into admitting that there never was an invisible tiger, creates the terrifying figure of Mister Holgado, a child-eating monster who is apparently hiding inside Conrad's wardrobe, waiting to consume the little boy. This triggers a battle for supremacy, as Conrad and his father struggle to manipulate the myth of Holgado. In desperation, as the Doctor fails to curtail his son's imagination, he realises he has no choice but to become the child-eating Holgado. Shortlisted for the Writers' Guild Award for Theatre Play for Young People 2013.

Mister Holgado Reviews

gloriously ghoulish fun in [this] mouthwatering fantasy for the over-eights - a real romp...and one that bubbles with laughter, blood and psychological acuity.' Guardian 'a Kafka story with a whiff of Brecht and Roald Dahl - Like all the best drama for young audiences, Mister Holgado is a celebration of the power of a child's imagination. And a very enjoyable one.' The Stage 'frighteningly funny' British Theatre Guide 'A delightfully sinister tale' Time Out

About Christopher William Hill

This man is darker, funnier, and more alive than Roald Dahl. - Dan Patterson (creator of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Mock the Week) Christopher William Hill is a successful playwright with a number of writing credits to his name. He is currently under commission to the Hampstead Theatre, Plymouth Theatre Royal, and is writing five afternoon dramas and a four-part comedy series for BBC Radio 4, for whom he has written a number of plays previously. Christopher also writes fiction and has a four book deal with Orchard Books (as part of Hachette) for his series Tales from Schwartzgarten.

Additional information

NLS9781849434607
9781849434607
1849434603
Mister Holgado by Christopher William Hill
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2013-03-01
112
N/A
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