The Witches

The Witches

Plays for Children

Summary

Fun-to-perform plays for the classroom.

A collection of seven short playlets following the story of Roald Dahl's book in sequence.
Some are for three or four actors and a couple are ideal for performance by a whole class.
Full of humour, excitement and magic and true to the spirit of Dahl's work.

Similar in format to The Twits and The BFG: Plays for Children.

Adapted by David Wood, well-known in children's theatre (most recently for Goodnight Mister Tom).

About the author

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.
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