{"product_id":"silas-marner-the-play","title":"Silas Marner - The Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic short novel gets a classic Mark Wheeller treatment. Ideal for students studying Edexcel GCSE English Literature to familiarise a class with the language of the novel and the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn adaptation of a George Eliot novel might seem something of a departure, but as the play contains only words used in the novel the production exhibits narrative characteristics of other Mark Wheeller plays. He has created a beautifully taut and compelling script with immense skill.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/em\u003eKaren Robson. \u003cem\u003eSouthern Daily Echo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSilas Marner, a member of a strict religious community, is wrongly accused of theft and is forced to move to the faraway village of Raveloe. A robbery at his new home leaves Marner without his hard earned gold and in the depths of depression. A mysterious, drug addicted woman is later found dead in the woods outside Marner’s cottage. That same night he thinks his gold has returned… but it proves to be something very different…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/em\u003e was originally performed as a Promenade production. It offers opportunities for imaginative staging that has become the hallmark for all the best known Wheellerplays. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt will serve as a great 'read around the class' script in English lessons because of its narrative style. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salamander Street Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54237680828760,"sku":"9781913630805","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781913630805_660ce020-a8f1-45bf-8d5f-5017e05e302b.jpg?v=1777538718","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/silas-marner-the-play","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}