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Welcome to the Sheffield Theatres' web pages for The Firework-Maker's Daughter.

The Firework-Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman.
Adapted for the stage by Stephen Russell. Crucible Theatre: Wednesday 12 March - Saturday 5 April 2003

Philip Pullman's The Firework-Maker's Daughter started out life as a play that he wrote for his pupils when he was a teacher. It then became a book, and now it's a play again. It is a fantastic story, full of adventure and magic - and lots of things that are difficult to make happen on stage, like volcanoes and elephants and firework displays.

We hope that this website resource might begin to explain to you some of the journeys we have been on to put The Firework-Maker's Daughter on the Crucible stage and the processes we have gone through to make the difficult bits work in performance.

The website is divided into three sections:

PRODUCTION -       where you can read about the creation of Naomi Wilkinson's                                     fantastic set design and costumes, check out who is in the team                                     that have created the play and learn how all the different                                     production elements have come together.

THE PLAY -               read what Philip Pullman has to say about his book becoming a                                     play again, learn how Stephen Russell (who adapted Philip's                                     novel) approached the adaptation, and read a breakdown of the                                     play scene by scene or a short synopsis.

TEACHERS' -            we have been able to RESOURCES follow rehearsals quite                                     closely, so this section is full of exercises and games that have                                     been taken directly from the rehearsal room, as well as a literacy                                     section for primary teachers.

The entire website is printable - just click on the print button in the top right hand corner of each page.

We hope this website will enable you to learn more about the creation of our work. Please email us and let us know what you think!

education@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

There are lots of education events surrounding The Firework-Maker's Daughter:

All education events can be booked through the Ticket Office on 0114 249 6000 or through Group Bookings on 0114 249 6060.

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