The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, Rose Theatre

The best-selling book is brought to life on the Rose’s stage— a heart-breaking tale of friendship between two boys at the height of the Second World War.
Bruno comes home to find his belongings being packed up and the family preparing to go away. They leave Berlin and move into a new house in the countryside. In his explorations, Bruno comes across a huge fence nearby, behind which all the people look sad and wear striped pyjamas. He befriends a boy called Shmuel— both of them eight years old, but separated by more than just a fence. A heart-breaking tale of innocence spoiled. As Bruno asks his sister Gretel, 'If we’re not Jews, what are we instead?' She replies, 'We’re the opposite.'
John Boyne’s book has sold more than five million copes world-wide. 'I think the very best children’s writing isn’t just for children,' he says, 'I think anyone should be able to appreciate the story and be moved by the characters.' It won the Irish Book Awards’ Children’s Book of the Year. It went on to be adapted into a film starring David Thewlis and Vera Farmiga.
This new adaptation is produced by the Children’s Touring Partnership who’s previous successes include UK tours of Goodnight Mister Tom and Swallows and Amazons.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see one of the most beautiful and touching children’s novels in recent memory be brought to life by a passionate theatrical company.