{"product_id":"the-kite-runner-play-script-isbn-9780735218062","title":"The Kite Runner (Play Script)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eComing to Broadway July 2022!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe script for the stage production of Khaled Hosseini's first and internationally bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, as adapted by playwright Matthew Spangler. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant,\u003ci\u003e The Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. Now adapted for the stage, the story is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and is an exploration of the influence of fathers over sons--their love, their sacrifices, their lies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sweeping saga of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e is an unusual and powerful story that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis adaptation was first performed at Wyndham's Theatre, London, in December 2016.\u003cb\u003ePraise for the play:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Spangler skillfully balances the scenes in Asia with those of the Afghan refugees seeking to maintain their dignity and culture in the West. . . . It cannot but remind us of the thousands of vulnerable children in Syria today.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e soars.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An enthralling tale, beautifully told.”  —\u003ci\u003eThe Stage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Not since Ayub Khan [CE2] Din’s ‘East Is East’ in 1996 have I seen a play as moving as this.” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An instant classic, its extraordinarily emotional ending, hardly leaving an eye dry.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Spangler\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning playwright and director. His adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e received five San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including Best Original Script and Best Overall Production, and has been produced throughout the United States, Canada, and the UK. Some of his other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the novel by T. C. Boyle; \u003ci\u003eAlbatross\u003c\/i\u003e, based on \u003ci\u003eThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner\u003c\/i\u003e, which was produced off-Broadway; \u003ci\u003eTogether Tea\u003c\/i\u003e, from the novel by Marjan Kamali; and\u003ci\u003e A Paradise It Seems\u003c\/i\u003e, based on John Cheever's short stories. He is professor of performance studies at San José State University in California.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300248768741,"sku":"NP9780735218062","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780735218062.jpg?v=1767740068","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-kite-runner-play-script-isbn-9780735218062","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}