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'Morton is a young boy who lives alone at the edge of a dark forest with his four prized clockwork animals. When a huge storm destroys his hut and scatters his possessions, Morton sets out to locate his treasures.
'On his quest, Morton makes a friend, learns how to defeat monsters, remembers how to smile and finds that there may be more to life than clockwork animals.'
Source: Sydney Theatre Company website, http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 12/07/2009
Adaptations
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y
The Clockwork Forest
Camberwell
:
Penguin
,
2008
Z1482465
2008
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
'Nothing is how it seems in the forest. Your best friend may turn out to be your worst enemy. A deadly poison might save your life. And two smiling children could become the most horrifying monsters of all.
'Morton is sure of one thing, however. His four treasures are lost somewhere in this forest and he has to find them, or life is not worth living. Mind you, with bizarre perils lurking behind almost every tree, Morton's life could end at any moment. If that isn't bad enough, he is travelling without a hankerchief.' (Publisher's blurb)
Production Details
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Produced by Windmill and Brink Productions at the Sydney Theatre Company, Walsh Bay, 12-21 September 2008. Director: Chris Drummond.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Related Works
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y
The Clockwork Forest
Camberwell
:
Penguin
,
2008
Z1482465
2008
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
'Nothing is how it seems in the forest. Your best friend may turn out to be your worst enemy. A deadly poison might save your life. And two smiling children could become the most horrifying monsters of all.
'Morton is sure of one thing, however. His four treasures are lost somewhere in this forest and he has to find them, or life is not worth living. Mind you, with bizarre perils lurking behind almost every tree, Morton's life could end at any moment. If that isn't bad enough, he is travelling without a hankerchief.' (Publisher's blurb)
Works about this Work
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Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11)
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Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11)
Awards
- 2009 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best Presentation for Children Nominated for the 2008 Windmill and Brink Productions production.
