The King is dead and the Green Kingdom is in turmoil as it seeks a new heir. Only the all-powerful wizard Merlin knows that the future lies in the hands of the young boy Arthur.
Taken away from the only home he has ever known, Arthur slumbers in Merlin's mystical Cave of Dreams. Here, his past and future are revealed in a glorious vision that will transform his life and lead him on the adventure of a lifetime.
Can Arthur outwit or slay the giants and dragons that stand in his way? Will he pull the sword from the stone and claim his rightful kingdom?
About the author
Charles began writing plays in 1978 when he joined Leeds Playhouse TIE team.
He has written over 40 plays, many of them for young people, including A
Spell of Cold Weather winner of Best Children's Play Award by the Writer’s
Guild. His play about the percussionist Evelyn Glennie, [Polka Theatre]
was nominated as Best Children's Show by the TMA. He was recently commissioned
by the National Theatre to write Alice in the News, which children all over
Britain have performed.
In 2004 Charles won the Arts Council's Children's Award for Red Red Shoes
[Unicorn Theatre/The Place] and Merlin and the Cave of Dreams [Imagination
Stage] was nominated in USA for a Helen Hayes award for the ‘outstanding
new play of 2004’
Charles has written many plays for radio, and a TV poem for BBC2, No Borders,
set on the Welsh borders, where he lives and has spent most of his creative
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