Noughts & Crosses

by Dominic Cooke (Adapted by), Malorie Blackman

Overview

An electrifying, bittersweet love story with echoes of Romeo and Juliet, set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism. Adapted from Malorie Blackman's best-selling novels.

Sephy (a Cross) is the daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister. Callum is the son of a Nought agitator. United by a shared sense of injustice as children, and separated by intolerance as they grow up, their desire to be together begins to eclipse all family loyalty – sparking a political crisis of unimaginable proportions.

'I wanted to turn society as we know it on its head, with new names for the major divisions, i.e. Noughts (the underclass) and Crosses (the majority, ruling society)' - Malorie Blackman

Dominic Cooke's adaptation of Noughts & Crosses was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2007.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780011387
Publisher:	Hern, Nick Books
Publication date:	10/15/2014
Series:	NHB Modern Plays
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	312 KB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Malorie Blackman, OBE, is a distinguished author, well known for her works for children and young adults. She was Children's Laureate 2013-15.

Dominic Cooke is an acclaimed theatre director who was Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre 2006-13. He is the author of plays including Arabian Nights and an adaptation of Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses.

Malorie Blackman, OBE, is a distinguished author, well known for her works for children and young adults. She was Children's Laureate 2013-15.

Dominic Cooke is an acclaimed theatre director and the incoming Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre, London, from 2026. He was Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre, 2007-13.

Cooke is the author of plays including Arabian Nights (Young Vic, London, 1998; revised version for the Royal Shakespeare Company, 2009), an adaptation of Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses (RSC, 2007) and a version of Bernard Shaw's Mrs Warren's Profession (West End, 2025).

On screen, he has directed two features films,  On Chesil Beach (2017) and The Courier (2020), as well as three episodes of The Hollow Crown for television.

He was awarded a CBE in 2014 for services to drama.

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