Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist

by Chris Bush, Matt Winkworth

Overview

As winter's first snow falls, there's not much Christmas cheer in Sherwood Forest. Cupboards are bare, the nights are cold, and the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham squeezes his citizens for every penny they're worth.

But deep in the forest, in the heart of the Major Oak, Robin and Marian are plotting an audacious scheme to bring some festive joy to all…

This charming retelling of the Robin Hood legend by Chris Bush, with music by Matt Winkworth, was first performed at Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames, in 2024, directed by Elin Schofield.

Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist was commissioned by the Rose to be performed by members of the Rose Youth Theatre alongside four professional adult actors – and offers a wealth of opportunities for other theatre companies who want a merry Christmas classic that hits the target.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788508568
Publisher:	Hern, Nick Books
Publication date:	12/12/2024
Series:	NHB Modern Plays
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	104
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Amongst Chris Bush's many other works is the musical Standing at the Sky's Edge (Sheffield Theatres/National Theatre/West End), with songs by Richard Hawley, which won Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards and the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre.

Chris Bush is a playwright, lyricist and theatre-maker.

Her plays include: Otherland (Almeida Theatre, London, 2025); Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist written with Matt Winkworth (Rose Theatre, Kingston, 2024); an adaptation of Ibsen's A Doll's House (Sheffield Theatres, 2024); Rock/Paper/Scissors (Sheffield Theatres, 2022); an adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, and New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2022); (Not) the End of the World (Schaubühne, Berlin, 2021); Hungry (Paines Plough, 2021); Nine Lessons and Carols (Almeida Theatre, London, 2020); Faustus: That Damned Woman (Headlong, Lyric Hammersmith & Birmingham Rep, 2020); The Last Noël (Old Fire Station, Oxford, 2019); Standing at the Sky's Edge, a musical with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley (Sheffield Theatres, 2019, revived 2022 and at the National Theatre in 2023, West End 2024); The Changing Room (National Theatre Connections, 2018); Steel (Sheffield Theatres, 2018); an adaptation of Pericles (National Theatre, London, 2018); The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, written with Matt Winkworth (Theatr Clwyd, 2018); What We Wished For and A Dream.

Matt Winkworth is a composer. He was artist-in-residence at The Oxford Playhouse 2016-17, won the KSF Artist of Choice award in 2015 and the Perfect Pitch Award in 2014.

He has collaborated with the writer Chris Bush on Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist (Rose Theatre, Kingston, 2024) and The Assassination of Katie Hopkins (Theatr Clwyd, 2018).

Editorial Reviews

An enjoyable political bite…Bush's script gives room for both pithy asides and lessons.
—Time Out

A witty, wryly political take featuring some lovely, lilting tunes…generates a warm, festive glow.
—The Stage

Very satisfying…really engages the audience…A fun and festive night out for all the family, a show that really hits the bullseye.
—West End Best Friend

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