Mister Holgado - Oberon Plays for Young People

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Publisher's Synopsis

When little Conrad Van der Bosch claims he has an invisible tiger called Sigmund hiding on his wardrobe, his child-psychologist father sees the 'lie' as a deliberate act of juvenile defiance. Doctor Van der Bosch is concerned that the boy is mentally maladjusted and in an attempt to terrify Conrad into admitting that there never was an invisible tiger, creates the terrifying figure of Mister Holgado, a child-eating monster who is apparently hiding inside Conrad's wardrobe, waiting to consume the little boy. This triggers a battle for supremacy, as Conrad and his father struggle to manipulate the myth of Holgado. In desperation, as the Doctor fails to curtail his son's imagination, he realises he has no choice but to become the child-eating Holgado. Shortlisted for the Writers' Guild Award for Theatre Play for Young People 2013.

Book information

ISBN: 9781849434607
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint: Oberon Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 822.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 128g
Height: 139mm
Width: 210mm
Spine width: 7mm