Lord of the Flies Acting Edition

Nigel Williams’ classic stage adaptation of Lord of the Flies, available in a full acting edition, ideal for students and amateur groups.

  • “Aren’t there any grown-ups at all?

    I don’t think so.”
  • “Ralph turned involuntarily, a black, humped figure against the lagoon. The assembly looked with him; considered the vast stretches of water, the high sea beyond, unknown indigo of infinite possibility; heard silently the sough and whisper from the reef.”
  • “The chief was sitting there, naked to the waist, his face blocked out in white and red. The tribe lay in a semicircle before him.”

Playwright and novelist Nigel Williams’s stage adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel was first professionally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon in July 1995. This special acting edition, particularly suitable for schools and amateur groups, contains the full playtext as well as notes on staging, a full properties list and lighting and sound cues.

William Golding approved this theatrical dramatisation of his novel, completed by Williams in 1990. This adaptation is still performed around the world and Golding attended the premiere with ‘tears in his eyes’.

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