Amaryllis & Little Witch

By Pascal Brullemans

In these dark fairy tales, two girls face danger while grieving loved ones, and learn some hard truths about growing up along the way. Imaginative and curious, these fables illustrate adventures for children who have to make big choices.

In Amaryllis, a preteen goes missing on her birthday. Amaryllis heads out with her sister Fey’s ashes, determined to scatter the remains and set Fey free. But when she discovers that Fey is stuck between life and death, she realizes she has to join Fey on a trek to the Land of the Dead.

In Little Witch, a sickly mother and her daughter live in the deep, dark wood. One day, Big Witch finds an ogre caught in a trap. They make a deal: in return for saving him, the ogre agrees to take care of Little Witch once Big Witch has passed. Soon, the little girl finds herself in the ogre’s home, frightened and alone except for her pet cat. But when a Hunter Boy gets caught by the ogre, Little Witch must make a choice: save herself, save the boy, or choose another path . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
• Release date: Jul 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9780369101167

Pascal Brullemans

Pascal Brullemans got into the National Theatre School to woo a girl, only to discover that he actually had talent; his first play was directed by Wajdi Mouawad. After a foray into writing for young audiences with L’armoire, Pascal reached out to teens with his plays Isberg and Monstres. Amaryllis took top honours at Lyon Playwrights’ Days and won the Louise-LaHaye Award for Young Audiences in 2013. He lives in Montréal.

Book preview

Against a dark purply background a small doe looks out to the right, standing on and over a clump of dead tree branches.

Amaryllis & Little Witch

by Pascal Brullemans

translated by Alexis Diamond

Playwrights Canada Press

Toronto

Amaryllis & Little Witch © Copyright

2020

by Alexis Diamond

Vipérine © Copyright

2012

by Lansman Editeur and Pascal Brullemans

Petite sorcière © Copyright

2017

by Lansman Editeur and Pascal Brullemans

First edition: June

2020

Jacket photo by Jérémie Battaglia. Author photo © Christophe Pean. Translator photo © Ron Diamond

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Title: Amaryllis ; & Little witch / by Pascal Brullemans ; translated by Alexis Diamond.

Other titles: Plays. Selections. English | Little witch

Names: Brullemans, Pascal,

1971

- author. | Diamond, Alexis (Playwright), translator. | container of (expression): Brullemans, Pascal,

1971

- Vipérine. English. | container of (expression): Brullemans, Pascal, 1971- Petite sorcière. English.

Description: Two plays. | Translations of: Vipérine and Petite sorcière

Identifiers: Canadiana (print)

20200252607

| Canadiana (ebook)

20200252747

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ISBN

9780369101143

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ISBN

9780369101150

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ISBN

9780369101167

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ISBN

9780369101174

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LCC PS8603

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R844

A2

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C842

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Contents

Dedication

Amaryllis

Dedication

Translator’s Foreword

Translator’s Note on the Title

Production History

Dramatis Personae

Amaryllis

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Little Witch

Dedication

Author’s Acknowledgements

Author’s Preface

Translator’s Foreword

Production History

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Little Witch

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About the Author

About the Translator

Landmarks

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Table of Contents

Amaryllis

Dedication

Translator’s Foreword

Translator’s Note on the Title

Production History

Dramatis Personae

Amaryllis

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Little Witch

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About the Author

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