Pig Heart Boy
This brilliant novel is brought to life in a brand-new adaptation.
Based on the novel by Malorie Blackman.
Adapted by Winsome Pinnock.
Directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.
Is it better to have a pig’s heart that works… than a human heart that doesn’t?
Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal – have friends, go to school, and dive to the bottom of his local swimming pool. But he desperately needs a heart transplant and time is running out. When he’s finally offered a new heart, Cameron must choose how far he’ll go to get his life back.
From the multi award-winning writer Malorie Blackman OBE, author of Noughts and Crosses, this brilliant novel is brought to life in a brand-new adaptation by Winsome Pinnock, and is directed by winner of the 2022 Black British Theatre Award for Best Director, Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.
Equally full of humour and poignance, this “truthful, convincing and also very funny” production (West End Best Friend) provides an engaging, inspiring and thought-provoking theatre experience for children aged 9-12 (school years 5-8).
“I am so thrilled that audiences will have a chance to watch the drama unfold and make up their own minds about what they would do if they were in Cameron’s shoes.
Fiction – in all its forms –-reminds us that we are not alone, nurtures empathy within us for others and their circumstances, and last but not least provides entertainment. Enjoy!” Malorie Blackman
Recommended 9yrs+
