Stage debut for The Silver Sword

Ian Serraillier’s children's novel has been adapted for the stage

by Tara Craig 6th November 2015

A musical adaptation of Ian Serraillier’s much-loved children’s novel The Silver Sword has toured Britain.

The novel tells the story of four Polish children’s struggles in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. It was written in 1956 and named by The Times as one of the top fifty children’s books of all time.