Adrian Mitchell was born in London and studied at Oxford University where he passed most of his time learning to write poems. After leaving University, Adrian spent several years as a journalist and his great claim to fame is that he was the first reporter on a national paper to interview the Beatles. Adrian has been a full-time writer of plays, stories and poems since 1965 and has become one of today's finest poets and playwrights. He is a regular performer for adults and children and has given over a thousand poetry readings throughout Britain, Europe, USA, Africa and Asia.

Adrian is a greatly admired playwright and has written The White Deer, The Wild Animal Song Contest, Mowgli's Jungle, The Snow Queen and The Pied Piper for children, and for adults, Tyger (The National Theatre) and Man Friday. Adrian's version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company for whom he also adapted Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass for the stage. He has also written three Beatrix Potter plays which have been staged with great success by The Unicorn Theatre for Children - Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Peter Rabbit and His Friends. He writes plays for television, lyrics for shows and adapts foreign plays for the theatre. His poetry collections for Orchard include Daft as a Doughnut, winner of the Poetry Bookshelf Award and shortlisted for the CLPE Poetry award, and Balloon Lagoon.

Adrian lives in London with his wife, one cat and Daisy the Dog of Peace.

Visit Adrian at his own website at www.adrianmitchell.co.uk

Bibliography

Poetry Collections chosen by Adrian Mitchell Dancing in the Street The Orchard Book of Poems A Poem a Day Poetry Collections by Adrian Mitchell Balloon Lagoon Daft as a Doughnut Zoo of Dreams Individual Titles The Adventures of Robin Hood and Marian

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