Varjak Paw [SEP] illustrator
Varjak Paw
Varjak Paw (2003) is a novel by the British author S. F. Said and illustrated by Dave McKean. The illustrations in this book have a dark "gothic" quality. The novel received the 2003 Smarties Gold Award for the 6–8 years range, and has been adapted for other media.
Plot summary.
Varjak Paw is a small Mesopotamian blue cat who lives with his family in the Contessa's house. Varjak has a brother called Julius, is always making fun of him because he has amber
connection.
Adaptations.
Adaptations Theatre.
In October 2013, Playbox Theatre Company took on S. F. Said's Varjak Paw, in a major multi-media production.
Adaptations Opera.
In 2010, composer Julian Philips completed an opera on Varjak Paw, to a libretto by Kit Hesketh-Harvey, performed by The Opera Group in September–November.
Adaptations Film.
"Varjak Paw" has been optioned by The Jim Henson Company to be developed as an animated family feature film, with Faith Fawusi as director