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All aboard for this heart-warming adventure! The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, adapted by Mike Kenny

16th - 20th Jul 2024

Event info

Start Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £16.00 Concessions: £13.50 Children: £13.50


Description

"blissful and fast-paced ... an excellent show" - NE Theatre

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"Try to imagine it as an adventure, all sorts of things might happen."

A beloved children’s classic pulls in to the People’s this summer!

When their father leaves suddenly under mysterious circumstances, Bobbie, Peter, Phyllis and their mother must move to a small cottage in rural Yorkshire where life is very different. 

The children meet new friends, save the day and divert disasters, and along the way discover a world full of imagination, love and resilience.

All aboard for Mike Kenny’s delightful adaptation of E. Nesbit's much-loved story of family, adventure and trains.

Capturing all of the angsts and exhilarations of childhood, it promises to be a heart-warming treat for all ages!

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This amateur production of “The Railway Children” is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

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Cast

Bobbie: Ashton Matthews

Peter: Joe Moore

Phyllis: Stephanie Moore

Mother: Kay Edmundson

Father: Steven Arran

Butler: Jim Boylan

Cook: Margaret Shaw

Maid: Holly Stamp

Perks: Daniel Magee

Mrs Viney: Maggie Childs

Mrs Perks: Emily Jeffrey

Old Gentleman: Tony Childs

Mr Szezcpansky: Bill Harrington

Doctor: Callum Mawston

Jim: Lukas Cordes

Ensemble: Ivy Hartwood, Claire Brissenden, Jacob Easton, Martin Johnson,

The Perks Children: Kaitlyn Aiken, Robin Power

Small Boy & his Mother: Billy & Anneliese Clifton

Production Team

Director: Chris Heckels-Thompson

Assistant Director: Steven Arran

Stage Manager: Lesley Heckels-Thompson

DSM: Vanessa Aiken

Rehearsal Prompt: Catherine Hope

Set Design: Annelise Clifton

Set Build: Sands Dobson, Matthew Baines, Mark Burden, Alec McKenna

Set Painting: Heather Allan, Megan Hewitt, Jennifer Lamb, Mike Pattison, Lesley Pattison, John Pearson, Charmaine Stafford

Lighting: Glen Maddison, Karen Dales

Sound Design: Kate Scott

Sound Assistant: Alistaire Wu

Wardrobe: Dianne Edwards, Linda Girling, Heather Allan, Jenny Davison, Chloe Parrack, Trisha Rutter

Props: Lizzie Lingard, Cathrine Moore, Ronny Miller

Hair: Wiggy

Publicity lead: Lauren Aspery

Photographs: Paul Hood, Tom Hagen

The company would like to thank: David Watchman and Tanfield Railway, Thorpe’s of Gosforth High Street for Billy’s Train, Stewart Dives for constructing Peter’s Train, Sharon Guariento for specialist props.

 

 

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