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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Age recommendation: suitable for audiences aged 7+
Audience information: this production uses smoke machines.
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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.
