Following it’s highly successful season at London’s Waterloo Station, The Railway Children is returning this Christmas to a specially constructed venue behind Kings Cross Station.
The purpose built 1000 seat theatre, complete with railway track and platforms and with state of the art heating system on land on Kings Boulevard, which has been loaned to the production for the duration of the run by Google. The production will once again feature a live 60 tonne steam locomotive and carriage.
The Railway Children tells the story of Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis, three children whose lives change dramatically when their father is mysteriously taken away. They move from London to a cottage in rural Yorkshire with their mother, where they befriend the local railway porter, Perks, and embark on a magical journey of discovery, friendship and adventure. But the mystery remains – where is Father, and is he ever coming back?
Edith Nesbit’s much loved classic children’s book The Railway Children was first published in 1906 and has subsequently been adapted for the stage and screen, most famously in the 1970 film version directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Jenny Agutter, Bernard Cribbins, Dinah Sheridan and Sally Thomsett.
The Railway Children previews on 16 December and is booking until March 2015.
