War Horse UK Tour
War Horse – the incredible world-wide theatrical experience is touring the UK in 2024.
War Horse – the incredible world-wide theatrical experience is touring the UK in 2024.
The musical adaptation of Pigs Might Fly from Michael Morpurgo’s Mudpuddle Farm with book, music & lyrics by Caroline Wigmore and Jen Green will embark on a UK Tour
How a ripped enveloped turned into a story of love and loss, rivalry and redemption…Michael Morpurgo talks Private Peaceful
A new adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful it to play a limited two week season at the Garrick Theatre London this November.
Paul T Davies reviews Simon Reade’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s book Private Peaceful presented at the Frinton Summer Theatre.
It was fitting that at the end that Oona the elephant took her own curtain call; it was exactly right for a production that takes that imaginative part of our minds and directs it so powerfully to explore ecological issues that none of us should be ignoring.
Running Wild is the story is of a girl named Lilly, who, whilst on holiday with her mother in Indonesia, takes an elephant ride. During the ride, Oona, the elephant, suddenly becomes anxious and runs from the beach deep into the jungle. With Lilly on her back, they escape moments before the tsunami hits the island. Miles from civilisation, at first there’s wonder, discovery and tree-top adventures with the orangutans, but, as thoughts turn to her mother left behind on the beach, and wild tigers prowl, and hunger hits, Lilly must now learn to survive the rainforest. And then the hunters come… Michael Morpurgo’s novel, based on a true story, is brought to life in this award-winning production, which has been described by critics as ‘inspiring’, ‘evocative, ‘imaginative’ and ‘life-affirming’. Originally produced by Regent’s Park Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre, this epic production, complete with spectacular life-size puppets, tells an … Read more
This is a story well worth telling; one of the most hushed up disasters in Anglo-American history. It has been turned into a touching and entertaining play, one that is not without its flaws but that offers a great night out for all the family.