Details

A family moves from the city to the country when 'Father' is taken away and they are forced to fall back on their own resources. The children fall in love with the railway and befriend those that work on it. Many adventures follow but still the mystery remains - where is father? To coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Academy Award nominated film, Mike Kenny’s new adaptation of E. Nesbit’s novel The Railway Children will be performed at a unique venue at Waterloo Station in the former Eurostar terminal. The auditorium, created especially for this production, will be built with the audience seated either side of the original railway track, with the action taking place both on the track and on the platforms either side. The production, which uses the old Gentleman’s saloon carriage from the original classic film, will also feature a period steam train from the National Railway Museum in York.

Creatives/Company

Book by: E Nesbit
Producer(s): Jenny King, Matthew Gale (for the Touring Consortium - Railway Children), Tristan Baker, Oliver Royds, PW Productions, Sue Scott Davison
Company: York Theatre Royal (in association with the National Railway Museum)
Director: Damian Cruden