THE RAILWAY CHILDREN: THE PLAY
Nesbit’s much-loved classic The Railway Children has delighted generations since its first publication in 1906, and Mike Kenny’s wonderfully faithful and imaginative adaptation has wowed audiences across the world, breaking box office records when performed at the National Railway Museum in York, and at Waterloo Station.
When Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis move to rural Yorkshire with their mother, following the imprisonment of their father, they leave their comfortable, safe existence to discover a world that is insecure and hard, but one that is filled with love, resilience and humanity. And always running through that world is the railway, in particular the 9.15 to London.
The Railway Children is a story of three children forced to face the anxieties and exhilarations of growing up in order to learn what really matters, a story of an Edwardian England on the brink of change, and, of course, a story of the Golden Age of Steam Railways.
By special arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Note - this is subject to government guidelines and may change
Performance Dates: Thursday 7th October at 7.30pm, Friday 8th October at 7.30pm, Saturday 9th October at 3pm and 7.30pm
Performance Venue: St Mary Magdalene Hall, Trinity Road, Wandsworth Common, SW17 7HP
Cast:
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Bobbie |
Becky Lauder-fletcher |
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Butler |
Paul Hickey |
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Cook/Maid |
Lucy Comlay |
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District Superintendant |
Paul Hickey |
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Doctor |
David Ashton |
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Father |
David Ashton |
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Jim |
Stephen O’Connell |
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Mother |
Jennifer Yorke |
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Mr Szezcpansky |
Stephen O’Connell |
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Mrs Perks |
Lucy Comlay |
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Mrs Viney |
Lucy Comlay |
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Old Gentleman |
Humphrey Waterhouse |
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Perks |
Guy Johnson |
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Peter |
Rob Scheele |
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Phyllis |
Amy Faulkner |
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Other parts played by members of the cast |
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