Michael Morpurgo News

Academy Award winner Dame Maggie Smith and two time Golden Globe winner Kathleen Turner will be in conversation with broadcaster and actor Gyles Brandreth on 8th April 2021 for an online in conversation event.

The Royal Shakespeare Company is offering a large number of free Shakespeare-related resources to students currently learning at home, and to teachers looking to create lesson plans to deliver online.

The Ridgefield Playhouse is back, bringing award-winning theater to the big screen. London's National Theatre in HD will return with three encore in HD screenings as part of the Teed & Brown Broadway & Cabaret Series. 

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has today announced further details of its Tales for Winter 2020/21 programme which includes Swingin' the Dream; a concert of a work in progress from the Royal Shakespeare Company, with the Young Vic and Theatre for a New Audience including original music and songs from the 1939 production by Gilbert Seldes and Erik Charell.

NYU Skirball will co-present the digital tour of Daniel Jamieson's The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, a play with music and dance directed by Emma Rice, on Friday, December 11 at 7:30 pm EST (available for streaming through December 18).

The Royal Shakespeare Company has today announced details of its Winter 2020 programme which includes a newly commissioned series of Tales for Winter running from Saturday 5 December 2020 to Saturday 23 January 2021.

After a successful run at both Barn Theatre and Bristol Old Vic, Private Peaceful is heading to the Garrick Theatre. Emily Costello chats about making her West End debut in the show and the audience reactions so far.

Yesterday, Monday 19 October, renowned author, poet and playwright, Michael Morpurgo gave the company of the West End transfer of PRIVATE PEACEFUL a walking tour of his village, Iddesleigh in North Devon, where he was inspired to write his book, followed by an impromptu performance from the cast on the village green.

Hurrah for the green shoots in our beleaguered industry. Lots of venues are mounting new shows and bringing back our favourites over the next few weeks and months - albeit with social distancing and safety measures in place. Here are some of the live theatrical goodies on offer.

The National Theatre's production of War Horse is headed back to cinemas! The run kicks off on Wednesday, November 11, in honor of Remembrance Day.

Simon Reade's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's PRIVATE PEACEFUL will transfer to the West End.

Baz Bamigboye has shared on Twitter that Private Peaceful, which just closed at The Barn Theatre, will transfer to the Garrick Theatre on November 7th for a two-week run, making it the first 'new' West End play since Lockdown.

Henley Literary Festival moves online for the first time from this weekend, with speakers including John Grisham, Candice Brathwaite, Graham Norton, Joanna Trollope and Michael Morpurgo.

Riverside Studios today announces brand-new Icons exhibition in collaboration with Cambridge's premier modern and contemporary Art Hound Gallery.

The Barn Theatre has announced their full theatre recovery season for 2020 with two new productions being announced to join the current production of Private Peaceful, which is currently running until 4 October.

Following critical acclaim BoxLess Theatre, the Barn Theatre and Take Two Theatricals have announced a one-week extension their production of Private Peaceful. The production Simon Reade's play adaptation, which marked the first live indoor performances since March at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, will now run until 4 October 2020.

Riverside Studios today announces an evening with bestselling author Michael Morpurgo as part of their author Q&A series for Key Stage 2 children, Storystock. Taking place on 23 September at 5pm, Morpurgo will read extracts and discuss his book new book Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver.

Production photos have been released for BoxLess Theatre, the Barn Theatre and Take Two Theatricals’ production of Private Peaceful. The production, which marked the first live indoor performances since March at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, runs until 27 September.

The Barn Theatre and Aaron Sidwell have announced the cast and creatives for the third and final series of their re-imagined Shakespeare series, Bard From The Barn.

The Barn Theatre has announced today that they will re-open for live indoor theatre performances on 10 September with the transfer of Private Peaceful. The production will run in the main auditorium following the production's acclaimed sell out run at the theatre's first outdoor theatre festival, BarnFest, in August.