Michelle Magorian To Read Goodnight Mister Tom At John Lewis April 13

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Goodnight Mister Tom, and on Wednesday 13 April writer Michelle Magorian will read from Goodnight Mister Tom at John Lewis in Kingston at 3.30pm. The event is free of charge and no booking necessary. All ages are very welcome.

One of the most moving stories ever written, Goodnight Mister Tom is set in the build-up to the Second World War, and tells the story of a young boy called William Beech, who is evacuated to the countryside and builds a remarkable friendship with the elderly recluse Tom Oakley (Oliver Ford Davies Star Wars, Kavanagh QC). All seems perfect until William is devastatingly summoned by his mother back to London. A tale of two broken souls, Goodnight Mister Tom celebrates the value of love and proves that friendship knows no barriers.

This new adaptation is by children's playwright David Wood OBE whose adaptations of Guess How Much I Love You, The Tiger Who Came to Tea and George's Marvellous Medicine have played at the Rose.

As a part of the Rose Plus scheme there will be a number of events taking place during the run of Goodnight Mister Tom including a Page to Stage workshop, a Post-show talk, a Touch Tour and an Audio Described performance.

Goodnight Mister Tom
Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 April
Tickets £8 - £25
0871 230 1552
rosetheatrekingston.org

Goodnight Mister Tom is the inaugural production of The Children's Touring Partnership, produced by the Chichester Festival Theatre with support from Arts Council England. It plays at the Rose as a part of a 14 date tour.

The ROSE PLUS scheme covers learning and participation events for the community provided by the Rose Theatre, such as workshops, talks, volunteering opportunities, access, youth theatre groups, free events, post graduate study, the Friends scheme and the Spoken Word scheme.

Goodnight Mister Tom Rose Plus
Wednesday 27 April 11am Page to Stage Workshop
Friday 29 April Post-show talk with company members
Saturday 30 April 1pm Touch Tour
Saturday 30 April 2.30pm Audio-described performance

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