The Railway Children at Waterloo Plays Final Performances, Ends Jan 2, 2011

Damian Cruden's critically acclaimed production of The Railway Children will complete its run as planned on 2 January 2011 at the Waterloo Theatre in the old Eurostar Terminal at Waterloo Station ahead of a Toronto production planned for next year and further productions in the pipeline for New York, San Francisco, Melbourne and Sydney.

The Railway Children tells the story of Bobby, Peter and Phyllis, three children whose lives change dramatically when their father is mysteriously taken away. They move from London to a cottage in rural Yorkshire with their mother where they befriend the local railway porter and embark on a magical journey of discovery, friendship and adventure. But the mystery remains - where is Father, and is he ever coming back?

The cast comprises David Baron (The Old Gentleman), Nicholas Bishop (Peter), Louisa Clein (Phyllis), Caroline Harker (Mother), Mark Holgate (District Super), Elizabeth Keates (Mrs Perks), Steve Kynman (Mr Perks), Roger May (Father/Doctor), Blair Plant (Shepansky), Amanda Prior (Mrs Viney), Sarah Quintrell (Roberta) and Mat Ruttle (Jim) who are joined by Grace Rowe and Kathryn Richie and children from Lambeth and Southwark.

The production has raised over £100,000.00 for the Railway Children Charity with £1 per ticket donated to help homeless and runaway children throughout the world.

The Railway Children backstage tours also continue until the end of the run providing an opportunity to see the Great Northern Railway No 1, Stirling Single from the National Railway Museum, York, and also the Old Gentleman's Saloon that was used in the original 1970 feature film.

The Railway Children, a York Theatre Royal production, is presented in London in association with the National Rail Museum by Jenny King and Matthew Gale for The Touring Consortium (Railway Children), Tristan Baker, Oliver Royds, PW Productions and Sue Scott Davison. The production has been made possible with the support of Welcome to Yorkshire, the official tourism agency for Yorkshire, BRB (Residuary) Ltd and Network Rail.

The Railway Children is supported by Arts Council England.

General Listings Information

Dates until 2 January 2010

Christmas and New Year Schedule

Monday 13 December 7.30pm
Tuesday 14 December no performance
Wednesday 15 December 7.30pm
Thursday 16 December 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Friday 17 December 7.30pm
Saturday 18 December 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 19 December 1pm & 5pm

Monday 20 December 7.30pm
Tuesday 21 December no performance
Wednesday 22 December 7.30pm
Thursday 23 December 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Friday 24 December 2.30pm
Saturday 25 December no performance
Sunday 26 December no performance

Monday 27 December 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tuesday 28 December 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Wednesday 29 December 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Thursday 30 December 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Friday 31 December 2.30pm
Saturday 1 January no performance
Sunday 2 January 1pm & 5pm

Address The Waterloo Station Theatre, Waterloo Station, SE1
Box Office 0871 297 0740
Performances Mondays and Wednesdays - Saturdays at 7.30pm
Thursdays and Saturdays matinees at 2.30pm matinees
Sundays at 1.00pm and 5.00pm with some Sundays at 2.30pm
Please check with box office or on website for schedule
Tickets £20.50 - £49.50
Including £1 donation to Railway Children Charity
Website www.railwaychildrenwaterloo.com

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