SUBMIT UPDATES
There used to be an empty chair at the back of the class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it.
He’s nine years old (just like me), but he’s very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn’t like sweets – not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite!
After learning that he has fled his own war-torn country, Ahmet’s classmates have ‘The Greatest Idea in the World’ – a magnificent plan to reunite Ahmet with his family. An unexpected and often hilarious adventure follows, all topped off with a terrific twist.
Told from a child’s perspective, balancing heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class highlights the power of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn’t always make sense and reminds us that everyone needs a place to call home.
‘A lovely, warm-hearted celebration of courage and friendship.’
The Guardian
‘This is a beautiful, open-hearted debut that should help children be the best they can be and realise the power of kindness.’
Book Trust
Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2019
Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019
Shakespeare's Globe has announced the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Elle While (The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2019; As You Like It, Hamlet, 2018).
The Belgrade Theatre is at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.
The Belgrade Theatre is at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.
Sir Tim Rice: My Life in Musicals (5/8/24-5/8/24)
Seven Drunken Nights (5/8/24-5/8/24)
The Boy at The Back of the Class (5/14/24-5/18/24)
Swim, Aunty, Swim (5/20/24-6/1/24)
Grease the Musical (5/23/24-5/26/24)
Ding-a-long-a Matilda (5/29/24-5/29/24)
Spot's Birthday Party (5/31/24-6/1/24)
Julius Caesar (6/17/24-6/19/24)
What's love got to do with it (6/19/24-6/19/24)
Catherine Bohart (6/26/24-6/26/24)
The Simon and Garfunkel Story (6/28/24-6/28/24)
Frankie Goes to Bollywood (7/2/24-7/6/24)
Fleetwood Mac Legacy (7/25/24-7/25/24)
My Mothers Funeral (7/25/24-7/27/24)
Peppa Pig; fun Day Out (8/28/24-8/29/24)
The Ronnie Scott's Story (8/30/24-8/30/24)
Buffy Revamped (9/4/24-9/4/24)
Please Do Not Touch (9/11/24-9/21/24)
Play On! (9/23/24-10/5/24)
Destiny (9/26/24-9/26/24)
An Evening Without Kate Bush (9/28/24-9/28/24)
The History Boys (10/8/24-10/12/24)
ART (10/15/24-10/18/24)
The woman in black (4/30/24-5/4/24)
A Midsummer's Night Dream (4/24/24-4/27/24)
Pied Piper (4/17/24-4/20/24)
The sensational 60s experience (4/16/24-4/16/24)
TESS (4/10/24-4/12/24)
Community Service (4/10/24-4/13/24)
Roshni (4/6/24-4/6/24)
Queenz (4/3/24-4/5/24)
The Glass Menagerie (3/25/24-3/28/24)
As SHE Likes it (3/16/24-3/16/24)