REVIEW: RUNNING WILD (Hackney Empire) ★★★★
Running Wild is based on a story by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Samuel Adamson and originally produced by Chichester Festival Theatre and Regent’s Park Theatre. The show wowed audiences at Regent’s Park Theatre last summer and comes to Hackney Empire for a short run on its UK tour. Inspired by true events during the Boxing […]
Rehearsal images released for the UK tour of RUNNING WILD
Based on an inspiring true story, Michael Morpurgo’s RUNNING WILD is about a girl named Lilly who is saved from a tsunami by an elephant named Oona. Miles from civilisation, at first there’s wonder, discovery and tree-top adventures with the orangutans, but, as thoughts turn to her mother left behind on the beach, and wild […]
Cast announced for UK Tour of Michael Morpurgo’s RUNNING WILD
Children’s Touring Partnership is delighted to announce the full cast for the first UK Tour of Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo in an adaptation by Samuel Adamson, beginning at Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 February 2017. The lead role of Lilly will be shared by three young actresses, Jemima Bennett, India Brown and Annika Whiston. […]
Eden Espinosa and Jodie Jacobs front “jam-packed” new season at Greenwich Theatre
Any thoughts about Greenwich Theatre taking a break after the extended run of its record-breaking pantomime were dismissed by artistic and executive director James Haddrell as he launched a jam-packed new season at the theatre. “A few years ago we might have considered a break after the panto but the theatre operates in a very […]
Michael Morpurgo’s RUNNING WILD to tour the UK in 2017
Children’s Touring Partnership is delighted to announce, on Elephant Appreciation Day (22 September), the first UK Tour of Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo in an adaptation by Samuel Adamson, beginning at Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 February 2017. Michael Morpurgo’s novel, based on a true story, is brought to life in this award-winning production, which […]
Michael Morpurgo’s 946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS to play at The Globe
Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce casting for 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, co-adapted by Michael Morpurgo and Globe Artistic Director Emma Rice. After a critically acclaimed 2015 run at Kneehigh’s Asylum,Emma Rice’s family show will be brought to London for the first time, before embarking on a major international tour of the […]
REVIEW: RUNNING WILD (Regents Park Open Air Theatre)
In the heart of Regents Park, the Open Air Theatre has been transformed into an Indonesian rainforest. We start the show in Salisbury with a simple set and props, which provides us with a heart breaking opening to the show. This is the perfect set up to juxtapose the second setting of Indonesia, where the […]