‘The National Theatre’s thrilling adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel triumphs in the West End’ (Evening Standard).
Director Katy Rudd’s ‘knockout production’ (Independent) has opened to five-star reviews at the Duke of York’s Theatre, don’t miss this theatrical tour de force of imagination and storytelling.
Returning to his childhood home, a man finds himself standing beside the pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he used to play. He’s transported to his 12th birthday when his friend Lettie claimed it wasn’t a pond, but an ocean… Plunged into a magical world, their survival depends on their ability to reckon with ancient forces that threaten to destroy everything around them.
‘British theatre at its gob-smacking best’ - ★★★★★ The Daily Telegraph
‘This knockout production is theatre at its best’ - ★★★★★ Independent
‘Even better in the West End. Bigger, stranger, sadder and more beautiful. Shows like this don’t come along very often’ -★★★★★ Time Out
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Recommended for ages 12+. This production contains scenes that some people may find distressing.
By: Adapted from the best-selling Neil Gaiman novel by Joel Horwood
Director: Katy Rudd
Cast list: James Bamford, Nia Towle, Siubhan Harrison, Penny Layden, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Laura Rogers, Nicolas Tennant, Ruby Ablett, Emma Bown, Charlie Cameron, Jeff D’Sangalang, Kieran Garland, Miranda Heath, Tom Mackley, Charleen Qwaye, and Peter Twose.
Design: Fly Davis
Lighting: Paule Constable
Costume: Samuel Wyer
Choreography: Steven Hoggett
Sound: Ian Dickinson for Autograph
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 24, 29, 176; (Strand) 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139
Night bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Strand) 6, 23, 139, N9, N15, N11, N13, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551
Car park: Chinatown (5mins)
Directions from tube: (5mins) Take Charing Cross Road to St Martin’s Court, head down until the end and then take a right onto St Martin’s Lane until you reach the theatre on your right.
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