Charlie Cook's Favourite Book at York Theatre Royal 13 - 15 Jun

Little Angel Theatre, The Lowry and Rose Theatre present

Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book

The show reunites adaptors Barb Jungr and Samantha Lane (who also directs) following their celebrated collaboration on the Olivier-nominated The Smartest Giant in Town, also written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Both picture books are published by Macmillan Children’s Books.

Charlie loves reading. Especially books about pirates. But his sister hates it - it’s boring! Can Charlie convince her that reading is fun? Perhaps if she reads a book about a pirate, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading a book about a knight…

 Come and delve into a range of books with Charlie Cook, brought to life with puppetry and enchanting songs, and perhaps you will be able to help his sister discover the wonderful world inside a book…

Julia Donaldson said:

“I am delighted that Little Angel Theatre has adapted Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book for the stage. It is a book that celebrates the joy of reading in many forms - books, magazines and even encyclopedias. It is a book within a book within a book - in fact there are 11 books in total - complete with pirates, ghosts, dragons, and aliens, to name a few. I am excited that the story has moved from page to stage, complete with puppets and songs, and that the production will travel across the UK this year.”

Axel Scheffler said:

“Charlie Cook's Favourite Book is very different to the other stories by Julia that I have illustrated, as it is made up of many stories in one book. I enjoyed illustrating the different genres and creating the various characters, and it is great to see my illustrations now come to life on the stage. Little Angel Theatre's clever production team has designed and created animal puppets that actually appear out of their individual books as their stories happen, which is such a brilliant idea. I am delighted to see Charlie Cook's Favourite Book come to life on stage and I know that all our readers, young and old, will enjoy this production in London and on tour."

★★★★

“Exquisite and playful”

The Stage

★★★★

“Charming and skilfully delivered”

What’s On Stage

LISTINGS INFORMATION

Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book

York Theatre Royal Main House

13 Jun 4:30pm

14 Jun 10:30am

14 Jun 1pm

14 Jun 4:30pm

15 Jun 10:30am

15 Jun 1:30pm

15 Jun 3:30pm

Relaxed Performance Fri 14 Jun 10:30am

Running time: approx. 1 hour

Age guidance: 3 – 8 years

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