Archive: Jul 2013

Famous literary author Michael Morpurgo has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Northampton. Presented by Dr Charles Bennett, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Michael recieved the award at the Royal & Derngate and left the crowd in awe as he broke into song! Speaking about… Read More

One of the hardest parts of making this show was choosing which of the stories to tell. Apparently, Aesop told over 650, of which – thankfully – Michael Morpurgo has whittled them down to twenty one for his collection which we used as our main resource. Michael has… Read More

Olivier Award-nominated Wizard Presents, brings I Believe in Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo to the Pleasance Beside at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, from 31st July to 26th August. Directed by Dani Parr (associate director of Royal & Derngate Northampton), winner of a Best Children’s Event and an Argus Angel Award for… Read More