Archive: Feb 2015

Longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2015, this anthology of stories inspired by real objects, by authors including David Almond, Marcus Sedgwick, Adele Geras and Michael Morpurgo and illustration by Jim Kay, reminds us of the millions of lives that were lost forever. See The Great War in pictures… Read More

  Michael Morpurgo met with the London cast of War Horse 2015 this month at rehearsals to wish them a very warm welcome. The National Theatre’s epic production of War Horse is based on the celebrated novel by the Children’s Laureate (2003-05) Michael Morpurgo. Actors, working with magnificent, life-sized puppets… Read More

One of the highlights confirmed for the Sherborne Abbey Festival 2015 is a performance of Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse – Only Remembered. “War Horse the book was inspired by a fireside chat in a Devon pub, over 30 years ago, with a veteran of the First World War. It has… Read More