Archive: Sep 2016

On Tour: Michael Morpurgo’s Running Wild

27th Sep 2016

On Elephant Appreciation Day, Children’s Touring Partnership announced 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 has been… Read More

The power of stories: Michael Morpurgo’s full Book Trust lecture

22nd Sep 2016

Reaching far wider than the London Guildhall audience, Michael Morpurgo’s thought-provoking talk urged parents, teachers and librarians to foster a love of stories in children, rather than focusing on literacy. Below is his inaugural Book Trust Lecture in full; please read and share widely, and keep singing the song. — September 21st… Read More

Michael Morpurgo on fostering a love of ‘story’

21st Sep 2016

Michael Morpurgo at tonight's BookTrust Lecture at Guildhall - on fostering a love of 'story'. Read More

Michael Morpurgo reading new children’s story at Leicester Cathedral

14th Sep 2016

This October, master storyteller Michael Morpurgo and esteemed illustrator Michael Foreman read aloud from The Fox and the Ghost King and share the story of how their new children’s book came to be. And where better to tell the tale of Leicester City Football Club’s historic Premier League win than the inspiring Leicester Cathedral itself?… Read More

Michael Morpurgo on Radio 4: “How it Feels to Fail the 11-Plus Test”

14th Sep 2016

Did you know that Michael Morpurgo failed the 11-plus test? In this moving and thought-provoking piece for BBC Radio 4, Michael tells the story of what he calls his “first public failure”. His parents wanted him to have the option of attending his local grammar school, and arranged for him to sit… Read More

Farms for City Children Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

13th Sep 2016

Farms for City Children celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and proceeds from Michael Morpurgo’s new book “Didn’t we have a lovely time?” will help give even more urban children a chance to experience a real farm. Chief Executive Dr Tessa Stone writes about this unique endeavour. Farms for City Children… Read More

On Tour: An Elephant in the Garden

12th Sep 2016

We are delighted to announce the UK tour of Simon Reade’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s An Elephant in the Garden, performed by Alison Reid. Following their collaboration on the critically acclaimed adaptation of Private Peaceful, Simon Reade and Michael Morpurgo have brought to life an extraordinary story of survival. “This… Read More

946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips – Tour Dates Announced

9th Sep 2016

Emma Rice directs her and Michael Morpurgo’s critically acclaimed theatrical adaptation 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, a little known story of the rehearsal of the D-Day landings, and of the 946 people who were killed during Operation Tiger at Slapton Sands in Devon in 1944.   Imagine being told… Read More