THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
The Railway Children won the 2011 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.
It is staged in the former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo Station with a set featuring the old Gentleman’s saloon carriage from the 1970 film of the same name starring Jenny Agutter and Lionel Jeffries.
This show features the Stirling Single period steam train from the National Railway Museum where the production was first seen in 2008.
A 1000-seat auditorium has been specially constructed in the station with the audience seated either side of the original railway track and the action taking place on the track and platforms.
The Railway Children tells the story of children Bobby, Peter and Phyllis whose lives change dramatically when their father is mysteriously taken away. They move from London to a cottage in rural Yorkshire with their mother where they befriend the local railway porter played by Mark Benton and embark on a magical journey of discovery, friendship and adventure.
Joining Mark Benton are Pandora Clifford (Mother), David Baron (Old Gentleman), Mark Holgate (Jim), Elizabeth Keats (Mrs Perks), Tim Lewis (Peter), Stephen Beckett (Father & Doctor), Amy Noble (Roberta), Blair Plant (Shepansky), Amanda Prior (Mrs Viney & Cook) and Grace Rowe (Phyllis).
They are joined by ensemble members Francesca Ellis, Felicity Houlbrooke and James Rigby.
Each performance is in support of the Railway Children Charity that aims to help homeless and runaway children throughout the world, with £1 per ticket sale donated to the charity.
THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON 8TH JANUARY 2012
 Monday-Saturday 7:30 pm, Sunday at 5:00pmMatinees Thursday & Saturday 2:30pm and Sunday at 1:00 pm |
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HOW TO GET TO THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
Waterloo Station Theatre
Corner of York Road and Mepham Street,
Waterloo Station, SE1
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