Michael Morpugo’s moving story Private Peaceful has been wonderfully adapted for the stage to make for engaging viewing no matter their age.
‘Costello is luminous in the title role’: PRIVATE PEACEFUL – Barn Theatre, Cirencester (Online review)
A co-production from BoxLess Theatre and the Barn Theatre, and adapted from the novel by Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful is the story of Private Thomas Peaceful (Emily Costello, the first female performer to play the role professionally).
NEWS: Stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful transfers to the West End
The BoxLess Theatre production of Simon Reade’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful will be the first new production to be staged indoors in London’s West End since the Government closed theatres in March. Part of Nimax Theatres’ plans to reopen its theatres, the show’s two-week season at the Garrick Theatre will run from 7 to 22 November 2020.
‘Such an absorbing 70 minutes of theatre’: HEDGEHOG – Lion & Unicorn Theatre
Insightful, relatable and beautifully performed, let’s hope, unlike the eponymous hedgehog, Hedgehog has a long life ahead.
‘Raw approach pays off’: HEDGEHOG – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★
Coming of age plays very often travel through similar storylines and themes. Hedgehog takes a raw approach to this epiphany.