The Old Vic in association with Bristol Old Vic, Jonathan Church Productions & Global Creatures’ present their Olivier Award-winning production, A Monster Calls. Thirteen-year-old Conor and his mum have managed just fine since his dad moved to America. But now his mum’s very sick and she’s not getting any better. His grandmother won’t stop interfering and the kids at school won’t look him in the eye. Then, one night, at seven minutes past midnight, Conor is woken by something at his window. A monster has come walking. It’s come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before. And when it’s finished, Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears. On publication, A Monster Calls became a bestseller with children and adults alike with its dazzling insight into love, loss and healing. It garnered huge critical acclaim, including an unprecedented double win of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for outstanding children’s literature and illustration.
A punto de retirarse, una mujer de la clase media descubre que su marido ha estado teniendo una aventura con su mejor amiga, y por ello decide irse con su hermana bohemia, que vive en una zona empobrecida.
Against the backdrop of Hamlet, two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take centre stage. As the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of Shakespeare’s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of their depth as their version of the story unfolds.
Farsa de ciencia ficción en la que un grupo de extraterrestres conceden poderes a un profesor de la Tierra. El profesor descubre que sus nuevas habilidades le permiten hacer cualquier cosa, desde dar una lección a sus peores estudiantes hasta resucitar a los muertos... Con las voces originales de los miembros de Monty Python.
