RETURN OF THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - WITH A SLIGHT STATION ALTERATION!

A specially created auditorium will be constructed around the disused tracks - which until 2007 served as London's main Eurostar terminal - with the audience seated on both sides of the track and the action taking place on the platforms and the track itself.

ALL ABOARD - WHAT TO EXPECT!

This Olivier-winning production is a faithful stage (track?) adaptation of E Nesbit's story, that follows Bobby, Peter and Phyllis, three children whose lives change dramatically when their father is mysteriously taken away. Moving with their mother from London to a cottage in rural Yorkshire, they befriend the local railway porter and embark on a journey of discovery, friendship and adventure. But the mystery remains; where is their father and is he ever coming back?

The Railway Children was first staged in 2010 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the popular film starring Jenny Agutter, and uses the saloon carriage that featured in the film, along with a period steam train from the National Railway Museum in York.

DID YOU KNOW?

The land used to create this new theatre is actually owned by Google, who are building their new HQ there. Talk about going from steam engines to search engine!