A family friendly adaptation of Philippa Pearce’s 1950s classic novel of a boy’s nightly voyage to a Victorian past.
Quarantined in his Aunt’s and Uncle’s stuffy flat because his brother has measles, Tom is restless and bored. Intrigued by a Grandfather clock, religiously wound by the elderly owner of the house, Mrs. Bartholomew, Tom is startled one night to hear the clock strike thirteen. Slipping out of bed he goes to what in his time is a concrete backyard, only to discover a beautiful Victorian garden of the 1880s. He meets the unhappy orphan, Hatty, who initially is the only person who can see him, and he visits her each night at the same hour, writing enthusiastically to his brother, Peter, about his adventures. But although Tom stays the same exuberant 10-year-old, Hatty grows into a young woman during these visits. Before the story can reach its outcome, Tom has to return to his parents, but the truth is revealed in a touching denouement.
There will be FIVE performances in the Main Auditorium at Hampton Hill Theatre. On all nights the doors will open at 7.00pm and the performance will start at 7.30pm. There will also be a special Saturday Matinee performance at 2.30pm (doors open 2.00pm). Latecomers may not be allowed entry until a suitable break in the performance.
Suitable for ALL the family from ages 5+. There is a 10% discount automatically applied to bookings of TEN or more tickets in a single transaction.
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Adapted for the stage by David Wood
From the children's book by Philippa Peace
Directed by Bill Compton
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