Farm Boy is a compelling family production being presented as part of the Lambley Arts Festival. Telling the moving story of the changing nature of the landscape and agriculture in the English countryside through the tales of a grandfather to his grandson, it will doubtless have particular appeal to us here in this rural community.
Written by Michael Morpurgo, the former Children’s Laureate and one of Britain’s best-loved authors, this story is the sequel to War Horse – which has won much critical acclaim from its stage production in the West End and is now being made into a movie by Steven Spielberg. Farm Boy is set on a Devon farm in the period between the world wars, interweaving the stories of the grandfather and grandson with those of the farm horse Joey and a green Fordson tractor.
The Lambley production is presented by New Perspectives Theatre, a touring company which brings first-class drama to communities in the rural East Midlands. The play is adapted for the stage and directed by Daniel Buckroyd.
The show runs for about 65 minutes with no interval, and will play for one night only at Lambley Village Hall on Thursday 7 October 2010. It is recommended for families and children over 7 years. Tickets are £6 (adults) £5 (children and concessions). A family ticket for four people, maximum two adults, is £20. Call 07914 942019
See a video preview of the play below:
FARM BOY from New Perspectives on Vimeo.
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