Tickets on sale for Children's Bookshow
Posted on Monday, June 25, 2018
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The schedule for the Children's Bookshow 2018 national tour has been announced and schools can now book tickets for the shows with authors including Michael Rosen, Satoshi Kitamura, Neal Layton, Alexis Deacon (pictured) and poet Rachel Rooney.
The Children's Bookshow is an arts charity that aims to inspire children with a love of reading by introducing children to world-class authors and illustrators through a programme of theatre events and in-school workshops. The artists selected for the tour are from a wide variety of countries and cultures to give young people access to the very best stories, poems and illustrations from all over the world. The 2018 Autumn Children's Bookshow tour starts on Monday 17th September with Michael Rosen at the Curve, Leicester and will take in 15 theatres all around England - ranging from large scale, iconic theatres such as The Old Vic in London, to smaller scale theatres such as the New Wolsey in Ipswich - with the last event on 22nd November at Institut Franais with Aurelia Fronty and Franck Prevot. Highlights of the tour include CLiPPA Poetry Award winners Rachel Rooney and Valerie Bloom, Little Rebels Children's Book Award winner Vivian Schwarz, Gold Smarties Award winner Neal Layton, UKLA Children's Book Award winner Catherine Rayner and acclaimed picture book author and illustrator Alexis Deacon. Satoshi Kitamura also joins from Japan. Visit The Children's Bookshow website (www.childrensbookshow.com - or see link below) for booking details for the following shows. Tickets for each show are 5 per child. Tour Dates and Venues: Monday 17th September. Michael Rosen The Curve, Leicester 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 3,4,5 and 6. 5 per child, teachers free Monday 24th September Viviane Schwarz and Gitte Spee. Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 2 and 3. 5 per child, teachers free Wednesday 26th September Neal Layton The Stafford Gatehouse, Stafford 10.30 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 1, 2 and 3. 5 per child, teachers free Tuesday 2nd October Victoria Semykina King's Hall Ilkley 1.30 pm (Approx 1 hour) Years 1, 2 and 3. 5 per child, teachers free Special Offer! Every child attending this performance will get a free copy of The Real Boat (RRP 14.99) to take home and keep! Monday 8th October Satoshi Kitamura Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick Coventry 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 2, 3 and 4. 5 per child, teachers free Tuesday 11th October Rachel Rooney Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton 10.30 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 4, 5 and 6. 5 per child, teachers free Thursday 18th October. Alexis Deacon Royal Exchange Manchester 10.30 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 1, 2 and 3. 5 per child, teachers free Friday 19th October Valerie Bloom Bristol Hipodrome, St Augustine's Parade, Bristol 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 4, 5 and 6. 5 per child, teachers free Thursday 1st November Guo Yue and Clare Farrow. Marina Theatre Lowestoft 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 4, 5 and 6. 5 per child, teachers free Tuesday 6th November Patrick Benson Theatre Royal Newcastle 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 5 and 6. 5 per child, teachers free Thursday 8th November. Catherine Rayner New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 1 and 2. 5 per child, teachers free Monday 12th November Michael Rosen Storyhouse, Hunter St, Chester 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 3,4,5 and 6. 5 per child, teachers free Thursday 22nd November Aurlia Fronty and Franck Prevot Institut Francais 11.00 am (Approx 1 hour) Years 5 and 6. 5 per child, teachers free Since its first tour in 2003, more than 90,000 children and their teachers have been to a performance put on by the Children's Bookshow and it has given away some 10,000 free books to children and their schools.
