The Railway Children - London:

"They were not railway children to begin with."

Shenley Productions will be staging Paul Burton's new adaptation of E. Nesbit's The Railway Children in the Studio Theatre at The Other Palace in London this August. The cast will perform the production in the style of a radio play and the imaginative storytelling will be enhanced with sound effects and music.

The much-loved story concerns a family, including the children Roberta (nicknamed Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis, who move from London to the Three Chimneys, a house near a railway, in Yorkshire after the father, who works at the Foreign Office, is imprisoned after being accused of spying.

Cast: Roberta - Flora London, Peter - Xavier Moras-Spencer, Phyllis - Kate Mellor Hine, Father/Cart Man/Narrator - Jonathan Kydd, Mother - Corrinne Wicks, Albert Perks - Dan Starkey, Mrs Perks - Abbey Norman, Old Gentleman - Brian Capron, Dr Forrest/Narrator - Graham Seed, Parlourmaid/Mrs Viney/Narrator - Sabina Franklyn

Production Team:

Based on the original novel by E. Nesbit

Adapted and Produced by Paul Burton

Directed by Sarah Lawrie

Other Information:

Studio Theatre, The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5JA

Saturday 15th August 2026 - Sunday 16th August 2026

Saturday: 7.00pm

Sunday: 1.00pm / 5.00pm 

Age Recommendation: 10+

Booking Information:

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