By Guus Kuijer
Adapted by Richard Tulloch
Directed by Neil Armfield
Set and Costume Design by Kim Carpenter
With Julie Forsyth, Iain Grandage, Claire Jones, Deborah Kennedy, John Leary, Pip Miller, Lucia Mastrantone, Rebecca Massey & Matthew Whittet
York Theatre Seymour Centre
20 September - 1 October
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A co-production with Kim Carpenter’s Theatre of Image. Special return season. Presented in association with Seymour Centre and Sydney Children's Festival.
Proudly supported by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Belvoir is thrilled to take The Book of Everything on tour to Wollongong, Adelaide and Sydney this year.
Then in April 2012 The Book of Everything will tour to the New Victory Theater in New York. This is a wonderful opportunity for Belvoir and The Book of Everything co-producers Kim Carpenter’s Theatre of Image to present our show at one of the most prestigious venues for children’s work in the world.
When I grow up, I’m going to be happy.This is nine-year-old Thomas Klopper’s greatest wish. He isn’t quite an ordinary boy because he sees extraordinary things. Things most people seem to ignore: canals bursting with tropical fish, hailstorms in summer, plagues of hopping frogs. Thomas draws them all in his book, The Book of Everything.
For his stern and serious-minded Papa, the only books that matter are about God. Comical mistakes that Thomas makes are met with punishment instead of laughter. But when Papa attacks Thomas’ beloved Mamma he has definitely gone too far. Even the angels weep. Meanwhile a jovial Jesus drops in for chats and Thomas befriends a beautiful girl with a creaking leather leg in this magical story about a child who learns to act when beset by fear and faced with wrong.
This adaptation of Dutch children’s author Guus Kuijer’s acclaimed book will clutch at the heart and challenge your mind.
Suitable for 9 year olds to 99 year olds!
Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes, including interval
Proudly supported by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Belvoir is thrilled to take The Book of Everything on tour to Wollongong, Adelaide and Sydney this year.
Then in April 2012 The Book of Everything will tour to the New Victory Theater in New York. This is a wonderful opportunity for Belvoir and The Book of Everything co-producers Kim Carpenter’s Theatre of Image to present our show at one of the most prestigious venues for children’s work in the world.
When I grow up, I’m going to be happy.This is nine-year-old Thomas Klopper’s greatest wish. He isn’t quite an ordinary boy because he sees extraordinary things. Things most people seem to ignore: canals bursting with tropical fish, hailstorms in summer, plagues of hopping frogs. Thomas draws them all in his book, The Book of Everything.
For his stern and serious-minded Papa, the only books that matter are about God. Comical mistakes that Thomas makes are met with punishment instead of laughter. But when Papa attacks Thomas’ beloved Mamma he has definitely gone too far. Even the angels weep. Meanwhile a jovial Jesus drops in for chats and Thomas befriends a beautiful girl with a creaking leather leg in this magical story about a child who learns to act when beset by fear and faced with wrong.
This adaptation of Dutch children’s author Guus Kuijer’s acclaimed book will clutch at the heart and challenge your mind.
Suitable for 9 year olds to 99 year olds!
Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes, including interval
Set & Costume Designer
Kim Carpenter
Composer
Iain Grandage
Lighting Designer
Nigel Levings
Sound Designer
Steve Francis
Assistant Director
Eamon Flack
Choreographer
Julia Cotton
Kim Carpenter
Composer
Iain Grandage
Lighting Designer
Nigel Levings
Sound Designer
Steve Francis
Assistant Director
Eamon Flack
Choreographer
Julia Cotton
York Theatre Seymour Centre, Sydney
20 September - 1 October
specific dates and times below:
6.30pm Thursday 22 September
2pm Saturday 24 September
6.30pm Saturday 24 September
11am Tuesday 27 September
11am Wednesday 28 September
11am Thursday 29 September
6.30pm Thursday 29 September
6.30pm Friday 30 September
2pm Saturday 1 October
6.30pm Saturday 1 October
Schools Performances
10.30am Tuesday 20 September - SOLD OUT
10.30am Wednesday 21 September - SOLD OUT
10.30am Thursday 22 September - SOLD OUT
10.30am Friday 23 September - SOLD OUT
20 September - 1 October
specific dates and times below:
6.30pm Thursday 22 September
2pm Saturday 24 September
6.30pm Saturday 24 September
11am Tuesday 27 September
11am Wednesday 28 September
11am Thursday 29 September
6.30pm Thursday 29 September
6.30pm Friday 30 September
2pm Saturday 1 October
6.30pm Saturday 1 October
Schools Performances
10.30am Tuesday 20 September - SOLD OUT
10.30am Wednesday 21 September - SOLD OUT
10.30am Thursday 22 September - SOLD OUT
10.30am Friday 23 September - SOLD OUT
If you have kids – seven and over I'd say – take them to see The Book of Everything. If you don't, see it anyway. It's a gem of a show.
Sydney Morning Herald
... the resulting show is a heartfelt, heartwarming, tough, funny, witty and honest-to-god triumph.
Stage Noise
Sydney Morning Herald
... the resulting show is a heartfelt, heartwarming, tough, funny, witty and honest-to-god triumph.
Stage Noise
