This Saturday sees the 130th Anniversary of Arthur Ransome's birth. Best known for writing the "Swallows and Amazons" series of children's books, he won the inaugural Carnegie medal in 1936 and was made a CBE in 1953. Born in Leeds on 18th January 1884, and an alumnus of Rugby, Ransome was also a foreign correspondent […]
Today is the final day for Swallows and Amazons on stage in Chichester, before the musical embarks for Scotland, where it is resumes the second stage of its national tour at the end of the month in Edinburgh. With the final two performances having long been sold out, we were there on Thursday. The touring […]
“Swallows and Amazons” the musical will be appearing at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, over the Christmas period. Announced today in the Stage and the theatre press, tickets went on sale for the reprise of the Bristol Old Vic production that premièred to rave reviews last December. Adapted by Helen Edmundson from the novel by Arthur […]
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