Wales
The magnificent castles of Wales play host to theatrical productions including The Three Musketeers (Harlech Castle)
www.illyria.uk.com, The Reluctant Dragon (Conwy Castle)
blackouttheatreco.wix.com and Charlotte’s Web (Oystermouth Castle)
www.swansea.gov.uk/article/17462/Charlottes-Web.
Sign up for a Dylan Thomas-inspired creative writing course
www.dylanthomas.com/events/creative-writing-workshop-holiday- memory/(10-16 year olds) or a writing course for 8-12 year olds
parkwrite.wordpress.com/ with You’re a Hero Daley B! author Jon Blake. Visitors to The Green Man Festival
greenman.net/ artists/emily-dodd/ can catch Can’t-Dance-Cameron author Emily Dodd.
London and the South-East
Parents as well as children will love the Ladybird by Design exhibition at the House of Illustration
www.houseofillustration.
org.uk/whats-on/whats-on/ladybird-by-design. Over at Discover Children’s Story Centre, catch the ‘Once There Was…The Wonderful World of Oliver Jeffers’ exhibition
www.discover.org. uk/.
Theatre highlights for youngsters include The Gruffalo www.
gruffalolive.com/, Tiddler
www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/ whats-on/family, Gorilla
www.polkatheatre.com/whats-on/ gorilla, and The Magic Porridge Pot
www.littleangeltheatre. com/whats-on/the-magic-porridge-pot-and-other-tasty-tales/. Older children will enjoy the latest instalment of Horrible Histories:Barmy Britain
www.barmybritain.com/part-three/#/ home, Matilda
uk.matildathemusical.com/, Hetty Feather www.
hettyfeatherlive.com/, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory www.
charlieandthechocolatefactory.com/, as well as a Timmy Failure- based comedy show
tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/whats-on/timmy- failure-mistakes-were-made and outdoor performances of The Wind in the Willows
www.sixteenfeet.co.uk/portfolio/wind-in- the-willows-2/. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time at the Gielgud Theatre
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/ the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-at-the-gielgud- theatre will appeal to book-loving teens.
Other live author events in London include Cerrie Burnell and Nicola Davies
www.foyles.co.uk/summer-of-fun. Further south meet Philip Ardagh and Piers Torday at Lymington’s Curious Arts Festival
curiousartsfestival.com/.
South-West
The area hosts performances of Mr Stink www.
heartbreakproductions.co.uk/event/mr-stink-56/, The Secret Garden
www.chapterhouse.org/show3.html and The Lone Pine Club
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/buckland-abbey/things-to-see-and- do/events/, inspired by Malcolm Saville’s popular series. Fans of Edward Lear will enjoy The Owl and the Pussycat’s Treasury of Nonsense
http://www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/detail/ the_owl_the_pussycats_treasury/.
Foyles Summer of Fun
www.foyles.co.uk/summer-of-fun extends to Bristol with appearances from Nicola Davies and Petr Horácek.
Clare Burkhill-Howarth runs Book Events for Children website, listing author events across the country and also organises school visits for authors across Yorkshire and the north of England through Book Events for Schools. Follow @ChildBookEvents on Twitter.
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