Events Calendar

Street Child

Saturday 29th October, 7.00pm to 8.30pm
Sunday 30th October, 2.00pm to 3.30pm

Gothic Warehouse, Cromford Wharf
Adults £6, concessions and children £5.  Booking essential on 01629 536831.

This gripping and exciting new play, adapted by Cotton Grass Theatre and Damselfly Arts, tells the story of Jim Jarvis, a true-life orphan who has to survive in the dangerous and lonely streets of Victorian London.  It is brought to life in a visual feast of shadow theatre, music and storytelling, with a cast of three actors and life size puppets.  Street Child is based on Berlie Doherty's novel of the same name.  This engaging and poignant family show takes you on a journey through Jim's adventures to his eventual meeting with Dr Barnardo, who was later inspired to set up the famous ragged schools and children's homes.

Berlie Doherty is an award-winning writer novelist, who lives in the Peak District.  She has twice won the Carnegie Medal for Literature and is the author of Granny was a Buffer Girl and Dear Nobody.  Both books have been adapted for stage, TV and radio.  Street Child is enjoyed in many schools across the country to support the Key Stage 2 curriculum topic, The Victorians.