Press Office
Theatrical event of the year is well in the picture
North Yorkshire artist Jake Attree was well chuffed with the standard of entries steaming into the York Theatre Royal’s postbag at a local school.
Jake was visiting a class of art students at Joseph Rowntree School entering York Theatre Royal & First TransPennine Express’ poster design competition. The competition, open to youngsters under 16 years of age, surrounds this summer holiday’s exciting new adaptation of well-loved children’s classic E Nesbit’s The Railway Children at the National Railway Museum (NRM).
Jake, who has been artist in residence at York Theatre Royal and has recently exhibited work in the theatre and across the UK is set to judge the competition, which has already had several hundred entries from across Yorkshire, later this week.
The 5 winning entrants will have their designs made into huge posters which will be displayed at York Theatre Royal, The National Railway Museum, and at various First TransPennine Express stations around the north of England.
Dan Bates, Chief Executive of York Theatre Royal, said:
“We’re so excited that families will not only be able to watch Mike Kenny’s exciting new adaptation of The Railway Children at the NRM, the home of the railway, but can also travel to see the performance by train, seeing our new posters along First TransPennine routes.”
Rose Lindsay Smith, festivals and events officer at the NRM, added:
“We hope The Railway Children will be a huge success and set the stage for many future theatrical ventures.”
The Railway Children takes place at the NRM from 18 July-23 August and will feature the 39-tonne Stirling Single locomotive. Tickets for The Railway Children are now on sale and are priced at £15.00 for adults and £10.00 for children (A family ticket is available for £40 for 4 people including at least 1 Adult and 1 Child). Tickets can be purchased at the York Theatre Royal Box Office or by calling 01904 623568 or visiting www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Sponsors First TransPennine have also created special ‘Carriage Crew’ bags for primary school children which will be distributed during workshops at local schools and at a special VIP performance at the NRM on 22 July.
June 2008