The Railway Children

by Mike Kenny
Based on the book by E. Nesbit

When their father is suddenly taken away, Bobby, Phyllis, and Peter are uprooted from their comfortable life and sent to live in a quiet cottage near a railway line. With their mother struggling to make ends meet, the children turn to the world around them, and their vivid imaginations, for adventure and purpose. Befriending colorful locals like Perks the Porter and the mysterious Old Gentleman on the 9:15 train, the siblings soon find themselves at the heart of daring rescues, heartwarming surprises, and a quest to right a terrible wrong.

$12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 2 hours
  • Availability: Available for productions in the United States and Canada
  • Cast Size: 20 roles + ensemble | Doubling possible for a cast of 11

Full Details

Roles:

  • Peter
  • Phyllis
  • Roberta (Bobby)
  • Maid
  • Mother
  • Father
  • Butler
  • Perks
  • Mrs. Viney
  • Doctor
  • Old Gentleman
  • Russian
  • District Superintendent
  • Person
  • Mrs. Perks
  • Child
  • Worker 1
  • Worker 2
  • Jim
  • Cook

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package

Mike Kenny

Mike Kenny is one of the England's leading writers, specializing in young people's theatre. He is the recipient of numerous awards, was included in the Independent on Sunday's list of Top Ten Living UK Playwrights and his plays are performed regularly throughout the UK and all over the world. In 2013 he was given an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Nottingham University, England.

The Railway Children was originally staged by York Theatre Royal in partnership with the National Railway Museum in 2008.



2011 Olivier Award Winner: Best Entertainment

Preview the Show

The Railway Children at King's Cross Station

Reviews

“

Mike Kenny has given the story excitement and imagination, and kept it anchored in the real world.

- The Stage, UK
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Mike Kenny's new adaptation banishes the whiff of tea-time serializations and reveals Nesbit's book as a radical work of profound, even Shavian moral purpose.

- The Guardian, UK