8/12/2023 0 Comments Mog judith kerr![]() ![]() It has sold more than ten million copies, and is still a bestseller after fifty years. A success from its first publication in 1968, it was called “a dazzling first book” by Antonia Fraser in one of its first reviews, and has been beloved by both critics and children ever since. That picture book was The Tiger Who Came to Tea. “She was rather critical of my other stories but used to say, ‘Talk the tiger!’ So, when she and her brother were both at school and I had more time, I thought I would make it into a picture book.” It was to Tacy that Judith first used to tell the story of a Tiger coming to tea. They married in 1954 and had two children together Tacy and Matthew. She met her husband the celebrated screenwriter Nigel Kneale, by chance, while having lunch at the BBC canteen, where she later worked as a scriptwriter. They arrived in England in 1936, having spent the intervening years in Switzerland and France. The Made in Northampton season is sponsored locally by Michael Jones Jeweller.īased on the bestselling Mog picture book series by Judith Kerr, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books.Judith Kerr was born in Berlin, but left Germany with her family in 1933 to escape the Nazis. These timeless tales of family and friendship are brought to life to allow a new generation of children to fall in love with Mog. The Wardrobe Ensemble (whose The Stage Award-winning Education, Education, Education transferred from Royal & Derngate to the West End) adapt Judith Kerr’s beloved and iconic stories for the stage, in a lively and enchanting production directed by Jesse Jones and Helena Middleton ( Pippi Longstocking, Royal & Derngate), with songs, live music and a menagerie of creatures little and large. I am so delighted to be part of the team which will bring Mog to the stage and honour Judith Kerr’s gorgeous stories and illustrations.’ We used to have a book fair at my school and I would literally race there to make sure I was the first to get my hands on a copy. Helena Middleton of The Wardrobe Ensemble said ‘I absolutely loved the Mog books growing up. ![]() Join Mog, and her people the Thomas family, on a journey through one year in the life of a really remarkable cat, as she catches a burglar, gatecrashes a cat show, goes to the vee-eee-tee and eats lots and lots of eggs. But sometimes, Mog’s forgetfulness comes in very handy… She forgets that she has a cat flap and she forgets that she has already eaten her supper. We’re thrilled to be welcoming back The Wardrobe Ensemble and to be partnering with The Old Vic for the first time to reimagine them for the stage.” “These magical stories, from one of the country’s greatest writers for younger audiences, have delighted generations of children. Royal & Derngate Artistic Director James Dacre said The adaptation is a collaboration between co-producers Royal & Derngate Northampton, The Old Vic and The Wardrobe Ensemble. Today it has been announced that Royal & Derngate’s Resident Ensemble Company the acclaimed Wardrobe Ensemble will adapt Judith Kerr’s beloved and iconic stories in a first-ever stage adaptation of Mog The Forgetful Cat.
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