Anna Hibiscus

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But before she goes, she must find suitable clothes to keep her warm in the cold winter weather, and say goodbye to the family she loves. An extra week has been added to the run, now playing from Saturday 8 July 2023 – Saturday 19 August 2023.

Saturday 30 September – Saturday 21 October 2023 (Press performance: Thursday 5 October 2023 at 7pm). Atinuke spends most of her time at home quietly dreaming up stories, but she sometimes visits schools and book festivals — she loves to meet her readers! Hurtling along at breakneck speed, Noises Offfollows the on and off stage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through the fictional farce, Nothing On.This ‘glorious revival’ (The Times) stars Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood*as the tyrannical Miss Hannigan! Canada is very cold and it takes Anna a little while to get used to wearing lots of clothes and eating different types of food. We Need New Names,a Fifth Wordand New Perspectivesco-production, runs from Monday 5 – Tuesday 6 June. Christmas is both familiar and new, with different foods, old and new carols and one splendidly decorated tree instead of lights everywhere. A joyful, vibrant romp through a Nigerian village in the company of Lami, the best chicken-catcher in the business.

In this lovely collection of short stories, a young Nigerian girl - tired of the nickname ‘Too Small Tola’- proves that, despite her small stature, she has a mighty personality and a big heart. Anna Hibiscus’ Song:Produced byresident company Utopia Theatreand Sheffield Theatresand staged in the intimate and flexible Playhouse. Directed by Mojisola Kareem- Elofuwoju, this magical tale based on Atinuke’s bookcombines music, dance, puppetry and traditional African storytelling todelight young audiences. She wants someone to go in the sea and splash in the waves with her but they are all busy doing other things. Happily, Grandfather invites Sunny Belafonte to come and live with them, and be part of their family.So she turns to her grandparents, her aunties, her cousins Chocolate, Angel and Benz, her uncle Tunde and her father, who each offer her a way to express her boundless joy. Roger McGough’scelebrated adaptationof Molière’s witty satire proves that laughter really is the best form of medicine.

The amazing African world introduced in the first two Anna Hibiscus books has turned from lush to dry and dusty.

In the final book of this wonderfully charming illustrated series, Anna Hibiscus proves just how amazing she is. Funny, satirical and bursting with 90s pop-culture references, it’s the perfect parody for Buffy aficionados and those who never enrolled at Sunnydale High alike. Treason the Musicalis the exciting new musical drama about the gunpowder plot, running from Tuesday 31 October – Saturday 4 November. This suburban family compound in a generic sub-Saharan country reflects the author’s own Nigerian childhood.