Lionboy

And now this thrilling novel has been adapted for the Stage by Marcelo Dos Santos and internationally acclaimed theatre company Complicite

Their fabulous adaptation fuses storytelling and circus into a gripping drama that provides great opportunities for amateur and school groups looking to perform a magical adventure

It tells the tale of Charlie Ashanti

Charlie lives in a future where phones are powered by the sun and cars are banned and companies are more powerful than countries

Charlie is a perfectly normal boy

Except for one thing ...

He can speak to cats

And when his scientist parents are kidnapped, Charlie bravely sets off on a rescue mission

With a little help from a floating circus and its pride of performing lions, Charlie manages to stay one step ahead of the rogues pursuing him

But unfortunately always one step behind his parents and his arrival in Paris is marked by danger and drama

Suitable for everyone aged 8 and up

REVIEWS

"Spellbinding" ~ Financial Times

"A wonderfully imaginative adventure" ~ Evening Standard

"It twinkles with a sense of magical possibility liveliness, invention and effortless appeal" ~ The Times