Malory Towers – Richmond Theatre
Adapting a beloved children's classic for the stage is never an easy task, particularly when generations of audiences arrive with fond memories of Enid Blyton's ‘Malory Towers’. Emma Rice's adaptation does not attempt to reinvent the theatrical landscape, nor does it aspire to compete with the spectacle of the West End's biggest productions. Instead, it embraces the warmth, imagination and youthful optimism at the heart of the original stories, delivering an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable production that knows exactly who its audience is: young girls discovering the story for the first time, alongside the mothers and grandmothers who grew up with these much-loved books.
From the moment the pupils arrive at the famous Cornish boarding school, the production captures the excitement...