The Railway Children – Hull Truck Theatre
Once in a while, a theatre event comes along that, in the words of Mary Poppins, is “truly scrumptious”.
Those two words perfectly sum up the festive concoction served up by the Hull Truck Theatre, with its production of The Railway Children.
This magical experience tells the story of three quite posh children from London, who find themselves living in poverty in Yorkshire.
The children - Roberta, aka Bobby (Gina Jamieson), Phyllis (Robyn McIntyre) and Peter (David Fallon) - included us in the audience from the off, as they were the storytellers describing their own young lives.
This inclusive concept was a stroke of genius. I usually hate audience participation but, in this case, these crafty little monkeys reeled us in so cleverly, I found myself quite happily waving at an im...