Every child attending this performance will receive a FREE copy of Impossible Creatures to take home and keep!
Autumn performances 2025 › Blackpool
Katherine Rundell performance
We are delighted to be working for the first time with multi-million bestselling author, Katherine Rundell, who will be performing on the prestigious stage of the Blackpool Grand theatre.
Prepare to be swept away to a land beyond your wildest imagination as Katherine talks about her epic fantasy Impossible Creatures. Follow Christopher, Mal and a baby griffin on their urgent quest across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, a secret place in our world where all the creatures of myth still live and thrive. Discover dragons small enough to perch on your thumb, winged horses, gold-horned hares that salute the brave, and chaotic green talking squirrels. Imagine swooping out over the sea in a flying coat – and uncover the secret at the heart of the islands that threatens the creatures’ survival, and the world itself.
Katherine will also introduce her latest title in the series, The Poisoned King, where Christopher returns to the Archipelago for more gripping adventures. Katherine will share the story of her life as a writer and her inspiration, discuss the importance of stories and reading for pleasure, and there will be plenty of time for the audience to ask questions too. Don't miss this brilliant opportunity!
- Venue:
- Blackpool Grand Theatre, 33 Church St, Blackpool FY1 1HT
- Date:
- Friday 19th September
- Time:
- 1:30 pm
- Duration:
- Approx. 1 hour
- Age range:
- Years 5 and 6
- Tickets:
- £7
Katherine Rundell
Katherine Rundell spent her childhood in Africa and Europe. After completing a degree in English and a doctorate on John Donne, she is now a full-time writer and a Fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford, where she studies Renaissance literature. She is a multi-million-bestselling author whose novels for children have won many awards. In her spare time she likes tightrope walking and very occasionally she goes climbing across the rooftops of Oxford, late at night.
Praise for Impossible Creatures
Rundell's book packs a punch with imagination and creativity in its purest form. She has created a story... to be adored by fantasy lovers for years to come
Watch:
Watch Katherine talking about her inspiration for Impossible Creatures
Book tickets for an event and receive two free books for your classroom
Free Workshops!
The Children’s Bookshow will allocate four free in-classroom workshops to schools attending this performance with 30 or more children. Book tickets for this event to have a chance of being chosen to receive this fantastic opportunity.
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We feel it is so beneficial for our children to have the opportunity to meet authors and to hear them talk about their work. The children themselves are so enthusiastic about reading after these events that we feel they are an invaluable contribution towards our children becoming both skilled readers and lovers of reading.
The details
- Please arrive at the venue at least 20 minutes before the start of the performance, so that you have enough time to find your seats and and use the bathroom. Our start times are strictly governed by the theatres that we work with and by the start and end times of the school day. If you are unavoidably delayed, please get in touch with your Children’s Bookshow contact as soon as possible.
- Depending on the time of the performance, you may want your children to bring a packed lunch. (Please contact the theatre directly to check if there is a suitable space.)
- Parking facilities vary from theatre to theatre; please check the theatre website for details.
- Please contact the theatre directly for risk assessment information.
- Please ensure your children have visited the bathroom before the show starts, or ask them to wait until after the performance ends. A constant stream of children getting up to go to the toilet is very distracting for our performers and other members of the audience.
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Have any questions? Get in touch
Your contact for this performance is Katy Webster, she will be happy to answer any queries you have:
- katyw@thechildrensbookshow.com
- Phone
- 07904 068084