Workshops

Each year, The Children's Bookshow allocates sixty FREE in-school workshops to schools who attend the related theatre performances.

These lively workshops offer an invaluable opportunity for the children to develop their own creative skills by working with an author, illustrator or poet in their own classroom.

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Over the years, the Children’s Bookshow has organised over 600 free workshops in schools. Here are a few photos and pieces of work created in some of them:

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Workshops Accompanying Autumn performances 2026

Accompanying Kwame Alexander performance in Blackpool:
- Val Bloom Workshop in Blackpool
Accompanying Kate Wakeling and Elīna Brasliņa performance in Coventry:
- Kate Wakeling Workshop
- Elina Braslina Workshop
Accompanying Daniel Morden performance in Bristol:
- Daniel Morden Workshop
Accompanying Rebecca Cobb and Mariesa Dulak performance in Hull:
- Mariesa Dulak Workshop
- Rebecca Cobb Workshop
Accompanying Frank Cottrell-Boyce performance in Prescot:
- Frank Cottrell-Boyce Workshop
Accompanying Matt Goodfellow performance in Newcastle:
- Matt Goodfellow Workshop
Accompanying Michael Rosen performance in Wolverhampton:
- Kate Wakeling Workshop in Wolverhampton
Accompanying Valerie Bloom performance in Peterborough:
- Valerie Bloom Workshop
Accompanying Anna Woltz performance in Ipswich:
- Anna Woltz Workshop
Accompanying SF Said performance in Wakefield:
- SF Said Workshop
Accompanying Katherine Rundell performance in London:
- Daniel Morden Workshop in London
Accompanying Ken Wilson-Max performance in Milton Keynes:
- Ken Wilson-Max Workshop
Accompanying Chris Naylor-Ballesteros performance in Exeter:
- Chris Naylor-Ballesteros Workshop
Accompanying Helen Stephens and Katie Chappell performance in Fareham:
- Helen Stephens Workshop
- Katie Chappell Workshop