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A Monster Calls

0.0 118 mins Drama   2018
The Old Vic  
Director(s): Sally Cookson

The Old Vic in association with Bristol Old Vic, Jonathan Church Productions & Global Creatures’ present their Olivier Award-winning production, A Monster Calls. Thirteen-year-old Conor and his mum have managed just fine since his dad moved to America. But now his mum’s very sick and she’s not getting any better. His grandmother won’t stop interfering and the kids at school won’t look him in the eye. Then, one night, at seven minutes past midnight, Conor is woken by something at his window. A monster has come walking. It’s come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before. And when it’s finished, Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears. On publication, A Monster Calls became a bestseller with children and adults alike with its dazzling insight into love, loss and healing. It garnered huge critical acclaim, including an unprecedented double win of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for outstanding children’s literature and illustration.

Casts of A Monster Calls

Matthew Tennyson

as Conor

Marianne Oldham

as Mum / Ensemble

Stuart Goodwin

as Monster / Ensemble

Selina Cadell

as Grandma / Ensemble

Felix Hayes

as Dad / Ensemble

Hammed Animashaun

as Anton / Ensemble

Nandi Bhebhe

as Miss Godfrey / Ensemble

Matt Costain

as Mr Marl / Ensemble

Georgia Frost

as Sully / Ensemble

Jonathan Holby

as Swing

John Leader

as Harry / Ensemble

Witney White

as Lily / Ensemble

Tessa Wood

as Understudy Grandma

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