Over the past few months I have hinted at a TOP SECRET PROJECT and now I am able to reveal what it is. After a few weeks of meeting and discussions I have agreed to licence the theatrical rights in Katie to
SPLATS ENTERTAINMENT.This is a theatre, circus and education company who specialise in small or midscale productions of classic stories, and accompany these with “make a play days” in schools, involving children in all parts of the process.
Mike Redwood, theatre director, wanted to work with a living author rather than a dead one, and as his children loved the Katie books, he approached me and here we are, with a contract in place and lots of ideas and plans for Katie’s theatrical debut.
Work begins early next year with some school workshops. From there Mike and his team will develop a play that will eventually become a professional production with a team of actors and will use puppetry and special effects. As Mike himself said : “I want this to be really magical!”
I will of course be posting regularly about progress. We hope the play will be ready for it to be presented in a London theatre by Christmas 2011, although that remains fluid. The exciting thing is that I will be involved with how it develops and – excitingly – how it looks. With my longstanding interest in theatrical set design, I just can’t wait! Hurrah!
What a wonderful piece of news to conclude a year of 21st Anniversary celebrations for Katie!
