{"id":1522,"date":"2010-07-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/railway-children\/"},"modified":"2019-01-04T14:06:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:06:22","slug":"railway-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/railway-children\/","title":{"rendered":"An outing to Yorkshire in Waterloo – what we thought of The Railway Children"},"content":{"rendered":"Yesterday I went to see The Railway Children at the Welcome to Yorkshire Theatre, London Waterloo<\/a>. Which sounds slightly bizarre, but they\u2019ve actually converted one of the old Eurostar platforms into a theatre.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nWe weren\u2019t sure what to expect, especially when the actors started talking to the audience and asking us to do a Mexican wave. But as soon as the play started we both became caught up with the lives of Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis.\r\n\r\nOne of the highlights of the play is when a real steam train pulls into the middle of the stage.\u00a0 That\u2019s pretty special. I\u2019d forgotten how moving the story is, though, and actually it\u2019s surprisingly modern, particularly as it deals with a family living in reduced circumstances and learning they can have \u2018butter or jam, but not both\u2019.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nWe quickly became caught up in the drama, including the landslide and Mother\u2019s decision to give shelter to a Russian refugee. I even cried a few times, although there are plenty of laughs too. All of the cast are brilliant and there are a few familiar faces, including the fantastic\u00a0 Marshall Lancaster (Chris in Ashes to Ashes<\/a>) as Mr Perks.\r\n\r\nI would definitely recommend The Railway Children for a family outing \u2013 it\u2019s the kind of theatrical experience that stays with you long after you\u2019ve left\u00a0 the auditorium. Magical.\r\n\r\n*The Railway Children has been made possible with the support of Welcome To Yorkshire <\/a>(and it certainly made me want to go there). It runs until 4 September and is selling out fast. Lastminute.com<\/a> also has some ticket availability.\r\nwritten by Liz Jarvis","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Railway Children is one of this summer’s must see plays – here’s a review","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3502],"tags":[1412,1413,1414,1415,1416,1417,1418],"class_list":["post-1522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-great-family-life-tips","category-holidays-and-day-out-ideas","tag-family-outings","tag-london-waterloo","tag-marshall-lancaster","tag-the-railway-children","tag-the-railway-children-play","tag-theatrical-experience","tag-welcome-to-yorkshire"],"yoast_head":"\r\nAn outing to Yorkshire in Waterloo - 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