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The Railway Children

When
Opens Friday 27 November
Until 2 Jan 2027
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Price
£5–38
Standard £22.50–£38; under 26s 10% off; press night pay what you can (£5 minimum); relaxed and dementia-friendly performances £16.50; schools performances priced on request.
Where
Derby Theatre
15 Theatre Walk, St Peter’s Quarter, Derby, DE1 2NF
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Derby Theatre stages an Olivier Award-winning adaptation of E. Nesbit's The Railway Children, a family show for ages 5+ running from late November to early January.

This winter production adapts E. Nesbit's classic story of siblings Roberta, Peter and Phyllis, who move from London to a house beside the railway in rural Derbyshire and find friendship and discovery in their new life. The Olivier Award-winning staging uses music and storytelling, with themes of family, community and hope through hard times. Performances include previews, a press night, schools performances and accessible shows (BSL interpreted, captioned, audio described, relaxed and dementia friendly). Age guidance is 5+, with mild moments of tension and theatrical effects such as smoke and train sounds.

Featuring

Barry ShannonCharlie Fraser-SwarbrickDan McGarryDominic RyeEmma CharltonGeorgia MannLouis NewmanLydia Louise

All dates · 49

November 2026
27
Fri
19:15 – 21:45
28
Sat
19:15 – 21:45
30
Mon
10:15 – 12:45
30
Mon
19:15 – 21:45
December 2026
1
Tue
19:15 – 21:45
3
Thu
10:15 – 12:45
3
Thu
14:30 – 17:00
4
Fri
10:15 – 12:45
4
Fri
19:15 – 21:45
5
Sat
14:30 – 17:00
5
Sat
19:15 – 21:45
7
Mon
10:15 – 12:45
7
Mon
14:30 – 17:00
8
Tue
10:15 – 12:45
8
Tue
14:30 – 17:00
9
Wed
10:15 – 12:45
9
Wed
19:15 – 21:45
10
Thu
10:15 – 12:45
10
Thu
19:15 – 21:45
11
Fri
10:15 – 12:45
11
Fri
19:15 – 21:45
12
Sat
14:30 – 17:00
12
Sat
19:15 – 21:45
15
Tue
19:15 – 21:45
16
Wed
10:15 – 12:45
16
Wed
14:30 – 17:00
17
Thu
11:00 – 13:30
17
Thu
19:15 – 21:45
18
Fri
10:15 – 12:45
18
Fri
19:15 – 21:45
19
Sat
14:30 – 17:00
19
Sat
19:15 – 21:45
21
Mon
14:30 – 17:00
21
Mon
19:15 – 21:45
22
Tue
14:30 – 17:00
22
Tue
19:15 – 21:45
23
Wed
14:30 – 17:00
23
Wed
19:15 – 21:45
24
Thu
14:30 – 17:00
26
Sat
15:00 – 17:30
27
Sun
14:30 – 17:00
27
Sun
19:15 – 21:45
29
Tue
14:30 – 17:00
29
Tue
19:15 – 21:45
30
Wed
14:30 – 17:00
30
Wed
19:15 – 21:45
31
Thu
14:30 – 17:00
January 2027
2
Sat
14:30 – 17:00
2
Sat
19:15 – 21:45

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accessible performancesadaptationchildrenchristmasfamily

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£5–38Standard £22.50–£38; under 26s 10% off; press night pay what you can (£5 minimum); relaxed and dementia-friendly performances £16.50; schools performances priced on request.
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