Michael Morpurgo’s wonderful storytelling and Jim Broadbent’s compelling performance combine to tell this true story against the epic backdrop of World War Two. Francis Cammaerts Jim Broadbent and Michael Morpurgo happen to be all part of the same family so this production is a very special collaboration bringing family members’ voices to life.Francis and Pieter are brothers. As the shadow of one war lingers and the rumbles of another approach the brothers argue. Francis is a fierce pacifist while Pieter signs up to fight. What happens next will change the course of Francis’s life forever… and throw him into the mouth of the wolf.For fans of Katherine Rundell (Rooftoppers) Philip Pullman (The Secret Commonwealth) Michelle Magorian (Goodnight Mister Tom) Dick King-Smith (Martin's Mice) and Louis Sachar (Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger).
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book A... more