Adapted by Richard Tulloch from the novel by Guus Kuijer
An Auckland Arts Festival co-production.
Thomas sees things that others don’t — a plague of green frogs, a hailstorm in summer, tropical fish in the canals of Amsterdam. He’s keeping a diary, The Book of Everything, in which he records all that he sees. One day, he writes his greatest wish: “When I grow up, I’m going to be happy”.
It’s 1951, and to escape an unhappy household with a violent father, Thomas creates a magical world where anything is possible — odd encounters with Jesus, befriending the witch next door and falling in love for the very first time. Eventually he learns what it means to be brave.
Beautifully adapted from the novel by Guus Kuijer, THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING celebrates the limitless power of imagination and of the heart. Mothers, nephews, grandfathers, daughters, cousins, boyfriends, sisters, friends — this is theatre for anyone aged 10 — 110.
An Auckland Arts Festival co-production.
Performance
Mia Blake
Michelle Blundell
Tim Carlsen
Patrick Carroll
Sam Snedden
Rima Te Wiata
Olivia Tennet
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Production
Sophie Roberts
John Verryt
Kirsty Cameron
Thomas Press
