


After delighting audiences across the country, the smash-hit, joyful play based on the best-selling novel is back with a celebration of friendship, kindness and compassion.
There used to be an empty chair at the back of the class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He’s nine years old (just like me), but he’s very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn’t like sweets – not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite!
After learning that he has fled his own war-torn country, Ahmet’s classmates have ‘The Greatest Idea in the World’ – a magnificent plan to reunite Ahmet with his family.
Told from a child’s perspective, balancing heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class highlights the power of good friends and courage in a world that doesn’t always make sense and reminds us that everyone needs a place to call home.
Based on the book by Onjali Q. Raúf, adapted for the stage by Nick Ahad and directed by Monique Touko. A Children’s Theatre Partnership and Rose Theatre production.
BSL Interpreted:
2hr 10min. Incl. 1 Interval.
Ages 7+. Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult.
7th April, 2026
12th April, 2026
By: Onjali Q. Raúf, Nick Ahad
Director: Monique Touko
Location: Fringe/Off West End
Railway station: Waterloo
Bus numbers: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 77, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 211, 243, 341, 381, 507, 521, RV1, X68
Night bus numbers: N1, N68, N171, N343, N381
Car park: National Theatre car park (330 metres) and APCOA Cornwall Road Car Park (490 metres)
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