This Was The World and I Was King - Jack Studio

HookHitch Theatre will present This Was The World and I Was King by Casey Jay Andrews and Nathan Foad at the Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley, south London, from 2 to 20 February 2016, with an official opening on 4 February 2016.

The play celebrates a generation of war-time children who had no option but to grow up quickly, and confront the demons beyond their world of innocence, and features the poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'A Child's Garden of Verses'.

"With their father in peril on the Western Front, the Connor children turn to their imagination for a comforting distraction from reality. Their spell-binding make believe kingdom comes to life on-stage as they set sail on impossible adventures."

The cast for the production includes Laura Hannawin, Laura Trundle, Lucy Peacock, Casey Jay Andrews, Steve McCourt, and Lewis Clarke.

Directed by David Thackeray, the production features original compositions by George Jennings along with puppetry Design by Casey Jay Andrews and lighting design by Laura Trundle.

Tickets for the production are now on sale.