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What you loved about The Railway Children
Read a selection of critics' and audience reactions to The Railway Children
reactions to the world premiere of The Railway children by mark-anthony turnage and librettist rachael hewer.
When their father disappears overnight, three siblings must make a new life.
Read what the critics and audience had to say about the production.
critics
‘Radical updating of this famous tale’
– The Times
‘Vividly scored’
– The Guardian
‘Singing from all was faultless’
– Bachtrack
‘crisp alertness’
– The Arts Desk
audience
‘Delightful!’
– Audience comment
‘truly wonderful’
– Audience comment
‘Exciting new work and imaginative production.’
– Audience comment
‘Fabulous’
– Audience comment
The Railway Children
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Images from the Autumn Season 2025 opening night of The Railway Children.
Image credits: The Railway Children, Autumn Season 2025. Photography by Richard Hubert Smith.
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