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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



Image credits: The Railway Children, Autumn Season 2025. Photography by Richard Hubert Smith.

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