HORRID HENRY Comes to West End's Trafalgar Studios Starting 11/12

Kids adore Horrid Henry. Currently, he’s one of the most popular characters in children’s fiction and is coming to the West End in Horrid Henry – Live and Horrid! opening at the Trafalgar Studios on 21 November for a limited Christmas run until 11 January.

Brought to life by acclaimed playwright John Godber from the best-selling books by award winning author Francesca Simon, Horrid Henry – Live and Horrid! is the first time the tales of the adorably horrid Henry have been performed on stage.  

Along with his long-suffering parents, his smelly- nappy-baby brother, Perfect Peter and the rest of the gang, Horrid Henry’s war on grown ups, rules and all things boring is recreated featuring original music, song and dance.  Funny and fast moving, this family show tells the familiar stories that have captured the imagination of a nation of young people.

With kids able to see it for half price at all performances including Sundays, Horrid Henry – Live and Horrid! is a great Christmas treat.

Horrid Henry is one of the most famous children's literary characters in the UK second only in terms of book sales to Harry Potter.

Since 1993, when the first book was published, Horrid Henry has become a publishing phenomenon- the series has sold over 12 million copies in the UK alone and has been published in 25 languages in 27 countries worldwide. 

The latest book in the series, Horrid Henry Robs the Bank, went straight to number one in the children’s bestsellers list when it was published in June 2008. Meanwhile, its predecessor – Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman- was voted Children’s Book of the Year at the 2008 British Book Awards, affectionately known as ‘The Nibbies’. 
 
Horrid Henry is also a top-rating and hugely successful ITV animated series, made by Novel Entertainment for CITV.

Award-winning writer and director John Godber has been the Artistic Director of Hull Truck Theatre Company since 1984. Horrid Henry – Live and Horrid! is the first time Godber has written a family show. A prolific playwright, his many works include Blood, Sweat and Tears; Teechers; Up ‘n’ Under (Olivier Award for Best New Comedy), and Bouncers (7 Los Angeles Critics’ Circle Awards). For television, he wrote and co-directed The Ritz and its sequel, The Continental. He also wrote the screenplay for My Kingdom For a Horse, and devised Chalkface.  

Rising talent Hannah Chissick directs. Hannah became one of the country’s youngest ever Artistic Directors when she took over at Harrogate Theatre in 2003. Whilst there, she directed many acclaimed productions including Ghosts, Ain’t Misbehavin’, House and Garden - and Steaming in Harrogate’s Turkish Baths!  Her other credits include the smash hit Boeing Boeing (Chissick directed the subsequent casts in Matthew Warchus’ production at the Comedy Theatre, including such stars as Patricia Hodge, Rhea Perlman, Kevin McNally and Amy Nuttall), Side by Side by Sondheim (The Venue) and the national tour of Grumpy Old Women.  

Horrid Henry - Live and Horrid! has set design by Pip Leckenby, lighting design by Richard G Jones and music by Lester Barnes who created the music for the TV series. 

For more information and ticket purchase please visit www.horridhenryonstage.co.uk or call 0870 060 6632.