‘Farm Boy’ is performing at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Horncastle Wednesday 29th September, 7.30pm (provisional start time) Tickets available from QEGS School Office, priced £7 (concessions £4)

It sometimes felt as though time had stood still down on the family farm – swallows nesting in the eaves, the old Fordson tractor quietly rusting at the back of the barn, Grandpa still tending his chickens - that is, until the Summer his grandson finished school and came to stay, and the old man started telling stories of what it had been like on the farm when he was a boy.
Award-winning former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo has written a compelling sequel to his much-loved novel War Horse, a moving account of the changing face of the English countryside and a beautifully-crafted reminder that stories really can reach out across the generations.
Now this magical tale of the bonds linking grandfather to grandson and ultimately both to the land has been brought to life by critically-acclaimed New Perspectives Theatre Company and Scamp Theatre in a delightful new show combining drama, storytelling and original music.
New Perspectives, based in Nottingham, is the regional rural touring company for the East Midlands. For over 30 years, they have commissioned and produced new work that tours to rural communities in local venues and more recently, to theatres and art centres nationally. This is the second time they have adapted one of Michael Morpurgo’s books for the stage, and follows on from The Butterfly Lion (2004). For more information on New Perspectives staff, board, history and future shows visit www.newperspectives.co.uk