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Little Angel Theatre launches Reading Through Play school workshops

The workshops will encourage primary school students to connect with the production of Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book’s main character and motivate them to read.
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2005
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2005 - Macmillan Children’s Books

Accompanying the world premiere of a new musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, Little Angel Theatre are launching a series of school workshops to help primary students ‘read through play’. 

Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book is a co-production with The Lowry. It is set to tour the UK between February and September 2024, and is designed for ages 3 to 8. 

Introducing the season, the artistic director Samantha Lane and executive director Peta Swindall say they are ‘thrilled to present so many enchanting, literary inspired productions this season, culminating in a show all about reading for pleasure’ with Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book. 

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