Norden Farm announces One Snowy Night will be its Christmas show

A POPULAR children’s book by Nick Butterworth will be adapted for the stage this Christmas by a Maidenhead-based arts centre.

One Snowy Night tells the story of Percy the Park Keeper, who always feeds the animals in the park where he lives.

But on one cold winter’s night, Percy finds a little furry friend shivering on the doorstep.

One by one, more animals show up.

They are hungry and need somewhere to stay warm, so Percy must find a way to help them.

The show is based on the Percy the Park Keeper book.

Nick says he was inspired to write them from his many walks through the local park with the family dog Jake.

The Percy range includes six hardback books, paperbacks, audio tapes read by Richard Briers, and a range of activity books.

The show was first created by Norden Farm and theatre company Slot Machine in 2010.

It returned to sell out audiences at Norden Farm in 2015.

The show has since gone on a national tour and had a Christmas season at The Albany in London, MAC in Birmingham and Southampton’s The Berry Theatre. Slot Machine also created Miki (2011) and Kipper’s Snowy Day (2014) with Norden Farm.

Now it’s back.

One Snowy Night by

Nick Butterworth opens on Tuesday, November 29, and runs until Friday, December 30, and is suitable for ages three upwards.

There will be two performances from Tuesday to Saturday, and tickets ocst £15, or £13 for under 16s.

A family and friends ticket, for four people, is £52, or £48 before Wednesday, August 31.

■ For more details, or to book, call the Box Office on 01628 788997 or online at www.nordenfarm.org