The Princess and the Goblin

I grew up listening to my mum reading me the stories of George MacDonald. Later on, I learned that my mum was actually author of the MacDonald biography The Stars and the Stillness, and one of the first editors of Orts; I can still remember seeing her painstakingly drawing by hand - copying from one of Macdonald's books - the iconic picture of Irene at the bottom of her grandmother's staircase, to form the frontispiece of an Orts edition.

I am now 40 years old and have my own children; my mum is in her 70s. MacDonald's stories have never gone away; they have pursued me throughout my long theatre career (I run Goblin Market Theatre Company , have an MA in Theatre Directing, and am doing a PhD in Drama and Translation at the University of East Anglia; in everything I have done, I have harboured the dream of adapting MacDonald's stories for the stage. Now, after years of work and dreams I have finally adapted The Princess and the Goblin and am ready to perform it!

 I feel deeply that this is my inheritance - to continue bringing the beauty and innocence of MacDonald's work to a new generation of children; to walk in my mother's footsteps.  As The Princess and the Goblin is a children's tale (although adults love it too!) I am supporting the children's charity BREAK and will donate all profits from this production to them.

But I cannot do it alone - I need a little help and support.  I need help to fund this play! The tiniest amount will make a difference - even £1.00.  In return I will keep you all updated on my progress - regular photos, video diaries etc. - I want you all to feel that you are a part of this George MacDonald theatrical journey with me! 

Please donate, please help to make the dream of George MacDonald on stage a reality, please help to raise money for a children's charity.

Thank you to you all, and God Bless.  

"A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks." George MacDonald