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Olivier award-winning A Monster Calls comes to Kingston’s Rose TheatreThis production is recommended for ages 10+
Performance dates
24 March - 9 April 2022
Run time: 2hr 20min (including interval)
Includes interval
18 reviews
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Tickets for A Monster Calls at Kingston’s Rose Theatre
You will not want to miss your chance to see this Olivier award-winning production of A Monster Calls as it comes to the Rose Theatre for an extremely limited run this spring. Book A Monster Calls tickets now to secure your seats to this incredible production.
Olivier Award-winning A Monster Calls
'Stories are wild creatures', the monster said. 'When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak?'
Conor is just thirteen, but he and his mum have been getting along just fine since his dad moved. Now though his mum is sick and she doesn’t seem to be getting any better. His grandmother keeps trying to get involved in everything and none of the kids at school seem to be able to even look him in the eye.
When Conor is awoken one evening by something at his window he realises that a monster has come walking. The monster has come to tell Conor stories, stories from when the monster walked before. And once the monster is done Conor will have to tell his own tale and face his own deepest fears.
From the pages of the multi award-winning bestseller, A Monster Calls offers a sharp look into love, life and healing.
A Monster Calls team
Based on Patrick Ness’ captivating novel this award-winning production of A Monster Calls is brought to life by ground-breaking director Sally Cookson. A Monster Calls was inspired by an original idea from Siobhan Dowd, who was unable to write the story before her death.
A Monster Calls tickets are on sale now!
Do not miss your chance to see A Monster Calls live on the stage of Kingston’s Rose Theatre. Tickets for A Monster Calls are extremely limited so you’ll want to book whilst you can!
Special notes
PLEASE NOTE: You must wear a face covering at all times at the Rose unless exempt.
Recent Reviews
A great emotional performance by some wonderful actors. It was so creative and clever, we absolutely loved it. We were sat right at the very back but the view was no problem and we were still drawn into the story.
This show is amazing! I haven't been so impressed at a London theatre for a very long time! The characters were portrayed very well - especially the relationship between Monster and Conor and Conor and his Grandma - but all were good. I know the book well and use it in my therapy work with young people so it was a transforming experience seeing it brought to life! Congratulations also to the set and sound design which are so important in an ensemble. A very big thank you - my only sadness is that it ends on Saturday. Dr Sue Jennings
An amazing piece of theatre, brilliantly staged and convincingly acted. There were many a teary eye by play’s end.
I think it is one of the best theatre productions I have ever seen. I go regularly to the theatre and have seen many productions but this one will live with me. I didn’t know what to expect and was gripped and enthralled from the start. Congratulations to the actors, the author and the production team. Absolutely memorable both cerebral and emotional
Amazing adaptation of a story that you might imagine wouldn't translate easily to the stage. Tangible emotional performances. Still reeling!
It was a masterpiece. A beautiful fusion of imagination and simplicity. A gripping story told with clarity and passion. Best thing I’ve seen in a while.
One of the best shows ever. Emotional, contemplative, a highlite of creativity.
My father died when I was 13 - this show was so validating of my confused emotions that it was amazingly cathartic even 40 years on! Beautifully acted, great staging - serious theatre at its best.
Absolutely stunning. The set and the way the monster was depicted were beyond my expectations. I was incredibly moved by the story which was aided immensely by the beautiful music. The actors were stunning!
Really nice theater, seats, service and performance.
Beautiful and powerful, physical and subtle. Still re-running it in my mind.
This is a superb play.I watched the film last year and was interested to see how it would transfer to the stage. I wasn't disappointed! I attended a matinee performance and was pleased to see that it was well attended. I had a rear,circle seat, where I had an unrestricted view. I could hear every word. I was not alone in being moved to tears. The actors received a standing ovation, which, in my opinion, was richly deserved. This performance ticked every box for me. I loved the versatile use of physical props and I thought the music,particularly sensitively chosen. Visual and sound effects wholly enhanced the production. I was totally absorbed.
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Features
Rapid Fire Q&A Session with Matt Costain from A Monster Calls
Matt Costain is currently appearing in A Monster Calls, directed by Sally Cookson, at The Old Vic - not only is he starring in the play but he is also the Aerial Director. We sat down with Matt for a quick-fire Q&A session to find out more about the production and the man behind the amazing aerial feats which have been wowing audiences all summer long.
15 Aug, 2018 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

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Rapid Fire Q&A Session with Marianne Oldham from A Monster Calls
Marianne Oldham is a highly prolific and talented stage and television actress currently starring in the Old Vic production of A Monster Calls, which is adapted by Sally Cookson from Patrick Ness’s gut-wrenching novel of the same name. Oldham is perhaps best known for starring as Rosalie Berwick in the BBC television series The Crimson Field, a British drama set during World War I at a fictional field hospital in France. She has also starred as Mary in The Living and the Dead and Stella Levy in A Very English Scandal.
As far as theatre is concerned, she enjoys the classics, having played in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya just to name a few. With less than one month left for A Monster Calls, we were happy to check in with Marianne Oldham to see how everything is going.
See below for our rapid-fire Q&A session.
9 Aug, 2018 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

News / Casting
Full cast announced for this summer's A Monster Calls
The new stage adaptation of A Monster Calls, which opens at the Bristol Old Vic before transferring to the Old Vic Theatre on 12 July 2018, has just announced its cast and more.
5 Apr, 2018 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels
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