The Children’s Bookshow with Author and Illustrator Yasmeen Ismail One of the Community Events events currently on at New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
5th November 2025
Main House
Main House at New Theatre Royal, PortsmouthThe main house is a beautiful Victorian auditorium designed by the famous architects Charles Phipps and Frank Matcham.
Re-opened in October 2015 following an extensive refurbishment it seats just under 700 patrons.
, New Theatre Royal
The main house is a beautiful Victorian auditorium designed by the famous architects Charles Phipps and Frank Matcham.
Re-opened in October 2015 following an extensive refurbishment it seats just under 700 patrons.
About the event
Join us at New Theatre Royal for a morning of interactive stories and illustration with the award-winning illustrator and author, Yasmeen Ismail. Children will love watching Yasmeen draw live and listening to some of her stories. Yasmeen will share secrets of her work: the materials she uses to create her books, where she gets her ideas and her top tips for budding writers and illustrators.
There’ll be time for the audience to ask questions, and every child attending gets a free book to take home and keep.
This is a school only event for years 1 and 2. The show is suitable for primary schools and homeschoolers too. If you are interested in this event please contact The Children’s Bookshow. You can contact Katy Webster to enquire about tickets. She can be reached at [email protected].
There will be FOUR free in-school workshops with Yasmeen available for schools attending the performance. Please speak to Katy Webster about these when you enquire.
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