Name: Theatre Book Club: The Boy at the Back of the Class
Start: 2026-03-21T13:15:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-21T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Blackwell's Bookshop

Theatre Book Club: The Boy at the Back of the Class

Join us for our Theatre Book Club where we will be chatting about The Boy at the Back of the Class
About this Event

Do you love reading and going to the theatre? Then head on over to the Festival Theatre website to book your tickets to the book group .

Do you want to dig in deep to the original story before seeing its adaptation? This collaborative book club from Blackwell’s and Capital Theatres is just the thing to take you from page to stage and ignite some fascinating conversations.

In our Spring season we’ll get reading Onjali Q. Raúf’s moving and timely debut novel .

Told with humor and heart, The Boy at the Back of the Class offers a child’s perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn’t always make sense.

YOU WILL NEED TO BOOK YOUR TICKET ON THE FESTIVAL THEATRE WEBSITE, this is an information page. .

Details

£3

Price may show as £3.53 initially but will discount at checkout

1.15pm
Book Club discussion at Blackwell’s

2.30pm
Matinee performance of Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts

5.20pm
Post-show discussion in Festival Theatre Cafe

Accessibility information

Blackwell’s bookshop has level access and the book club discussion is seated. If you have any questions about the bookshop’s accessibility, please do get in touch with the Blackwell’s events team on 0131 622 8222 or [email protected]

The Festival Theatre also has level access from the street. If you have any specific Access enquiries about the theatre then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.