David Wood’s Goodnight Mister Tom Will Return to London's West End

David Wood’s Goodnight Mister Tom is returning to London’s West End for the holiday season. Directed by Angus Jackson and starring David Troughton, the Chichester Festival Theatre adaptation of Michelle Magorian’s classic novel will begin previews on December 11 at the Duke of York’s Theatre and play a limited engagement through February 20. Opening night is set for December 17.

Troughton has performed numerous times with both the RSC (The Shoemaker’s Holiday, Macbeth, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, Richard II and Richard III, The Cherry Orchard, The Tempest, King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Venetian Twins) and the National Theatre (Season’s Greetings, Playing with Fire, Measure for Measure, Peter Pan and Fool For Love). He is also a regular on TV where his appearances include Grantchester, Unforgotten and The Hollow Crown.

Set during the build up to the Second World War, Goodnight Mister Tom follows young William Beech, who is evacuated to the idyllic English countryside and forges a remarkable and heart-warming friendship with the elderly recluse, Tom Oakley (Troughton). All is perfect until William is suddenly summoned by his mother back to London.