Category: Event

THE WORLD’S WORST MONSTERS SUMMER EVENTS!

We are delighted to announce a series of thrilling events for The World’s Worst Monsters with David Walliams this summer! Tickets on sale now!

Book Signing Events

[SOLD OUT] Waterstones, York – Thursday 13th July, 4PM

Waterstones, Leeds – Friday 14th July, 4PM

Tickets here

Waterstones, Manchester Arndale – Saturday 15th July, 10:30AM

Tickets here

[SOLD OUT] Book Bean and Ice Cream, Kirkham – Saturday 15th July, 4PM

[SOLD OUT] Waterstones, Liverpool – Sunday 16th July, 11AM

Special Event & Meet and Greet*

[SOLD OUT] Chester Racecourse in partnership with Linghams and Booka Bookshop, Chester – Sunday 16th July, 6:00PM

Monster dress-up is STRONGLY encouraged!

These are set to sell out fast, so grab them quickly – we can’t wait to see you!

*Please note, there will be no book signing at this event.

EXTRA ROBODOG SIGNING EVENT – Just Announced!

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week, we are delighted to announce an additional signing event for Robodog, with David Walliams!

Gerrards Cross Bookshop, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire – Saturday 17th June, 11AM

For more details of the event and to reserve your space, click here: Tickets

These are set to sell out fast, so grab them quickly – we can’t wait to see you!

DAVID WALLIAMS’ AMAAAAAZING ASSEMBLY FOR WORLD BOOK DAY!

On 2nd March, David Walliams hosted a very special and FREE schools event to celebrate World Book Day 2021! 

David Walliams was in conversation with Blue Peter presenter Lindsey Russell for an AMAAAAAZING ASSEMBLY for World Book Day! Beamed directly into classrooms and living rooms around the country (both physical and virtual), EVERYONE was welcome to join in with this FREE event! It was held at 10:30am, with a catch-up screening at 4pm, so that as many people could join in as possible.

The event was a HUGE success, with thousands of people tuning in from across the country! In fact, the number of people that tuned in would have filled the seated area of Wembley Stadium – FIVE TIMES OVER!

Worthing’s Children’s Parade

The theme of Worthing’s Children’s Parade this year was The World of David Walliams. It was an absolutely fantastic event on Saturday 15th June, made even better with a surprise visit from the man himself!

Thank you to everyone who took part and made it a really special year for Worthing’s Children’s Parade.

Grandpa’s Great Escape LIVE

Tickets for the brand new arena spectacular Grandpa’s Great Escape Live are now on sale. Adapted from the number one bestselling book by David Walliams, this exciting new production will tour arenas around the UK this Christmas. Visit www.GrandpasGreatEscapeLive.co.uk for full details and to book tickets. The perfect treat for you and your family!

Click above to watch the Grandpa’s Great Escape Live trailer, or watch here.

David visits his Britain’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer act Flakefleet Primary School!

On Friday 24 May, David Walliams paid a special visit to his Britain’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer act Flakefleet Primary School to drop off the very first copies of The World’s Worst Teachers!

Check out the highlights of the visit for an extra-special sneak peek at The World’s Worst Teachers!

Billionaire Boy at Nuffield Southampton Theatres

Did you see Billionaire Boy the musical at Nuffield Southampton Theatres? Wasn’t it INCREDIBLE?!

To the delight of fans, Billionaire Boy ran from November 2018 until January 2019, making it the perfect Christmas treat. The hilarious musical was recommended for ages 5 and up, so whole families could sit down to enjoy it together! Reviewers agreed, with The Stage calling it “a really strong, super-funny new musical with serious commercial gloss.”

What was it about?

Based on the bestselling book by David Walliams, Billionaire Boy follows overnight success Len Spud and his son Joe.

Mr Spud spends, spends, spends on fast cars, 100-inch TVs, and lavish gifts for his glamorous new girlfriend, Sapphire Stone, so Joe is left to fend for himself.

In the unforgiving world of the school playground, things get more complicated as Joe navigates an assault course of school bullies and dangerously inedible canteen food.

I missed out!

Don’t worry! You can catch up with some great videos, instead! Watch rehearsals at the Nuffield Southampton Theatres here:

Then watch David join the Billionaire Boy cast live on stage!

Surprise visit to winner of 2018 National Young Writers’ Awards

David Walliams made a surprise visit to the winner of the 2018 National Young Writers’ Awards, Mia Falatoori! He had a fantastic morning at Churchfields Junior school in South Woodford speaking to Mia.

David picked her story out of 39,000 entries and presented her with her prize of a family trip to Disneyland Paris and £500 books for the school. Read the winning story and watch the exciting moment unfold!

 

David Walliams at The Book Nook

On: Saturday 9th June, 10.00am – 11.30am

At: The Book Nook, Hove

David Walliams is going to The Book Nook, Hove to sign copies of his hilarious new book The World’s Worst Children 3.

Tickets are available upon purchase of the new book but places are strictly limited and only available to reserve by calling The Book Nook on 01273 911988.

A photo opportunity will be available with David at the signing table, so please feel free to bring your cameras!

Tickets are limited to one ticket per person.

If you do not have a ticket on the day you will be turned away. Parents accompanying their children do not need to reserve a ticket.

David Walliams is very sorry but in the time allowed he will only be able to sign one book per person, per ticket holder. Sadly he cannot add dedications.

Find out more at facebook.com/booknookhove  

The Book Nook
First Avenue
Hove
BN3 2FJ
Tel: 01273 911988
www.booknookuk.com

 

Hay Festival welcomes David Walliams!

Hey, Hay Festival-goers! David Walliams will be taking to the stage this May in South Wales as he celebrates ten glorious years of publishing.

If you’re new to Hay Festival, it’s a fabulous event where writers, artists, academics, thinkers and performers entertain and inspire their audience to reimagine their world. Speaking to a packed audience, David Walliams will be sharing the stories behind the stories, talking about the inspiration for his best-loved characters, reading extracts from some of his favourite titles and answering questions from the audience.

He’s written quite a lot since his very first novel, The Boy in The Dress, so he’ll have no shortage of characters, plots and stories to talk about. So, there might be a mention of the characters from The World’s Worst Children series, a whiff of his inspiration for Mr Stink and perhaps a little something from his bestselling novel Bad Dad. You’ll have to wait and see!

The event is sold out, but watch this space for little snippets and photos from the event! And if you’re one of the lucky people with tickets, please drop us a line on Facebook and share your story, photos or videos from the festival.

More about the event:

This year’s Hay Festival will run from 24 May until 3 June in a beautiful tented village on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales (UK). David Walliams will be at the Hay Festival Tata Tent on Saturday 26 May 2018 at 10am.

For more information visit the Hay Festival website.

Closed: Perform ‘Walliams-in-10’ with Shakespeare Schools Foundation

UK teachers! Do we have an exciting announcement for you! We’ve teamed up with arts and education charity, Shakespeare Schools Foundation to bring you FREE CPD Literacy and Drama workshops focused on David Walliams’ bestselling books.

Over two days, you’ll be equipped with the necessary tools and techniques to create unique dramatic interpretations of a bestselling Walliams text that will excite and engage KS2 English and Drama classrooms.

Yes, we know, your students are already shuffling around the playground as Gangsta Granny and giggling uncontrollably as they re-enact Windy Mindy’s famous musical concert. We’re talking about organised chaos. Drama, storytelling, scriptwriting, and unforgettable performances they (and you!) will remember forever.

Further information can be found on www.shakespeareschools.org. Spaces are limited, so register speedy quick!

REGISTER HERE!

As if that wasn’t enough, HarperCollins Children’s Books is giving one lucky school the chance to win a David Walliams book bundle for their library – hand-delivered by David Walliams himself!

To win teachers who attend the workshops are invited to submit a ten-minute film of their class performing a popular David Walliams text. You can select any one of David’s popular stories to perform and should use the skills and resources gained from the CPD workshops to create a dramatic interpretation with your class.

Further details about will be provided at the CPD  workshops, so REGISTER NOW!

David Walliams Facebook Live

If you weren’t able to attend David Walliams’ recent event in Manchester and see him live on stage, don’t worry! You can still catch up with all the action here! We streamed the David Walliams event using Facebook Live at the time, but you can catch up with the recording now, too.

In the theatre, David answered questions from the audience, read from Bad Dad and The World’s Worst Children, and talked about brand new book ideas!

Watch the recording below – if you were in the audience, can you spot yourself?!

Palace Theatre, Manchester Golden Ticket Winners

Were you were lucky enough to be a Golden Ticket Winner at David Walliams’ recent event in Manchester?

If so, we’ve created a photo album of all the images taken on stage with David after the event. See if you can spot yourself and your friends! To see all the images click over to the World of David Walliams Facebook page and view the full album.

For a high resolution copy of your image, email childrens.publicity@harpercollins.co.uk with the reference number of your photo.