A Monster Calls is now confirmed to play at the Kennedy Center in Washington (postponed from last year). The show runs as part of a brilliant season at the KC including Hamilton, Hadestown and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Patrick Ness’s piercing novel A Monster Calls is brought to the stage in this powerful new adaptation by visionary director Sally Cookson. The show is produced by Jonathan Church Theatre Productions.

Thirteen-year-old Conor and his mum have managed just fine since his dad moved to America. But now his mum’s very sick and she’s not getting any better. His grandmother won’t stop interfering and the kids at school won’t look him in the eye. Then, one night, at seven minutes past midnight, Conor is woken by something at his window. A monster has come walking. It’s come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before. And when it’s finished, Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears.

On publication, A Monster Calls became a bestseller with children and adults alike with its dazzling insight into love, loss, and healing. It garnered huge critical acclaim, including an unprecedented win of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for outstanding children’s literature and illustration in the same year.

A Monster Calls will play at the Kennedy Center in May and June 2022.