Links

The Opera Group main site

Tour Venues

The Haymarket, Basingstoke
Oxford Playhouse
Lighthouse, Poole
Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House
Snape Maltings Concert Hall Aldeburgh
Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Warwick Arts Centre

Some useful websites

Random House
Children’s site of Varjak publishers

Waterstones
Chain of book stores who are hosting our free Varjak events

Varjak Paw
The Official book site including some of Dave McKean’s amazing illustrations

The Linbury Prize for Stage Design
Young designer Rhys Jarman won last year’s prize for his Varjak Paw designs. See the Gallery page for more

The Jim Henson Studio
The famous studio and creators of The Muppets are making a film of Varjak Paw

Wikipedia
A comprehensive list of other fictional cats

Mesopotamia
An interactive site from the British Museum exploring the ancient region of Mesopotamia where Varjak’s ancestor Jalal lived

Blue Peter Book Club
Blue Peter Book Club site. The Outlaw Varjak Paw won Blue Peter’s Book of the Year in 2007.

Nestle Children’s Book Prize
Varjak Paw won the Smarties prize back in 2003

Bachtrack.com
Great website all about classical music and opera with sections for young people

Funders and Supporters

Arts Council England
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Peter Moore’s Foundation