Paddington-star Hugh Bonneville brings new children’s adventure to Malton
Hugh Bonneville, the actor children know best for Paddington, one of the UK’s most treasured family films – is heading to Malton in his latest role, as a best-selling children’s author.
Bonneville will appear at the Wesley Centre in Malton on Friday, November 20 at 4pm for an event celebrating his new children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Spy Who Loved Tea.
Known by millions as Mr Brown in the loveable bear film franchise, Bonneville is also famed for playing Lord Grantham in Downton Abbey.
Before he features as a headline guest for Whitby Lit Fest in November, the Malton event will see Hugh in conversation with the acclaimed children’s author Ashley Thorpe, after which both authors meet readers and sign books at a post-talk signing hosted by Kemps General Store & Bookshop.
Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books in October, Rory Sparkes and the Spy Who Loved Tea is the latest adventure featuring Hugh’s irrepressible young hero Rory Sparkes.
The story sees Rory stumble across a coded message hidden in a recipe book, setting him on the trail of mysterious secret messages, some distinctly suspicious tea-drinking and a possible spy ring.
The book follows Hugh’s first children’s novel, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room, and combines comedy, mystery and adventure with illustrations by Loretta Schauer.
The event will give young readers and families the opportunity to hear Hugh talk about creating Rory, his move into writing for children, where his comic ideas come from and how he approaches storytelling after a career bringing some of Britain’s best-known screen characters to life.
Visit maltonwesleycentre.org for tickets.