The Lottie Project

When Charlie's mother loses her job as a shop manageress and starts work as a cleaner, Charlie's previously happy and comfortable lifestyle is threatened, and she finds her own hardships and struggles are not so different from Lottie's

First staged at the Polka Children's Theatre in 1999, this adaptation is suitable for young actors as well as young audiences

The adapter, Vicky Ireland, has provided production notes to indicate how the play can be staged even with minimal resources - plus a lot of ingenuity!

"Both thought provoking and very funny, while giving a young audience a real sense of what it feels like to be a Victorian" ~ Evening Standard

Jacqueline Wilson is the author of over 20 titles for children with sales of over 20 million books

Vicky Ireland was Artistic Director of Polka Theatre for children and works as a freelance theatre director