The High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partneship are drawing everyone's attention to an opportunity to enjoy performances of ‘I am George Stephenson’ at two Hope Valley venues in late November 2025.

Young people from the newly formed Graves Youth Theatre in Sheffield have worked with Whitworks Adventures in Theatre to produce an imaginative and entertaining take on the life of railway pioneer George Stephenson. Click here for more details...

Tickets are FREE!

Please email Gertie Whitfield to book seats. whitfieldgertie@gmail.com

Performances will take place on Saturday afternoons - on the 22^nd November, 2pm at Hathersage Memorial Hall and on 29^th November. 2:30pm at Edale Village Hall and will last about an hour.

Click here for the pdf of the official poster

The production has been funded by the Community Rail Partnership as well as several train operators and the Community Rail Network.

For more information on events taking place in this 200th anniversary year of the Railway, click here...