THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING Gets U.S. Premiere at New Victory Theater, 4/20-29

Neil Armfield, former artistic director of Sydney's Belvoir and acclaimed director of Exit the King (Broadway, 2009) and Diary of a Madman (Brooklyn Academy Of Music , 2010), will direct The Book of Everything, a play for young people and families that will run at The New Victory Theater from April 20 through April 29.

Set in post-war Amsterdam in 1951, The Book of Everything centers on nine-almost-ten-year-old Thomas Klopper who imagines tropical fish swimming in the city's canals, torrential hailstorms raging in midsummer and Jesus stopping by every now and again for a chat. Thomas chronicles his daydreams in the "Book of Everything," a secret diary that contains his greatest aspiration: "When I grow up, I'm going to be happy." But happiness eludes Thomas, his sister and his mother as they struggle with a controlling and sometimes violent father. Filled with both humor and hope, the Book of Everything is adapted by Richard Tulloch and based on the Dutch novel by Guus Kuijer, recent winner of the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Award.

Recommended for ages 10 to adult.

Visit http://newvictory.org/ for more information.