The Boy at the Back of the Class

An award-winning family stage adaptation celebrating friendship, kindness and compassion, told through the eyes of a child as a class welcomes a new boy with a hidden story.

The Boy at the Back of the Class is a Children’s Theatre Partnership and Rose Theatre production based on the best-selling novel by Onjali Q. Raúf. The story follows a classroom where a new boy, Ahmet, arrives and sits in the previously empty chair at the back. As classmates learn he has fled a war-torn country, they hatch “The Greatest Idea in the World” to help reunite him with his family.

Dates: Tue 12 May 2026 – Sat 16 May 2026

Venue: New Theatre, Cardiff

Price: from £18

• Runtime: Approximately 2 hours (including interval)
• Age guidance: 7+ (guidance)
• Adapted by Nick Ahad
• Directed by Monique Touko