Toby Thompson's The Little Prince 

If I start by saying ‘once upon a time’
Does that mean I have to finish by saying
‘And then they all lived happily ever after?’
Because I’m not sure that is how my story ends.
I mean, it isn’t that they all lived sadly ever after,
It’s just, you know, this is a true story.

A pilot scours the cosmos searching for his lost, wise friend, the Little Prince. But the universe is enormous, and he wonders whether the prince was ever real or merely a figment of his sun-drenched imagination.

Toby Thompson (I Wish I Was A Mountain) creates a world of endless sunsets, where people are like flowers, and grown-ups are, well, pretty peculiar. They think serious things are silly and silly things are serious! They’ve forgotten how to look with the heart.

With design by Anisha Fields (I Wish I Was A Mountain, Squirrel) and direction by Nik Partridge (Snow Mouse, Midnight Mole), this adaptation brings together Toby’s trademark whimsical insights into the human condition with his wide-eyed wonder, cheekiness, and zest for life. A tale to lift us out of this world.

View Toby's Past collaboration with The Egg I Wish I Was A Mountain