R.A. Spratt's Blog

I’m coming to Perth!

I will be launching NANNY PIGGINS AND THE ORIGIN STORY with a live show in Perth at the Dolphin Theatre, on the 2nd of November at 2.30pm. Tickets are on sale now.

I will be performing a chapter from the brand-new book and telling the stories behind the story, including how I came up with Nanny Piggins in the first place (hint – it involves a piglet and a paddle pool from Bunnings). I’ll even sing you a song (don’t worry it will be short) and most likely leap off a piece of furniture (I might even break a leg).

This is a fun family show, full of stories to designed to get giggles from audiences of all ages. Books will be available for purchase and I will be signing them after the show.

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Check out my new podcast ‘Real Stories with Random Writers’

I’m doing a podcast with my author friends Jacquie Harvey and Tim Harris. Each week we have one of our author/illustrator friends on as a guest and we all tell each other stories. If you want to listen it’s available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all the other podcast platforms. Or you can visit the website here…

https://realstorieswithrandomwriters.buzzsprout.com

Hermes’ banjo

I’m posting this for anybody who listens to this week’s episode (Wed 9th 2024) of BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT. It’s a picture of an urn from Ancient Greece, that depicts Hermes playing his home-made lyre. Because there was a skin stretched across the tortoise shell (as described by Homer, and that’s the Ancient Greek poet, not the character from the Simpsons) I maintain that this “lyre” is the world’s first banjo.

Merchandise is now available!

Merchandise is now available! Fans of the BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT have been asking for merchandise for years. I’ve finally sorted it out. I’ve set up an online shop with Threadless. You can order tshirts, sweaters, stickers and coffee cups in a variety of colours, all with this design celebrating the podcast. So please do buy something to support the show and celebrate four years of storytelling. Xoxo R.A.

Here’s a link…https://raspratt.threadless.com/designs/bedtime-stories-with-r-a-spratt-2

Anniversary Celebration Q&A

To celebrate the 4th anniversary of the ‘Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt’ podcast and the 10th anniversary of the ‘Friday Barnes’ series, I asked listeners to send me their questions. Here’s the video of me answering them all. It is a long video. There were a lot of questions. I’m sorry if I missed yours. It got a bit hectic.

Awesome chat with Radio New Zealand

I just had the best time chatting with Kathryn Ryan at Radio New Zealand. I thought we were going to talk about Hamlet and we did but we talked about so much else as well. If you want to hear it there’s a link https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018924137/children-s-author-r-a-spratt-on-writing-comedy-for-a-young-audience.

‘Starred’ review for HAMLET IS NOT OK

https://www.booklistonline.com/Hamlet-Is-Not-OK/pid=9786994

HAMLET IS NOT OK got this fantastic review from Booklist (The American Library Association’s periodical). It goes on sale in the USA in March. It will be distributed by IPG.

If you want to book me for a school visit next year…

Here are the cities I’ll be visiting and the dates when I’ll be there. Contact the speakers agency listed for your area. (NB. Booked Out is the name of a speakers’ agency. It doesn’t mean I’m “booked out”… although hopefully, eventually I will be.)

Cover Reveal!

On sale March 2024

Come and see my Christmas Show!

Tickets are on sale now!

BRISBANE – Powerhouse Theatre – 9th Dec 2pm

MELBOURNE – Clocktower Theatre – 17th Dec 2pm

SYDNEY – Glen St Theatre – 21st Dec 2pm

I’ll be performing my favourite Christmas tales. It’ll be action-packed, side-splittingly hilarious storytelling at its festive best, featuring Christmas carols written by Nanny Piggins herself!

It’s the perfect family show for anyone who enjoys a good giggle.