The Diamond of Drury Lane
The Diamond of Drury Lane
Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and the Nestle Children's Book Prize in 2006.
At the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, Covent Garden,
This present day, being 1st January, 1790,
Will be presented the COMEDY, of
The Diamond of Drury Lane
(A comedy written in five acts by Miss Cat Royal.)
Cat Royal, orphan, adventurer and ward of the Theatre Royal, lives among the most gifted actors and musicians of the age. She rubs shoulders with the highest in society, and plays in the gutter of Covent Garden with the lowest. We are pleased to present to you her story, a tale of one hidden diamond, two bare-knuckle boxers, and three dread enemies...
With a New Musical INTERLUDE
by Mr Pedro Hawkins, late of Africa.
To which will be added a farce, called
The Mogul’s Tale
In which a hot air balloon will land on stage.
Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s.
Places for the boxes to be had from Mr. Smith at the stage-door of the Theatre.
No Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes without permission, nor any Money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up.
Vivat REX.
Messages
hadiqa wrote on 07 April 2009:
hello my sister iqra read me the first chapter of diamomd of dury lane and i thought it was really good and im only 5
haleemah wrote on 06 April 2009:
hi julia hw u wat is your latest book? bye P.s has anyone told u that u r beauitiful luv frm haleemah tanvir (Thanks, my friend! Take a look at the Blog for sneak peek at Wolf Cry. Julia)
iqra wrote on 04 April 2009:
thanks for wishing me i didnt have enough time to reply yesterday i had a family party i got a make up set and a ring set and a anklet set and a jewellery set.p.s. whens your birthday and when are you next visiting high wycombe i so want to meet you in person bye xxxx (I don't give out the exact date - I think it's best not to have too much info on line in case of identity theft - but it was recent! Julia)
Annelise wrote on 01 April 2009:
Hi Julia I absaloutly love this book. It's the only one i'v read out of the 'Cat Royal' series and i wish to read them all one day!! I myself am not much of a reader but i have to say this is the best book i've ever read!! thanks so so so much for writing it!!!!!!!!
iqra hussain wrote on 31 March 2009:
hi julia , its my birhday on 3 april can you wish me my email adress is.... your my role model for story writing. p.s. why do we need to write our email adresses if we want to write to you (Hi Iqra and happy birthday. The emails are just so that when I need to reply individually - eg a invitation to talk at an event or something of that nature, I can do so. I don't use them for any other purpose and you don't have to provide them. J)
Safi wrote on 21 March 2009:
heyy how many more books are there to come in the series?? (Up to 9 - we're on 5 in the UK - 3 and 4 will be out in the US soon. J)
iqra wrote on 20 March 2009:
you are kind
Dan wrote on 17 March 2009:
Are there just five books in the series or are there more to come? (There's more. J)
iqra wrote on 16 March 2009:
has anyone told you that you are buetiful well let me me tell you are really buetiful (Very sweet - Cat is most touched. J)
Haleemah wrote on 16 March 2009:
how long does it take you to write your books? Do you need a degree to became a arthour? thanks for you help please reply. from haleemah (About 3 to 4 months spread over 18 months. No, but I find it helps. Mine was in English literature. J)
Jen wrote on 15 March 2009:
wow. wow oh wow is this a fab-u-los book! people kept on recomending it to me and so i thought i might aswell read it.....sooo good!!! i was just wondering...Have you ever thought of making it into a film? wow. it would so cool if it was! (No film as yet. J)
aaminah wrote on 14 March 2009:
hi just wondering,what book that you have not wrote would you reccomend to someone aged 10-11? (Have you read the Anne Of Green Gables series - I loved those. More modern and very different are the Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan. J)
iqra wrote on 05 March 2009:
julia how long does it take for our comments to come up on your website (I monitor them in case of obscenity etc. so it depends on whether I get to the computer. You probably notice that on days where I'm listed doing an event somewhere the comments don't go up until a day or two later. Julia)
Aimee fullbrook age 12 wrote on 05 March 2009:
i was amazed of how exiting 1 boock cood be. i read it evrywhere, i even read it when my favrot program was on ("the bill").
iqra wrote on 03 March 2009:
yoooooooouuuuurrr books aresoooooooo great.
aaminah wrote on 02 March 2009:
are there going to be any new books in the series of cat royal? (See FAQs on contact page. J)
Jazmine wrote on 02 March 2009:
I LOVE this book!! And I love Syd!!! That's a statement.
louise wrote on 02 March 2009:
I love the diamond of drury lane it is fab i am currently reading it for about the fifth time and it gets better every time i like all the other ones too but i think the diamond of drury is the best one by far well done Julia
aaminah wrote on 01 March 2009:
diamond of drury lane is so good i didnt like pedro that much as he kept on bringing unexpected things without asking cat! what do you think?
lauren wrote on 27 February 2009:
i am reading the first cat royal book (the dimond of drury lane) is the rest of the book good and are the other books in the series good.
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