Festival Schools Event with Jack Meggitt-Phillips

Monday 16 November, 10.00am – 12.00pm, Dulverton Town Hall

Jack Meggitt-Phillips

Prepare for an action-packed morning of mystery, mayhem and mischievous fun as bestselling children’s author Jack Meggitt-Phillips brings his brilliant new series to the Festival with Jekyll vs Hyde: The Potion of Doom. Jack’s debut children’s series The Beast and the Bethany has been translated into over 30 languages, and has had a major film deal announced.

Jekyll vs Hyde: The Potion of Doom offers a fresh and funny twist on the classic tale, introducing children to a world where science, mischief and imagination collide. “In 1886, Dr Jekyll drank a potion that created a super-powered monster named Mr Hyde. In 2026, a spoiled, cunning boy named Henrik Jekyll rediscovers the potion, and accidentally unleashes a brand new Hyde who will change his life forever”.

Welcome to Jack’s laboratory – a laugh out loud, carnival of chaos, where young readers will be given the skills they need to create their own monstrously funny stories. In this highly interactive event, Jack will be giving a whistlestop history of the Victorian London that inspired the spine-chilling classic. There will be dramatic readings with props aplenty and, together, Jack and the children will be creating a new monster, which everyone can use to create stories of their own.

This Festival Schools Event will give plenty of opportunities to ask questions, meet Jack in person, browse the Festival bookshop and have books signed, with time for a comfort break built into the morning.

Tickets £4