The son of the novelist Paul Torday, he was born in Northumberland and was a theatre and television producer for many years.
[1][2] His book The Dark Wild (2014) won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for 2014.
[1] Torday's adaptation of John Masefield's The Box of Delights was performed at Wilton's Music Hall in Shadwell in east London between 1 December 2017 and 6 January 2018,[4] and revived at the same venue between 30 November 2018 and 5 January 2019.
[5] It was revived by the Royal Shakespeare Company from 31 October 2023, running until 7 January 2023.
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