Going Out | Events and Things To DoUnderstand theatre betterProlific: Children's author Carol Ann-DuffyChris Laker|Staff Reporter5 April 2012Carol Ann-Duffy: The Hat18 June, 6pm, Royal National Theatre, South Bank, £2.50-£3.50, (020 7452 3000, www.nt-online.org)Celebrated children's author Carol Ann-Duffy reads from her new collection as part of a national programme to help people understand theatre better.Duffy's is a prolific writer whose poetry takes in a wide and occasionally bizarre range of topics, such as ghosts and ghouls to a shopping trip for mancunian cows. The award-winning Duffy is joined by musician John Sampson and will be on hand for a book signing after.MORE ABOUTDuffyGhostsManchesterSinger Songwriters