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The Unicorn Theatre is delighted to be reopening with a season which includes five world premieres – two of which were postponed from last year, Justin Audibert’s latest play Marvin’s Binoculars about birdwatching and the joys of the great outdoors, which will tour London schools this summer and have a digital life online as well... Continue Reading →
Polka Theatre, the UK’s first theatre designed specifically for 0-12 year olds, is reopening its doors with an exciting season of new productions and free activities for the whole family this August. From a perilous adventure across swamplands, to a modern take on a fairy tale and a young girl’s heart-warming adventure, there is something... Continue Reading →
Join the Ladybird and her farmyard friends Live on Stage at the Palace Theatre for a strictly limited summer season from 15 July to 29 August 2021. From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, and award-winning illustrator Lydia Monks, comes the stage show of the much-loved picture book What the Ladybird Heard. With live... Continue Reading →
Let’s face it, we’ve all had a pretty tough year, but children have had a pretty unsettling time over the last 12 months, what with home schooling and not being able to see their friends. Thankfully Shoreditch Town Hall has come to the rescue in a bid to lift their spirits with the world premiere... Continue Reading →
Award-winning playwright and actor Asif Khan (COMBUSTION, Arcola Theatre; IMAAM IMRAAN, National Youth Theatre; DIRTY SHINY BRADFORD, BBC Comedy Room) will bring the digital premiere of his family show Jabala and the Jinn to Belgrade Theatre in a live streamed spectacular. The event will also include a post-show Q&A with the cast and creative team,... Continue Reading →
This half term, HistoryRiot will zoom families back in time to get a fun-filled taste of life at Greenwich Palace, as it was during the Tudor era, in their new interactive story Tudor Palace Palaver. Expert storytellers HistoryRiot bring to life the history of the Old Royal Naval College when it was a palace built... Continue Reading →
“Everybody’s favourite pantomime dame,” (Metro) might be experiencing Lockdown the Threequel, but that’s not going to stop her livestreaming stories to your living room (direct from Stanley Arts in London)February half-term would usually see Mama G visiting venues across the UK to brings some joy and sparkle (literally, there are always sparkles with a Mama... Continue Reading →
Winter Rescue is the fourth hit show from the pioneering virtual immersive theatre company Morpheus and is open for bookings now. Suitable for children aged 9 to 13, this new show transports children to an icy world of kidnapped elves and fearsome yetis, where they must work together throughout a time-twisting adventure to save the... Continue Reading →
With so many pantomimes on offer at this time of year it can be tough to choose which one to watch. Thankfully Potted Panto has come to the rescue with a show which takes you through seven pantomimes in just 70 minutes! Written by Daniel Clarkson, Jefferson Turner and Richard Hurst, Potted Panto played just... Continue Reading →
Let’s face it, deep down we’re all scared of something, whether it’s heights, snakes, spiders, the dentist or some other phobia. But in a new family show written and performed by Neil McDermott and Gina Beck, we meet an elf with a rather unusual fear: Christmas. The Elf Who Was Scared of Christmas was originally... Continue Reading →
