BOX OFFICE

ALL THE VERY BEST THEATRE, ARTS AND FILM NEAR YOU

Farnham Maltings

01252 745444 29 May Catch That Beast! Farnham Maltings produced company Bucket Club Theatre return to the Maltings with Catch That Beast! a magical, deliciously silly show about a society with one mission: to capture mythical beasts. £8 age guidance. 5-11 years. 60mins

30 May Family Activity Trail Workshop Join A Line Art for this fun, interactive session where adults and children can play and create ideas together. price. Free (child and accompanying adult both require a ticket.) Ages 4+. 45mins.

18 June The Enchanted Cinema: The Red Turtle Live cinema performers Gareth Wilkins and Kieron Chissik invite you to watch Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Red Turtle’ with live music. Alongside this, you will be invited to create the sound of an island forest, scuttling beach creatures and seabirds in a workshop inspired by the film.

1 July The Bug Hotel Come inside The Bug Hotel, a celebration of the wildlife that lives beneath our feet. The Bug Hotel is a mini musical adventure for 0-2 year olds that takes place in a beautifully designed multisensory tent space. 15mins.

New Victoria Theatre

020 7206 1174 18 & 19 May Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a special day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig - it’s going to be her best day ever! Prepare for the brand new live show packed full of songs, games and laughter.

16 July Pop Princesses A Magical show where beautiful Princesses become Pop Stars! This is the children’s pop concert with a big difference. musical spectacular starring four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses who just love to sing! It’s the perfect mix.

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

01483 44 00 00 11 May Paul Zerdin: Hands Free Paul’s smash hit tour has extended into 2022 by popular demand. Sam, Albert, Baby, Roger the bodyguard and an urban fox have all survived the locked downs and are back out on the road. They can’t wait to see you, so get ready to be involved. £23.

23 – 28 May Private Peaceful The Peaceful brothers, Tommo and Charlie, have a tough rural childhood facing the loss of their father, financial hardship and a cruel landlord. Their fierce loyalty to each other pulls them through, until one day they both fall for the same girl. And then the Great War comes. A brand new adaptation for Storytelling with interactive and sensory role-play. Adult + Child: £10.50.

3 – 4 June In The Night Garden Live In the Night Garden Live is coming to Guildford in 2022! Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends are back in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle’s Busy Day! Join Igglepiggle as he looks for his friends in the Night Garden by following their funny sounds until he finds them all! Tickets from £17.50

15 – 16 July The Gruffalo A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood... Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Camberley Theatre

01276 707600 21 May DAME DOLLY DOES GOLDILOCKS Dame Dolly is ready for her production of Goldilocks & the Three Bears, there’s only one problem, none of her cast have shown up! Will the boys and girls (and of course the grown ups too) help Dame Dolly out? Tickets £5.

28 May SQUISH: CIRCUS SKILLS WITH PATCHES Patches’ circus school - Roll up roll up, Patches is in town and she wants to invite you to her circus school. Funny, silly circus skills show followed by an interactive workshop and a balloon gift and certificate on graduation. 45 mins of pure joy! Workshops at 11am, 1pm, 3pm.

Cranleigh Arts

01483 2780000 2 June Spontaneous Storytelling Join award-winning local storyteller Danyah

CONTINUED OVER THE PAGE

SUMMER THEATRICAL TREATS AT FARNHAM MALTINGS!

There’s a packed line-up to keep all ages entertained during the summer months. The programme features theatre, dance, music and film!

First up, Meet Me a Tree is an interactive first opera for 0–2-year-olds and their carers with music by Schumann, Delibes and Handel. HurlyBurly invites you and your baby on a multisensory journey through a year in the life of a tree: singing with blackbirds, marching through fallen leaves, smelling new blossom and feeling the wind on your cheeks.

Meet Me a Tree takes place in the Great Hall on Fri 20 May at 10am, 11.30am & 2pm. Tickets £16 for adult & baby.

Catch That Beast! is a magical, deliciously silly show about a society with one mission: to capture mythical beasts. Through recruiting the audience as new members, the show explores how we interact with wild things and how the youngest among us might bring about change. Full of offbeat humour, original live music, inventive puppetry, and audience participation, it is suitable for audiences aged 5-11. Catch That Beast! Sun 29 May at 11.30am & 2.30pm (outside space) Tickets £8.

The Enchanted Cinema: Jubilee Special, Sat 18 June at 2.30pm, is an opportunity to join cinema composers Gareth Wilkins (piano, harp) and Kieron Chissik (guitar, viola) to create live scores for award-winning animation. Family audiences will help the musicians create sound effects live on stage to become a forest growing, an ocean, gnashing teeth, a flying horse, a penguin, an owl and a snail (what does a snail sound like, you may ask), by using their voice or instruments provided. Family ticket for four: £40

Book tickets and find out much more about the summer season on Farnham Maltings website farnhammaltings.com or call box office 01252 745444.

Miller (I Believe in Unicorns, Meet Pippi Longstocking, Perfectly Imperfect Women) for an interactive, fun and educational Storytelling Session. Recommended for children aged 6-10 years old.

19 August LEGO® display and open build event by The BRICK People Are you a fan of LEGO bricks? Ever wondered what it was like to build with thousands of bricks, surrounded by other official LEGO creations and custom builds by other LEGO fans? This event is for you! 10am. £5.

Dorking Halls

01306 881717 16 July Plays in the Park - Scoot Theatre present: A Midsummer Night’s Dream “The course of true love never did run smooth...” Hermia loves Lysander. Lysander loves Hermia. But Demetrius loves Hermia. And Helena loves Demetrius. They all run away into the woods where the mischievous fairy Puck has plenty of tricks in store for them!

Electric Theatre

01483 444789 29 May The Princess and The Pea This gorgeous new production mixes Let’s All Dance’s signature crystal clear Epsom Playhouse

01372 742555 28 May Close Up Magic May 2022 Close Up Magic is one of the most impressive forms of the art and this unique format showcases some of the best and most skilful exponents. Prices from: £17.50.

g-live

08447701797 7 May Rooted in Guildford Family Fun Day Come on down and get involved in a host of FREE and fabulous activities for children of all ages to enjoy. Taking over the G Live foyers for one day only, this Family Fun Day will be focused on boosting your family’s health and wellbeing through play. With activities set to include: Group Yoga by Samanya Yoga. Ukulele Workshop by A Touch of Musicality. Face Painting by Zoe Warner. Mindful Colouring. Music Making and much more. Join us between 10am-3pm.

1 June Create Your Own Comic! Learn how to draw a variety of weird and wonderful sea creatures - Goblin sharks, yeti crabs, vampire squids and more! Then combine different underwater animals to create your own crazy characters and their underwater realms. Join illustrator Aaron Blecha, as we take a deep dive into Sea Creature Creation. You’ll also receive your very own sketch, drawn by Aaron himself! For ages 7 - 12 years old. £20.

22 - 23 July The Tiger Who Came To Tea The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger! Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show. Ages 3+

Harlequin Theatre

01737 276500 30 May Fartology The funniest, most outrageous science show in the world! BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates takes you on an unforgettable, explosive scientific journey through the bizarre chemistry, biology and physics behind our farts. Complex biochemistry is transformed into a hilarious adventure using massive bottoms, vortex cannons, rockets, vast whoopee cushions, explosions and the world’s loudest fart machine. Recommended for ages 7+.

1 June The Wizard of Oz Join Dorothy as she goes on a magical adventure to the Land of Oz. Along the way she makes new friends with the Scarecrow who longs for a brain, the Tin Man who really wants a heart and the very cowardly Lion who is desperate to be brave and have some courage.

7 August The Queen’s Knickers Her Majesty’s knickers have been nicked- call the royal guard! It’s a busy year for the Queen – she has lots of important events to attend. But disaster has struck the palace as Her Majesty’s knickers have been nicked! Meanwhile, a little girl is wondering what knickers Her Majesty will choose to wear on a school visit. Will they be her ‘at home’ knickers – adorned with corgis – or her ‘garden party’ knickers, or perhaps her woolly Balmoral ones?

Leatherhead Theatre

01372 365141 26th – 28th May Peter Pan – A musical Adventure Peter Pan tells the classic tale of a boy who refuses to grow up. On a quest to find stories with which to entertain his young cohorts in Neverland. Peter returns to the real world and meets Wendy, Michael and John Darling. The Darling children accompany Peter back to Neverland where they learn to fly and get involved in all sorts of adventures and defeat Captain Hook. Tickets from £16.50