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Family Theatre
FREE Family Activities at Guildhall Art Gallery & London’s Roman Amphitheatre
No need to book JUST DROP IN
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Saturday 11 April & 9 May, 11am-4pm Guildhall Yard, EC2V 5AE
cityoflondon.gov.uk/artgalleryfamilies
Brickosaurs trail 2–20 April
Have a roarsome adventure In Real Life as you follow the footprints and track down our amazing life-sized toy brick dinosaurs. For location details visit centraleandwhitgift.co.uk
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Broadway Catford Box Office: 020 8690 0002 4 Apr The Wizard of Oz Starring Bobby Davro, this is a fun-filled Easter Pantomime for the whole family. Greenwich Theatre Box Office: 020 8858 7755 7 Apr Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday Join Sarah and Duck and a host of your favourite friends including The Ribbon Sisters, The Shallots, Flamingo & John and Umbrella, as they plan a birthday party for Scarf Lady in their garden. Ages 3+. 9 – 10 Apr Rapunzel Featuring an original book, music and lyrics, high energy choreography, loveable characters, colourful set and costumes, plus the chance to meet the characters after the show. Ages 5+. 15 – 16 Apr Midnight In the hours when most people are tucked up, sound asleep in their beds, Midnight the cat rules the roost, exploring the rooftops and alleyways of her town, encountering other creatures. Ages 5+. 17 Apr Bowjangles: Excalibow Bowjangles are a string quartet who can really play. They dance whilst they play. They sing whilst they play. They leap, tumble, juggle and joke whilst they play. 18 Apr Gulp! Maya loves water! Swimming in the sea, splashing in her paddling pool. But one 16 – 17 Apr intotheclouds High in the sky, clouds sit above us, out of reach and all alone. But one day, Claud has an idea! The 11.15am performance is smaller and calmer for children with SEND needs or on the autistic spectrum. 9 May Southbank Sinfonia Family Concert In a live performance featuring big-screen projections, 33 energetic musicians become your guides. Hear straight from the performers and discover the ingredients of classical music. Ages 5-11. Theatre Peckham Box Office: 020 7708 5401 16 Apr
The Adventures of Bo Peep
Watch the adventures of Bo Peep unravel as she tries to rescue her woolly friends. Counting her sheep helps Bo Peep to fall asleep, but with no signs of them yet she’ll be up all night. Unicorn SE1 Box Office: 020 7645 0560 Until 3 May Gulliver’s Travels Blending film and live performance, this playful, funny and highly inventive production uses Swift’s biting satire to view our own world from a very different angle. Ages 7+. 17 Mar – 3 May Wild Wild’s home is the forest. Bears teach her how to eat, birds help her to speak, and foxes show her how to play. Then one day some new animals arrive which look oddly like her… Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre spontaneousproductions.co.uk Until 5 Apr The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (Weekends only) Join Sinbad on his incredible voyages, as he tells his amazing story, from his humble beginnings in Baghdad, to sailing the seven seas in search of adventure. summer’s day she gets sucked up the bathroom tap and along the water pipes! Ages 7+. 19 Apr Cirque Enfant Rock out to the great music of Cirque Enfant as this interactive fun show brings amazing acrobats, jugglers, clowns, a sing-a-long and so much more to the stage. Southbank Centre Box Office: 020 7960 4200 4 – 5 Apr Comedy Club 4 Kids The best stand-ups around do their thing for a family audience – without the rude bits. Familyfriendly, but not dumbed down, kids add their own surreal edge to the heckles. 7 – 11 Apr Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales Meet a whole host of colourful characters from best-loved titles including Tiddler, Monkey Puzzle, The Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a Squeeze. Ages 3+. 14 – 15 Apr Peppa Pig: My First Concert (Also 30 – 31 May) Sing and dance along with everyone’s favourite pig family in an interactive introduction to live orchestra for the whole family, taking in Mozart and ‘Muddy Puddles’. 15 – 19 Apr Big Up! What happens when a beatboxer, a singer and a puppeteer arrive on stage but nothing is ready? No set, no instruments, no puppets. No rules. Ages 4+. Enjoy the show! And don’t forget to say you saw it in Primary Times! Family Theatre The best shows around...
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS A Unicorn Production 15 MAR – 3 MAY FOR AGES 7+ Inspired by the book by Jonathan Swift By Lulu Raczka Directed by Jaz Woodcock-Stewart
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Easter Shows at the Unicorn Theatre This Easter, the Unicorn Theatre is presenting two exciting new shows for ages 2 to 6 and 7+. Gulliver’s Travels is an adventurefilled modern adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s surreal masterpiece that explores home, escapism and the power of stories to
transform audiences’ views of the world. Gulliver’s fantastical imaginings are vividly brought to life using a video camera, intricate tabletop sets and projection in this playful, funny and highly inventive show for everyone aged 7 and over. It will be at the Unicorn from now until 3 May. Make your trip extra special by booking a post-show workshop after selected performances of Gulliver’s Travels. There are also plenty of family-friendly things to do in the local area to help you make a day of it. For younger audiences, Wild is a new stage adaptation of the glorious picture book about a little girl who lives in the forest and is irrepressibly and wonderfully wild. It is brought to life by
Family Theatre inventive young company, How It Ended. Told with atmospheric sound, movement and puppetry, this show is for ages 2 to 6 and celebrates the free spirit in all of us. Wild will be running from 17 March to 3 May. Show tickets start from £8. For more information, visit www. unicorntheatre.com. Easter at Southbank Centre This Easter at Southbank Centre there is an egg-cellent programme of fantastic family shows and free events for kids, big and small. Under the sea, out on the farm and into the jungle, four terrific tales by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are brought to life on stage with music and puppetry. Funky moves, toe-tapping tunes and giggles are guaranteed in Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales. At Big Up! watch as a beatboxer, a singer and a puppeteer create a world full of joy and chaos, where objects come to life and everything is possible. Or be in stitches at Comedy Club 4 Kids, where the best stand-ups around do their thing for a family audience – without the rude bits! Far away and high on a hill, Claud builds a Cloud Factory and, with a little help from you, fluffy dreams may come true. Intotheclouds is a playful and sensory first-time theatre experience. Soundpit has been extended due to popular demand – create music with your own movements in giant musical sandpits lit up by beautiful graphics. Don’t forget the free stuff! Join in on green thumb craft events on Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, including ClayTime, Craft an Eco Mobile and Build a Jam Jar Lantern. Get your cycle or dance on at a Pedal Power Disco or at one of the Family Folk Club free lunchtime gigs. Easter at Southbank Centre runs from Saturday 4 until Sunday 19 April. Find out more at www.southbankcentre.co.uk/Easter Photo credit: Helen Murray
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