Watermans Watermans is is the the ideal ideal venue venue to to help help make make your your child’s child’s birthday birthday celebrations celebrations extra extra special. special. You You can can easily easily make make aa group group booking booking for for one one of of our our high high quality quality fun fun children’s children’s theatre theatre shows shows or or aa Family Family Cinema Cinema screening screening giving giving your your child child and and their their friends friends aa birthday birthday they they will will never never forget. forget. Tickets Tickets including including party party meal meal are are from from £10 £10 per per head. head. Minimum Minimum party party 15 15 people. people.
Pandemonium Pandemonium Music Music Workshop Workshop Ages Ages 0 0––22 yrs yrs and and 2-4 2-4 yrs yrs Weds Weds mornings mornings A A fun fun and and gentle gentle workshop workshop introducing introducing music music to to your your baby, baby, toddler toddler or or preschooler, preschooler, singing singing songs songs and and playing playing musical musical games. games.
Parent Parent & & Baby Baby Screenings Screenings Babies Babies must must be be under under 11 year year old old Weds Weds mornings mornings Screenings Screenings of of the the latest latest fifilms, lms, exclusively exclusively for for parents parents or or carers carers with with babies. babies.
April April Sun Sun 12 12
3.00 3.00
Sun Sun 19 19
3.00 3.00
Shoe Shoe Kangaroo Kangaroo && the the Big Big Bad Bad Boot Boot —— aa fantastical fantastical journey journey of of strapping strapping tales. tales.
Sun Sun 26 26
1.30 1.30
One One Finger, Finger, One One Thumb Thumb —— an an exciting exciting interactive interactive musical musical and and interactive interactive performance. performance. £8 £8 (£7) (£7)
3.30 3.30
One One Finger, Finger, One One Thumb Thumb
Sun Sun 33
3.00 3.00
The The Dragon’s Dragon’s Tale Tale —— aa whimsical whimsical reinterpretation reinterpretation of of George George and and the the Dragon. Dragon.
Sun Sun 10 10
3.00 3.00
Me Me and and My My Cat Cat —— play play detective detective in in this this hilarious hilarious action action packed packed story. story.
Sun Sun 17 17
3.00 3.00
One One Little Little Word Word —— explores explores the the challenges challenges of of playing playing together, together, being being friends. friends. £8 £8 (£7) (£7)
Sun Sun 24 24
3.00 3.00
Red Red Riding Riding Hood Hood —— beautiful beautiful and and striking striking mix mix of of puppetry, puppetry, music music and and song. song. £8 £8 (£7) (£7)
Family Family Cinema Cinema
Tue Tue 26 26
3.00 3.00
My My Friend Friend Mole Mole —— aa delightful delightful play play about about the the need need for for friends. friends.
Sats Sats mornings mornings –– Capture Capture your your favourite favourite family family fifilms lms old old and and new new on on the the big big screen, screen, where where the the adults adults go go FREE FREE with with every every 11 paying paying child. child.
Wed Wed27 27
3.00 3.00
My My Friend Friend Mole Mole
Sun Sun 31 31
3.00 3.00
Signor Signor Baffo’s Baffo’s Restaurant Restaurant —— an an introduction introduction to to the the world world of of cooking. cooking. £8 £8 (£7) (£7)
Lots more for Kids Stimulate Stimulate and and nurture nurture your your child’s child’s creative creative mind mind with with our our weekly weekly term term time time workshops workshops that that include: include:
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Hunt Hunt Academy Academy for for Young Young Actors Actors Ages Ages 8 8––12 12 yrs yrs and and 13 13––19 19 yrs yrs –– A A professional professional drama drama workshop workshop that that teaches teaches methods methods and and techniques techniques in in acting. acting.
Parkour Parkour & & Freerunning Freerunning Ages Ages 77––11 11 yrs yrs and and 12 12––18 18 yrs yrs —— A A popular popular street street dance dance workshop. workshop.
For For more more details details of of all all the the above above please please contact contact the the box box offi office ce or or see see our our website. website.
Mrs. Mrs. McMoon’s McMoon’s Tea Tea Party Party —— aa funny funny and and interactive interactive storytelling storytelling experience. experience.
May May
How How to to get get to to Watermans Watermans
Ticket Ticket Prices Prices
By By Bus Bus 65, 65, 237 237 and and 267 267 By By Train Train Kew Kew Bridge/Brentford Bridge/Brentford (trains (trains from from Waterloo, Waterloo, Clapham Clapham Junction Junction && Hounslow. Hounslow. Gunnersbury Gunnersbury London London Overground). Overground). By By Tube Tube South South Ealing Ealing on on the the Piccadilly Piccadilly Line Line or or Gunnersbury Gunnersbury on on the the District District Line. Line. By By Car Car On-site On-site car car park park (1st (1st hour hour free). free). Blue Blue Badge Badge holders holders park park for for free. free. By By Cycle Cycle Secure Secure bicycle bicycle parking. parking.
Unless Unless otherwise otherwise stated stated in in the the diary diary all all performances performances £6.50 £6.50 Concessions Concessions £5.50 £5.50 Friends Friends and and Family Family £5.50 £5.50 (bookings (bookings of of between between 44 and and 99 tickets) tickets) Groups Groups £5 £5 (bookings (bookings of of 10 10 or or more more tickets). tickets). When When prices prices are are £8 £8 (£7), (£7), Friends Friends and and Family Family £7 £7 (bookings (bookings of of between between 44 and and 99 tickets) tickets) Groups Groups £6.50 £6.50 (bookings (bookings of of 10 10 or or more more tickets). tickets).
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Watermans Watermans has has good good access access throughout throughout the the building building with with lifts lifts to to all all levels, levels, ramps ramps inside inside and and out out and and baby baby changing changing facilities. facilities.
An An Oxford Oxford Playhouse Playhouse Production Production
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Food Food & & Drink Drink Check Check out out our our recently recently refurbished refurbished bar bar (designed (designed by by rebeccahayesinteriors.co.uk) rebeccahayesinteriors.co.uk) serving serving fresh fresh coffee, coffee, tea tea and and cold cold drinks, drinks, as as well well as as delicious delicious cakes cakes and and snacks. snacks.
Tues Tues 27 27 Oct, Oct, 3pm 3pm & & Weds Weds 28 28 —— Sat Sat 31 31 Oct, Oct, 11am 11am & & 3pm 3pm 4+ 4+ years years and and families families ‘This ‘This is is aa show show that that takes takes the the skeleton skeleton of of recorded recorded fact fact and and locates locates the the funny funny bone.’ bone.’ The The Guardian Guardian Oxford Oxford Playhouse Playhouse presents presents the the UK’s UK’s very very own own pre-historic pre-historic story story in in this this bone-shaking, bone-shaking, music-making, music-making, silly silly show show which which will will make make history history come come alive. alive. In In 1824 1824 an an eccentric eccentric scientist, scientist, William William Buckland, Buckland, discovered discovered aa bone bone from from aa creature creature that that no-one no-one had had ever ever seen seen before. before. He He named named itit the the Megalosarus Megalosarus and and he he was was desperate desperate to to tell tell the the world world about about it. it. Are Are you you ready ready to to join join him him when when the the amazing amazing dinosaur dinosaur story story fifirst rst begins? begins?
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Box Box Offi Office ce Opening Opening Hours Hours Usually Usually 77 days days aa week week from from 1pm-9pm. 1pm-9pm. Bookings Bookings made made online online attract attract aa £1 £1 transaction transaction booking booking fee. fee.
The Best in Family Theatre Watermans Watermans isis managed managed by by Hounslow Hounslow Arts Arts Trust Trust Ltd Ltd (No. (No. 1164904) 1164904)
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SPRING SPRING HALF HALF TERM TERM TREATS TREATS Norwich NorwichPuppet PuppetTheatre Theatrepresent present
Red RedRiding RidingHood Hood Hand HandTo ToMouth MouthTheatre Theatrepresent present
The TheDragon’s Dragon’sTale Tale Sun Sun33May May 3pm 3pm 45mins 45mins 4-8yrs 4-8yrs
Worboys WorboysProductions Productionspresents presents
Mrs MrsMcMoon’s McMoon’s Tea TeaParty Party Sun Sun12 12April April 3pm 3pm 45mins 45mins 3-6 3-6yrs. yrs. OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDINGSHOW SHOW★★★★★ ★★★★★ FringeReview FringeReview
You Youare arecordially cordiallyinvited invitedtoto Mrs MrsMcMoon’s McMoon’shouse housefor foran an entertaining entertainingtea teaparty. party.Please Please bring bringmischief, mischief,surprise surprise&&laughter. laughter. Singing Singingflowers, flowers,aaScottish Scottishjig, jig, brewing brewingtea teaand andthe thesmell smellofof freshly freshlybaked bakedcookies cookiestickling tickling
your yournostrils nostrilsare arejust justaadoor doorknock knock away. away.An Anengaging engaginginteractive interactive storytelling storytellingexperience, experience,exploring exploring the theworld worldofofbrave braveand anddaring daring adventures adventurespacked packedwith withplenty plentyofof laugh-out-loud laugh-out-loudslapstick slapstickcomedy. comedy.
PLUS PLUS Arts Arts‘n’ ‘n’Crafts Crafts Family FamilyWorkshop Workshop 2pm 2pm––2.45pm 2.45pm&&4pm 4pm––4.45pm 4.45pm Come Comeand andhave havesome somefun funmaking making Tea Teaparty partyheaddresses. headdresses.Places Places limited, limited,booking bookingrequired, required,tickets tickets £3 £3per perchild. child.
where wherecreatures creaturesstrange strangeand and mysterious mysteriousgrew grew from fromaawondrous, wondrous,magical magicalShoe Shoe Kangaroo. Kangaroo. AAstrapping strappingtale talefilled filledwith withshoes, shoes, which whichpromises promisestotobe beaadelightful delightful old oldload loadofofcobblers. cobblers.Garlic GarlicTheatre Theatre takes takesyou youon onaafantastical fantasticaljourney journey totothe theisland islandofoflost lostshoes shoeswith withan an intimate intimateproduction productionofofclowning, clowning, mime mimeand andbeautifully beautifullycrafted crafted puppets. puppets. Garlic GarlicTheatre Theatrepresents presents
Shoe ShoeKangaroo Kangaroo&& The TheBig BigBad BadBoot Boot
PLUS PLUS Arts Arts‘n’ ‘n’Crafts Crafts Family FamilyWorkshop Workshop
Sun Sun19 19April April 3pm 3pm 45mins 45mins 4-7 4-7yrs. yrs.
2pm 2pm––2.45pm 2.45pm&&4pm 4pm––4.45pm 4.45pm
Did Didyou youever everlose loseaashoe? shoe? that thattumbled tumbledinto intoaabird birdthat thatflew flew over overthe thesea seatotoan anisland islandnew new
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Come Comeand andhave havesome somefun funmaking making aamini miniKangaroo Kangarooininaashoe. shoe.Places Places limited, limited,booking bookingrequired, required,tickets tickets £3 £3per perchild. child.
Big BigWindow WindowTheatre Theatrepresent present
The TheDragon’s Dragon’sTale Taleisisan anoriginal original and andwhimsical whimsicalreinterpretation reinterpretation ofofGeorge Georgeand andthe theDragon, Dragon,told told ininaaseries seriesofofflashbacks flashbacksby bythe the ageing ageingDragon Dragonhimself himselfand andhis his troupe troupeofofglove glovepuppets. puppets. Musical Musicalaccompaniment accompanimentisis
We Weall allknow knowthe thestory storyofofLittle Little Red RedRiding RidingHood, Hood,but butwhich whichstory story do dowe weknow? know?Firm Firmfavourite favourite Norwich NorwichPuppet PuppetTheatre’s Theatre’s retelling retellingofofthis thisclassic classicfolkfolktale talewith withthe theuse useofofbeautiful beautiful puppetry, puppetry,music musicand andsong, song,draws draws on onthe thestory’s story’sorigins originsininthe the oral oraltradition, tradition,together togetherwith with versions versionsby byCharles CharlesPerrault Perraultand and
PLUS PLUS Arts Arts‘n’ ‘n’Crafts Crafts Family FamilyWorkshop Workshop 2pm 2pm––2.45pm 2.45pm&&4pm 4pm––4.45pm 4.45pm Come Comeand andhave havesome somefun funmaking making aaDragon Dragonmask. mask.Places Placeslimited, limited, booking bookingrequired, required,tickets tickets£3 £3 per perchild. child.
One OneFinger, Finger, One OneThumb Thumb
M6 M6Theatre Theatrepresent present
One OneFinger, Finger,one onethumb thumb Keep Keepmoving, moving, we’ll we’llall allbe bemerry merry and andbright. bright.
“Mole “Moleisisthe thefriend friendwho whocan cando do things thingsthat thatI Ican’t. can’t.Mole Moleisisbrave brave and andfunny: funny:someone someoneI Iplay playwith with when whenI’m I’mon onmy myown”. own”.My MyFriend Friend Mole Moleisisaadelightful delightfulplay playabout about the theneeds needsofoffriends, friends,aareflection reflection on onchildhood childhoodand andparenthood parenthood shared sharedwith withwit witand andcharm charmby by this thisengaging engagingand andtalented talentednew new children’s children’stheatre theatrecompany. company. Limited Limitedseats. seats.
“Magical” “Magical”– –The TheStage Stage
AAThousand ThousandCranes Cranesininassociation association with withartsdepot artsdepotpresent present
Me Meand andMy MyCat Cat Sun Sun10 10May May 3pm 3pm 50mins 50mins 6+yrs 6+yrs One Onemorning, morning,the thephone phonerings ringsatat the theamazing amazingKitamura KitamuraDetective Detective Agency. Agency. Detective DetectiveKKanswers. answers.ItItisisaa boy boycalled calledNicholas, Nicholas,but buton onthe the screen, screen,we wesee seeaapicture pictureofofaacat. cat. Detective DetectiveKKisisconfused. confused.Nicholas Nicholas
isisconfused. confused.He Heneeds needshelp, help,fast! fast! We Wefollow followDetective DetectiveKKas asshe shestarts starts off offon onan anexciting excitingand andhilarious hilarious adventure, adventure,full fullofofclues cluesand and mysterious mysteriousevents. events.Can CanDetective Detective KKsolve solvethe themystery mysteryand andreturn return Nicholas Nicholastotohis hisown ownbody bodyinintime? time? Using Usingprojection, projection,puppets puppetsand andbags bags ofofingenuity, ingenuity,this thisisisaafast fastpaced, paced, action actionpacked packedstory, story,based basedon onthe the book bookby byaward awardwinning winningJapanese Japanese children’s children’sauthor authorand andillustrator, illustrator, Satoshi SatoshiKitamura. Kitamura.
From Fromone oneofofthe thecountry’s country’s leading leadingtheatre theatrecompanies companies specialising specialisinginintheatre theatrefor forthe the very veryyoung, young,this thisisisaatouching, touching, delicate delicateand andvery veryappealing appealingplay play about aboutcoping copingwith withthe thechallenges challenges ofofplaying playingtogether, together,being beingfriends friends and andfalling fallingout. out. We Wemeet meettwo twocharacters characterswho whoplay play together together––exploring exploringaanew newspace, space, new newobjects, objects,dressing dressingup upand and taking takingturns turns- -but butstruggles strugglesarise arise when whenone oneofofthem themwants wantstotobe be the theONLY ONLYCaptain Captainofofthe theship! ship! One OneLittle LittleWord Wordcaptivates captivates children’s children’simaginations imaginationswith with aamoving movingstory storythat thathits hitsthat that balance balanceofofhumour humourand andpoignancy poignancy spot spoton. on.
Age AgeRanges Ranges The Theage ageranges rangesare areused usedas asaaguide guidetotohelp helpyou youchoose choosethe themost mostsuitable suitableshow showfor foryour yourchildren childrenplease pleasecontact contact our ourbox boxoffi office ceififyou yourequire requirefurther furtherassistance. assistance.Please Pleasenote notethat thatchildren childrencannot cannotbe beadmitted admittedwithout withoutadult adult supervision. supervision.One Oneadult adultshould shouldaccompany accompanyevery everyfour fourchildren. children.
Come Comeand andhave havesome somefun funmaking making aaWolf Wolfpaper paperbag bagpuppet. puppet.Places Places limited, limited,booking bookingrequired, required,tickets tickets £3 £3per perchild. child.
Tues Tues26 26&&Wed Wed27 27May May 3pm 3pm 45mins 45mins 3-6yrs 3-6yrs
“The “Theexcellent excellentM6” M6”– –Lyn LynGardner, Gardner, The TheGuardian Guardian
3-5yrs 3-5yrs
2pm 2pm– –2.45pm 2.45pm&&4pm 4pm– –4.45pm 4.45pm
My MyFriend FriendMole Mole
Sun Sun17 17May May 3pm 3pm 40mins 40mins 3-6yrs 3-6yrs
1.30pm 1.30pm&&3.30pm 3.30pm 60mins 60mins
PLUS PLUS Arts Arts‘n’ ‘n’Crafts Crafts Family FamilyWorkshop Workshop
Birdsnest BirdsnestTheatre Theatrepresent present
One OneLittle LittleWord Word
Sun Sun26 26April April
Mike MikeKenny, Kenny,one oneofofour ourleading leading playwrights playwrightsfor forchildren, children,brings brings this thischarming charmingand andexciting exciting musical musicaland andinteractive interactive performance. performance.ItItactively activelyengages engages the theimaginations imaginationsofofearly earlyyears years children childrenininplaying playingout outaanursery nursery rhyme rhymeabout aboutlosing, losing,seeking seeking and andfinding. finding.Join JoinRuby RubyRing Ring and andPeter PeterPointer Pointeras asthey they search searchfor forBaby BabySmall, Small,where where aapuddle puddlebecomes becomesan anocean, ocean, aafreezer freezerbecomes becomesaawinter winter wonderland wonderlandand andaahedge hedge becomes becomesaadeep deepdark darkwood. wood. Limited Limitedspaces. spaces. Studio Studio1 1
Sun Sun24 24May May 3pm 3pm 55mins 55mins 4+yrs 4+yrs
provided providedby bythe theequally equallyworldworldweary wearyDamsel DamselininDistress Distressplaying playing the thehurdy-gurdy. hurdy-gurdy.
the theBrothers BrothersGrimm. Grimm.Following Following the thepath pathtotoher hergrandmother’s grandmother’s house, house,through throughaaforest forestfilled filledwith with howling howlingwolves, wolves,Riding RidingHood, Hood,aa charcoal-burner’s charcoal-burner’sdaughter, daughter,must must use useher herwits witsininorder ordertotosurvive. survive.
Plus PlusFREE FREEhalf halfterm term crafts craftsworkshops workshops Worboys WorboysProductions Productionspresents presents
Signor SignorBaffo’s Baffo’s Restaurant Restaurant Sun Sun31 31May May 3pm 3pm 50mins 50mins 5+yrs 5+yrs ‘A‘AMUST-SEE MUST-SEESHOW.’ SHOW.’ Childfriendly ChildfriendlyBrighton Brighton
An Aninteractive interactivechildren’s children’sshow, show, Signor SignorBaffo Baffoopens openshis hiscafé, café, introducing introducinghis hisaudience audiencetoto the theworld worldofofcooking cookingand and serving servingfood. food.There’s There’schaos chaos
ininthe thekitchen kitchenwhen whenSignor Signor Baffo Baffoisisleft leftinincharge. charge. Expect Expectplates platesfull fullofoffun, fun, with withgenerous generoushelpings helpings ofofsilliness, silliness,mischief mischiefand and adventure. adventure.What’s What’sthe thebest best way waytotomix mixmeatballs meatballswith with spaghetti? spaghetti?How Howdo doyou youmake make aachicken chickenlay layan anegg, egg,and and how howdoes doesaasausage sausageroll? roll?All All isisrevealed revealedininthe thecharming charming culinary culinarychaos chaosofofSignor Signor Baffo’s Baffo’skitchen. kitchen.
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