Tea Dance for Little People
Arts ‘n’ Crafts Family Workshop Sun 21 Sept • 2pm & 4pm 4–8yrs (45 mins) • £3 Come and have fun making a Pirate Telescope and survey the seven seas with your child!
The Thames has wended its way through our city since it was a tiny village. This year the Totally Thames festival will celebrate our wonderful river with a month of events by the river. Right here in West London, Watermans brings you the River Weekender, the first of our Autumn season. There will be outdoor cinema and cocktails on our riverside terrace, magical music and mayhem for children, delicious cake and ice cream, not to mention a whale with a mini-theatre in its belly. You can drop in to all the free activities, or book with our Box Office. And book two or more events* in advance at the same time and you’ll get 15% off the total ticket price! So step out with your friends and family and enjoy a day of fun by the Thames. * This includes all ticketed events, but sadly excludes Arts 'n' Crafts Family Workshop
The River Weekender is part of Totally Thames – an exciting new, month-long arts and cultural celebration of London’s river. www.totallythames.org
The Grand Budapest Hotel
FAMILY CINEMA Sat 20 & Sun 21 Sept • 11am £7.50 per child – adult goes FREE A trip down memory lane for grown-ups and a chance for kids to see these classic films on the big screen with full surround sound. Sat 20 Sept • 11am
GALLERIES Jonathan McCree and Paul Statham present
FAMILY WORKSHOPS Tea Dance for Little People presents
A Treasure Hunt with Old Father Thames £5 per child, with adult accompanying 45 minutes. Ages 4–8 Sat 20 Sept • 10am, 11.15am, 2pm & 3.15pm Sun 21 Sept • 10am & 11.15am Ages 2–3 Sun 21 Sept • 2pm & 3.15pm Our River Thames has enjoyed visits from fishermen, traders and pirates for centuries! Who can imagine what treasures have fallen overboard and lie beneath its gentle flow. Join Old Father Thames as he tells the stories of the River and help him and his band of merry River Scavengers to hunt for treasure for the Goddess Isis. She has protected the river for 100s of years and is said to visit the waterside once a year. Children will hear exciting stories from a master storyteller, learn a dance and a song as they hunt for Isis, and make sparkly treasure to offer to her. They will start in Studio 1 and go on an adventure through the centre down to our special riverside treasure trove. Familiar faces at the Polka Theatre and Horniman Museum, this is the first time Tea Dance for Little People will present an interactive adventure at Watermans.
Crossings Sat 20 & Sun 21 Sept All day • FREE There is a space, halfway across a river, when the sights and sounds of one side are balanced perfectly by those of the other. We are suspended between the leaving and arriving, the to and the fro. Bridges, ferries and tunnels are all means by which we can cross a river. Crossings is an installation by Jonathan McCree and Paul Statham, which uses painting, sound and video, to explore these crossings on the River Thames. This multisensory, interactive installation has been designed especially for Studio 2 at Watermans and promises to delight adults and children alike.
The Jungle Book (U) Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman/78m/1967/UK Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima
One of the most popular Disney films ever, The Jungle Book is a song-filled celebration of friendship, fun and adventure. Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s Mowgli stories, it was the last animated feature to bear Walt Disney’s personal touch. The Jungle Book
Fri 19 Sept • 6.30pm • Private View Sat 20 & Sun 21 Sept All day • FREE Showcasing the work of Watermans’ four-week youth arts festival Urban Ambush, this exhibition will include sculptures, music videos, street art and film animation.
Fri 19, Sat 20 & Sun 21 Sept • 8.15pm £8.50 (£7.50). Price includes a cocktail or mocktail. If you never quite got to an outdoor cinema showing this summer, then now’s your chance before the nights draw in. Sip a cocktail as the sun sets on our riverside terrace opposite Kew Gardens, and settle down to one of these unmissable films. A delicious Indian buffet is available for just £10, and drinks will be served throughout so you can watch – and sing – in style. Fri 19 Sept
Some like It Hot (12)
Dir. Randal Kleiser/110m/1978/USA
Dir. Billy Wilder/120m/1959/USA
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing
Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon
Come and join in with some summer lovin’ as good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fall in love. Grease up those quiffs or don those pink jackets if you want to, but whatever you do come in fine voice ready to belt out some of the best loved film songs of all time. Just remember, Grease is the word…
It was never cooler to wear a frock, than in this all time comedy classic . Two musicians, down on their luck, flee prohibition era Chicago. Disguised as women and part of an all-girl band featuring the gorgeous Sugar, played winningly by Marilyn Monroe, mayhem ensues.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (15) Dir. Wes Anderson/100m/2014/USA, Ger
Sun 21 Sept • 11am
The Goonies (PG) Dir. Richard Donner/114m/1985/USA Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen
A rambunctious pirate-themed adventure. A group of kids set off in search of pirate treasure when their homes are put under threat unless their neighbourhood can find the money to stop it – only to fall into peril and all kinds of trouble. All the ingredients that kids love, and being written by Steven Spielberg, made this a classic of the 1980s.
Sun 21 Sept
Grease (PG) – Sing-a-long
Sat 20 Sept
Young people present
Urban Ambush
RIVERSIDE OUTDOOR CINEMA
Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Edward Norton
Starring a stellar cast of who’s who, Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.
Some Like It Hot
The River Weekender Diary FRI 19 SEPTEMBER
THEATRE Talking Birds presents
Fri 19 Sept
FRI 19 – SUN 21 SEPTEMBER 2014
SAT 20 SEPTEMBER
SUN 21 SEPTEMBER
Sat 20 Sept
Sun 21 Sept
The Whale Mini-theatre in a whale’s belly (11am–2pm & 3–6pm)
The Whale Mini-theatre in a whale’s belly (11am–2pm & 3 – 6pm)
Crossings Interactive installation
Crossings Interactive installation
Urban Ambush Exhibition
Urban Ambush Exhibition
10am & 11.15am A Treasure Hunt with Old Father Thames Interactive kids workshops
10am & 11.15am A Treasure Hunt with Old Father Thames Interactive kids workshops
11am • Family Cinema The Jungle Book
11am • Family Cinema The Goonies
2pm & 3.15pm A Treasure Hunt with Old Father Thames Interactive kids workshops
2pm & 3.15pm Treasure Hunt Father Thames 2pm & 4pm Arts ‘n’ Crafts Family Workshop 3pm Fishy Tales
8.15pm Riverside outdoor cinema The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.15pm Riverside outdoor cinema Some Like It Hot
EF Productions present
The Whale
Fishy Tales
Sat 20 & Sun 21 Sept 11am–2pm & 3–6pm FREE Enter the jaws of a giant silver whale to be serenaded by a lovesick submariner or a cat-loving sailor – and you might leave with a gift from the sea. A three-minute journey for one adventurer at a time (or two if you’re shy). Prepare to dive… Family friendly, and suitable for all ages (with the option of an adapted show for under 6’s), the Whale is a multi-sensory mini theatre experience. No need to book, your turn awaits! It’s wheelchair accessible and fitted with an induction loop.
Sun 21 Sept • 3pm • 4–8yrs £6.50 (£5.50) • 60 mins Meet Maggie the retired pirate in her seaside curiosity shop. Delving into her treasure chest of stories we discover a magical world of fabulous fish, mythical mermaids and a host of other weird and wonderful creatures from the deep, told in this company’s very unique style. Features puppets, music and storytelling, a captivating show for all the family.
All day
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
6.30pm • Private View Urban Ambush 8.15pm Riverside outdoor cinema Grease (Sing-a-long)
A weekend of outdoor cinema, music and play by the river
How to get here Fishy Tales
Watermans, 40 High Street, Brentford, TW8 0DS Watermans is on the river at the corner of Brentford High Street and South Ealing Road, opposite McDonald’s. Bus: 65, 237, 267 stop outside. Train: Overground from Hounslow or Chiswick to Kew Bridge and seven-minute walk. Car: On-site car park (1st hour free). Blue Badge holders park for free. Cycle: Secure bicycle park.
The Whale
Watermans is managed by Hounslow Arts Trust Ltd (No. 1164904). Registered as a charity (No. 267426) VAT No. 422352977
box office 020 8232 1010 www.watermans.org.uk *Book by Thursday 18 September
Bridges and Tunnels (detail) by Jonathan McCree