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Ten Sorry Tales, Sadler’s Wells
Arthur Pita’s macabre show is Halloween fun, but lacks imaginative wonder. Read my full Telegraph review here
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Tagged arthur pita, children, dance, dancing, drama, family, half term, halloween, london, Mick Jackson, musical, play, review, sadlers wells, telegraph, ten sorry tales, theatre, young audience
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Book tickets to summer West End shows suitable for children
From family-friendly long-runners to new shows dedicated to young audiences. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged 101 dalmatians, age recommendation, back to the future, book tickets, children, disney, family, family shows, frozen, holiday, horrible histories, kids, life of pi, london, london theatre, matilda, midsummer mechanicals, musical, play, room on the broom, summer, the lion king, the tiger who came to tea, theatre, west end, young audience
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Literary shows for World Book Day
Celebrate the 25th annual World Book Day with a theatre outing – and get some costume inspiration. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged book, book tickets, children, costume, dressing up, family, kids, london, london theatre, play, reading, theatre, west end, world book day
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Greenwich Theatre
With its plucky youngsters, wicked villains and wolves prowling the frosty moors, Joan Aiken’s gothic novel is a natural for theatre: rich in atmosphere and with a breathless plot. Read my full Telegraph review here
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Tagged children, family, greenwich theatre, london, play, review, telegraph, the wolves of willoughby chase, theatre, young audience
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The Nutcracker, Birmingham Royal Ballet online
It’s a tough year for our festive favourite, with the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s (BRB) Nutcrackers all obstructed by the Government’s tier restrictions. But, 2020 style, it’s a pivot to digital for BRB, who live-streamed their production from Birmingham Rep … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, birmingham, birmingham rep, birmingham royal ballet, brb, carlos acosta, children, christmas, dance, digital, family, festive, kids, live stream, online, peter wright, review, streaming, the i paper, the nutcracker
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Treasure Island, National Theatre at Home
Swaggering pirates, X marks the spot, a chattering parrot, “Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum”? All present and correct. But Bryony Lavery’s winning 2014 adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson for the National, directed by Polly Findlay, also features key updates and wonderfully creative ideas, plus … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, adventure, arthur darvill, children, doctor who, family, jim hawkins, kids, long john silver, national theatre, national theatre at home, nt live, patsy ferran, pirate, play, review, robert louis stevenson, ship, theartsdesk, theatre, treasure island, treasure map, yo ho ho, young audience
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Rumpelstiltskin, Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage
The latest in Sadler’s Wells’ Digital Stage programme – an impressively assembled online offering to keep audiences entertained during the shutdown – is balletLORENT’s family-friendly dance-theatre production Rumpelstiltskin. It was streamed as a “matinee” on Friday afternoon, and is available to watch for free on Sadler’s Wells’ Facebook … Continue reading
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BWW Interview: Martin Fenton
The dancer discusses playing the title role in The Snowman, back at the Peacock Theatre this Christmas. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged ballet, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, children, christmas, dance, dancer, dancing, december, family, holiday, interview, london, martin fenton, raymond briggs, the snowman, ticket deal, west end, young audience
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Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre
It’s been 15 years since Cameron Mackintosh’s stage musical version of P. L. Travers’ Mary Poppins made its West End debut. Now, the magical nanny returns to the Prince Edward Theatre, with Zizi Strallen (who also headlined the UK tour) succeeding her sister Scarlett in the … Continue reading
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What to See in London This Christmas
Theatre inspiration for the festive season – from panto and musicals to comedy, circus and family shows. Read my full TodayTix article here
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Tagged accommodation, best, book tickets, cheap tickets, children, childrens theatre, christmas, comedy, december, family, family theatre, festive, holiday, london, musical, panto, pantomime, play, theatre, ticket deal, todaytix, top, transport, west end, winter, young audience
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