For me Christmas has always been characterised by trips to see pantos! New Wimbledon Theatre’s production of Dick Whittington certainly lived up to expectations, it was not only hilarious but also utterly enchanting. Striking the perfect balance between classic pantomime humour and traditional seasonal magic yet still with modern and relatable twists. What I found particularly brilliant about the show
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December is in full swing and this can mean only one thing…..it is panto time! My first festive outing of the year was to the Churchill Theatre to see Sleeping Beauty. Throughout the Churchill’s production of Sleeping Beauty we meet Princess Beauty (Claudillea Holloway) and Prince Harry of Holby (Lee Mead), arriving to the Fairytale Kingdom of Bromley to wish
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With so many parents having to home school their children at the moment I thought it would be useful to pull together some resources that may help with this or even just provide some family bonding time while you watch some theatre together. Theatre To Stream: Chichester Festival Theatre: Chichester Festival Theatre have announced that their next 2 shows to
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I have just witnessed the definition of a children’s comedy show. Intelligent, hilarious and so brilliantly clever The Showstoppers’ Christmas kids show is now going to mark the start of every Christmas for my family and I (no matter how old the kids get!). Having 4 children and the whole family being from a performing background, we have seen our
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Teletubbies Live at the Orchard Theatre On Wednesday 22nd August I took my very excited almost three year old son and his cousin who is four and a half to see the Teletubbies Live, the Teletubbies first ever theatre show. I was interested to see how this would transition to stage and how engaged the children would be. As we
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Madagascar Press Launch Of course, everyone will be familiar with the fun-loving film Madagascar. I was excited to have been given the opportunity by Sarah of going to the press launch day of the musical adaptation. The show will begin its tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre from July 21st starring 2016 X Factor winner, Matt Terry as Alex the
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Gangsta Granny at The Orchard Theatre Last night myself and my 10-year-old son were lucky enough to review the popular ‘Gangsta Granny’ by David Walliams, at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford, on behalf of Musical Theatre Musings. Being a fan of David Walliams’ books and of the television adaptation, I was very interested to see how it would play out
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Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales at The Churchill Theatre: When I was offered tickets to review the children’s show, ‘Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales’ I thought that this was the perfect opportunity to invite back guest reviewer Caroline Essenhigh and her daughters to review this one for me. Over to Caroline: ‘Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales’ brings together four of
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Mister Maker and The Shapes – Orchard Theatre I don’t think I am the target audience for Mister Maker and the Shapes – being neither a child nor able to take one along to entertain for the afternoon I turned to one of my lovely mummy friends Caroline and asked her and her daughter would be kind enough to guest review this
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Getting Children Into Theatre – The summer holiday is upon us and often parents are left wondering what to do to fill those long 6 weeks. This is the perfect chance to introduce your child to the world of theatre which, depending on the show choice can be anything from pure entertainment to educational. Here are my top picks
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