Being a teacher and having children, I’m no stranger to the wacky world of David Walliams, but this darker story of Awful Auntie was one that was new to me. The story is of young Stella, told her parents had been killed in a tragic accident, who believes it may not be as accidental as it first seems. With the
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Unless you have been living in a pineapple in the sea the chances are you have heard of SpongeBob SquarePants, the American animated children’s TV show which tells of life in Bikini Bottom with SpongeBob, his best friend Patrick Star and Sandy as well as Plankton, Karen and Mr Krabs. The musical takes many of these well known elements and
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On Saturday I took my three year old daughter, Harmony, to Little Angel Theatre’s production of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Based on the book by Michael Rosen, Little Angel Theatre’s production uses a combination of puppetry, lighting effects and original music to tell the story of a family going on an adventure to look for a bear. The
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David Attenborough is arguably our nation’s greatest treasure, his nature documentaries loved by viewers of all ages. How on earth can just two performers in Attenborough and His Animals, recreate his epic adventures in the natural world? Read on and all will be revealed through a show that is full of energy and charm. Fresh from a critically acclaimed run
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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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Shrek The Musical is set in a mythical ‘once upon a time’ land. It’s a story of a huge green ogre who, after spending his entire life being mocked and feared, retreats to a green swamp to exist alone. Happy in his lonely existence in the swamp, a gang of homeless fairy-take characters descend on his swamp for sanctuary. They
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The British Theatre Academy have kicked off their summer season and within it is My Son Pinocchio Jr. This youth production tells of Geppetto’s wish to turn Pinocchio into his son and how sometimes wishes aren’t always what they seem. The show is beautifully produced and directed, aimed at families and it had a real whimsical feel to it. There were
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Since this was a production that massively involved the National Deaf Children’s Society, I was, as I always am with productions that feature signing, extremely excited to see how they would utilise this form of communication in their show. In terms of accessibility and signing, I wasn’t disappointed. Rhimes Lecointe beautifully, and effortlessly incorporated sign language into the routines. As
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Quay Players have chosen Alice in Wonderland as their pantomime for this year with a slightly alternative take on the classic story. We meet a nasty Duchess and our dame is The Queen of Hearts but overall we meet all the colourful characters we are used to in this traditional tale. The tale of Alice in Wonderland is an interesting
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