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Month: October 2020

Roustabout Theatre. Silly, Stirring, Inspiring Stuff.

GUEST BLOG: Roustabout Theatre on 2020 and Beyond

October 30, 2020 The Family Stage

What does a theatre company do when they can’t perform in theatres?  And how can they still share their work…

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Posted in: Features, Theatre Filed under: 2020, Digital Theatre, Lockdown, Roustabout Theatre, Vault Festival, Zoom
Show Up Kids! Online Live!

REVIEW (From a distance): Show Up, Kids!

October 29, 2020 The Family Stage

The second installment in our digital two-show Saturday was Show Up, Kids!, a family friendly, Edinburgh Fringe hit which has…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Digital Theatre, Improvised Theatre, Peter Michael Marino, Show Up Kids, Zoom, Zoom Theatre
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NEWS: Join Mole & Gecko for a Poetry Picnic (Online and in Person!)

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Poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko are bringing an indoor Poetry Picnic to the Albany in South East London on…

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Posted in: News, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre, Mole and Gecko, poetry, The Albany

NEWS: Scoot Theatre Present A Christmas Carol at East Molesey Cricket Club

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Following their successful cricket ground tour of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this summer, Scoot Theatre have announced a two-week residency…

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Posted in: News, Theatre Filed under: A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, East Molesey Cricket Club, Scoot Theatre, Social distancing
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REVIEW (From a distance): The Great Big Story Mix Up (Roustabout Theatre), Oxford Playhouse Online

October 28, 2020 The Family Stage

Here at the Family Stage we love a two show day. And the great thing about online theatre is that…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Digital Theatre, Family Theatre, Improvised Theatre, Roustabout Theatre Company
Isolation Inspiration

Half Term at Home: Five Things to Watch & Do in Halloween Week

October 24, 2020 The Family Stage

After a half term of relative normality, many households are gearing up for another week cooped up with the kids.…

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Posted in: Features, Previews Filed under: Big Telly Theatre Company, Cahoots NI, Escape Rooms, Family Theatre, Make Your Own Musicals, Pins and Needles, Roustabout Theatre Company, Unicorn Theatre

REVIEW (From a distance): The University of Wonder & Imagination (Cahoots NI)

October 22, 2020 The Family Stage

One of the best things to have come out of this year is the development of digital theatre and the…

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Posted in: Theatre Filed under: Cahoots NI, Children's Theatre, Digital Theatre, Family Theatre, Magic, Online Theatre
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NEWS: Guildford Fringe Theatre Company Announces West End Panto Performers

October 20, 2020 The Family Stage

Guildford Fringe Theatre Company has announced the talented line-up of West End performers who have been cast in Surrey’s only…

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Posted in: News, Theatre Filed under: Beauty and the Beast, Christmas, Family Theatre, Guildford Fringe Theatre Company, Panto, Pantomime

REVIEW (From a distance): Macbeth (Big Telly Theatre Company)

October 19, 2020 The Family Stage

Big Telly Theatre Company is back with perhaps its most ambitious Zoom production to date. This month, audiences are invited…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Big Telly Theatre Company, Macbeth, Zoom

NEWS: Everyman Theatre and Barn Theatre Co-Produce Two Tours in 2021

October 15, 2020 The Family Stage

The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham and Barn Theatre, Cirencester have today announced two new comedies which will be co-produced by…

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Posted in: News, Theatre Filed under: Everyman Theatre, Social distancing

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Likes:  Tap dancing. Cats. Winning.
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Stagey soulmate: Peggy Sawyer.

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