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REVIEW: Emerald Storm (Emerald Theatre)

December 3, 2025 The Family Stage

We have long been of the opinion that there is almost nothing that can’t be improved by tap dancing. (Admittedly,…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Dance, Irish Dance, Tap dance

REVIEW: How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? (Unicorn Theatre)

November 30, 2025 Bedfordshire Mum

A Unicorn Theatre and Told by an Idiot production

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Christmas 2025, Unicorn Theatre

REVIEW: The Grim (Southwark Playhouse, Borough)

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Spooky season may be over, but something supernatural seems to be lingering at Southwark Playhouse. Following sold-out runs at the…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Dark Comedy, Horror, Southwark Playhouse

OCTOBER HALF TERM 2025: Tried and tested theatre for families

October 26, 2025 The Family Stage

Half term is upon us once more – the dark, damp and dreary one where the summer seems a distant…

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Posted in: Features, Previews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Half Term, London Theatre, Polka Theatre, Unicorn Theatre

REVIEW: The Monkey’s Paw, Infinite Space Theatre (The Hope Theatre)

October 25, 2025 The Family Stage

Trigger warning: This review discusses a production containing themes of child loss and miscarriage. W.W. Jacobs’s most famous work, The…

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REVIEW: Fanny (King’s Head Theatre)

October 22, 2025 The Family Stage

Following its 2024 premiere at The Watermill Theatre, Calum Finlay’s comedy play about the overlooked German composer, Fanny Mendelssohn is…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Comedy, King's Head Theatre

REVIEW: The Three Little Pigs (Unicorn Theatre)

October 12, 2025 Bedfordshire Mum

Stiles and Drewe’s new family musical, The Three Little Pigs opens at the Unicorn Theatre for an autumn run before…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Unicorn Theatre

REVIEWS: A Noise Annoys and Irish Storytelling for Children (Lambeth Fringe)

October 8, 2025 The Family Stage

Lambeth Fringe (the performing arts festival formerly known as Clapham Fringe) is in full swing. Organised by the team behind…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Lambeth Fringe, poetry, Storytelling, Vauxhall City Farm

REVIEW: The Elves and the Shoemaker (Greenwich Theatre)

August 27, 2025 The Family Stage

The Greenwich Theatre repertory company have been busy little elves this summer. Not only has the six-strong team been performing…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Greenwich Theatre

REVIEW: The Enormous Crocodile (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)

August 23, 2025 Bedfordshire Mum

This summer’s family production at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is a musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile.…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Roald Dahl

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The Family Stage, London Branch 

Mummy

Age: 30 something

Likes: Dark and twisty musicals.  Referring to herself in the third person.

Dislikes: Sitting around the house doing nothing.

 

Mrs Mummy

Age: Marginally older than Mummy.

Likes: Harry Potter. Lego. Harry Potter Lego. Sleep.

Dislikes: Adulting.

Crotchet

Age: 13.

Likes:  Tap dancing. Cats. Winning.

Dislikes: Mornings. Sharing food.

Stagey soulmate: Peggy Sawyer.

Quaver

Age: 11.

Likes:  Singing. Dancing. Snacks.

Dislikes: Waiting.

Stagey Soulmate: Baby June.

 

The Family Stage, Bedfordshire Branch

Bedfordshire Mum

Age: 30 something (for now)

Likes: Imaginative and quirky, unexpected things.

Dislikes: Panto (change my mind)!

Teddy:
Age: 3.

Likes: Dinosaur expert. Climbing up and jumping off things.

Dislikes: Washing his hair.

 

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