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REVIEW: Peter Pan: A Pantomime Adventure (Greenwich Theatre)

December 13, 2025 The Family Stage Leave a comment

Panto season may roll around every year, but somehow it never gets old. Many children get their first taste of…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Christmas 2025, Greenwich Theatre, Panto, Pantomime

REVIEW: Jack and the Beanstalk (Watford Palace Theatre)

December 5, 2025 Bedfordshire Mum Leave a comment

I’ll be upfront: I don’t like panto. In fact, I even put it in my reviewer bio—“Dislikes: Panto – change…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Christmas Shows, Family Theatre, Pantomime
A staging of The Gruffalo's Child, An actor dressed as The Gruffalo's Child is at teh front of the image smiling, in the background the Gruffalo is sat in their cave.

REVIEW: The Gruffalo’s Child (The Lyric Theatre)

December 3, 2025 Bedfordshire Mum Leave a comment

Tall Stories’ The Gruffalo’s Child has returned to London for the festive season at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue –…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Christmas 2025, Family Theatre, Tall Stories

REVIEW: Emerald Storm (Emerald Theatre)

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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 Leave a comment

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

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

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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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