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REVIEW (from a distance): The Red, Original Theatre Company

March 29, 2022 The Family Stage

Trigger warning: This review contains discussion of addiction, particularly alcoholism. If your family has been playing Covid dominoes like ours,…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Digital Theatre, Online Theatre, Original Theatre Company

REVIEW (From a distance): Sea Girl, Carbon Theatre

March 27, 2022 The Family Stage

If you are looking for something to entertain the children at home this Easter, Carbon Theatre are releasing their new…

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Posted in: Interactive Experiences, Reviews Filed under: Children's Theatre, Choose your own adventure, Interactive, Online Theatre

REVIEW: Mohand and Peter, PSYCHEdelight (Southwark Playhouse)

March 12, 2022 The Family Stage

PSYCHEdelight is a participatory theatre company which specialises in working with marginalised communities and aims to challenge the negative narrative…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: PSYCHEdelight, Refugees, Southwark Theatre, Sudan
Three men in Nordic knitwear, two wheeling trolleys filled with Ikea boxes and the third with an IKEA bag slung over his shoulder

REVIEW: Three Men from the North, The Nordic Council (Jacksons Lane)

March 10, 2022 The Family Stage

A Swede, a Finn and an Icelander walk onto a stage. No, it’s not the start of a joke but…

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Posted in: Circus, Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Circus, Family Friendly, Jackson's Lane, Nordic Exposure, The Nordic Council

REVIEW: Work the Runway (Battersea Arts Centre)

February 21, 2022 The Family Stage

Battersea Arts Centre is a pioneering venue which puts accessibility and inclusivity at the heart of its activities. In Spring…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Battersea Arts Centre, Family Theatre, LGBTQ+, Pay What You Can

REVIEW: Instructions For A Teenage Armageddon (Southwark Playhouse)

February 18, 2022 The Family Stage

*Content warning*: This review contains discussion of eating disorders, death and sexual assault. The teenage years are the hardest to…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Mental Health, Southwark Playhouse, Teenagers
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REVIEW: Jungle Rumble, Perform Productions (Fortune Theatre)

February 17, 2022 The Family Stage

Perform does drama with a difference. For over 20 years the drama school founded by Lucy Quick and Will Barnett…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre, Half Term, Perform Productions

REVIEW (From a distance): Into the Night, Original Theatre Company

January 15, 2022 The Family Stage

On Saturday 19 December 1981, the Penlee lifeboat ‘Solomon Browne’ was launched in hurricane conditions to go to the aid of the…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Digital Theatre, Online Theatre, RNLI, True Story

REVIEW (From a distance): Cinderella, Panto Online

December 24, 2021 The Family Stage

After the success of last year’s inaugural online pantomime, Blue Peter legend, Peter Duncan and Panto Online are back with…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Digital Theatre, Family Theatre, Panto, Pantomime

REVIEW (From a distance): Puss in Moon Boots (Sleeping Trees in association with Splendid Productions)

December 5, 2021 The Family Stage

After the success of last year’s online panto, The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington, Sleeping Trees are back with another…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Digital Theatre, Family Theatre, Online Theatre, Sleeping Trees

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Age: 13.

Likes:  Tap dancing. Cats. Winning.

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Stagey soulmate: Peggy Sawyer.

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Age: 11.

Likes:  Singing. Dancing. Snacks.

Dislikes: Waiting.

Stagey Soulmate: Baby June.

 

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Age: 30 something (for now)

Likes: Imaginative and quirky, unexpected things.

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