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REVIEW (From a distance): Cinderella Live – The Easter Panto

April 3, 2021 The Family Stage

With many shop windows still containing Christmas displays, you may be forgiven for thinking that we were still in the…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Cinderella, Panto

Revue of Reviews: A trio of shows from Half Moon Theatre

March 21, 2021 The Family Stage

This weekend marks ASSITEJ‘s World Day of Theatre for Children & Young People. Today is also the anniversary of our…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Half Moon, Justin Coe, Z-Arts

REVIEW (From a distance): Grimm Tales for Fragile Times & Broken People (Creation Theatre)

February 25, 2021 The Family Stage

Creation Theatre have a knack for putting on quirky productions which are perfect for the times. We were introduced to…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Creation Theatre, Online Theatre, Zoom

November/December Revue of Reviews: What we watched as 2020 came to a close

January 1, 2021 The Family Stage

It’s been an odd couple of months, even by 2020 standards. With our November theatre trips postponed due to the…

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The four main characters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz running towards the camera

REVIEW (From a distance): The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Creation Theatre)

December 23, 2020 The Family Stage

Creation Theatre have a knack for putting on shows that suit the strange times in which we live. Way back…

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REVIEW: Sammy and the Beanstalk, OperaUpClose (Oxford Playhouse)

December 22, 2020 The Family Stage

We watch a lot of theatre for young audiences. Some of it is silly. Sometimes it deals with serious subjects…

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REVIEW (From a Distance): Sleeping Beauty? (Tea Break Theatre)

December 20, 2020 The Family Stage

Sunday got off to a shaky start as we woke to the dreaded text from school informing us that Crotchet…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Christmas, Family Theatre, Tea Break Theatre, Zoom

REVIEW (From a distance): A Christmas Carol, Polka Theatre

December 19, 2020 The Family Stage

One of our lockdown highlights was the fantastic adaptation of Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back, created in cardboard…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Digital Theatre, Family Theatre, Ian Nicholson, Jim Whitcher, Polka Theatre

REVIEW: The Gift of Winter: A Lyngo Play@Home (Oxford Playhouse)

December 11, 2020 The Family Stage

It’s difficult enough entertaining small humans during the winter, when the cold weather and darkness conspire to prevent playing outside.…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Crafts, Lyngo Theatre, Play at Home

REVIEW (From a distance): The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington (Sleeping Trees)

December 3, 2020 The Family Stage

The latest lockdown may be over but for many people around the country, continued restrictions mean seeing a pantomime is…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Panto, Pantomime, Sleeping Trees

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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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