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REVIEW (From a distance): First Three Drops (Taking Flight Theatre Company)

November 24, 2020 The Family Stage

Back at the start of the first lockdown we saw a flurry of theatre companies scrabbling to get content online.…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Audio description, BSL, d/Deaf accessible, SSE, Taking Flight

REVIEW (From a Distance): What a Carve Up! (Barn Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre & New Wolsey Theatre)

November 8, 2020 The Family Stage

Regular readers will know that we are big fans of The Barn Theatre in Cirencester. They have been putting out…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Barn Theatre, Digital Theatre, Lockdown, Murder Mystery, Online Theatre

October Revue of Reviews: What we watched last month

November 5, 2020 The Family Stage

October was another busy month for us, meaning Mummy once again has a blog backlog. But with the latest lockdown…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Big Telly Theatre Company, Cahoots NI, Jason Robert Brown, Little Angel Theatre, London Palladium, Peter Michael Marino, Roustabout Theatre Company, Southwark Playhouse, The Albany, The Drive In, theatre, Zippos Circus
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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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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

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
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REVIEW (from a distance): Play Along Plink and Boo (Can’t Sit Still)

October 15, 2020 The Family Stage

How do you capture the magic of live theatre on screen? It’s a question that came up a lot during…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Family Theatre, Sensory Theatre
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REVIEW(S): A weekend at BarnFest

September 15, 2020 The Family Stage

Six months ago we hadn’t even heard of The Barn Theatre in Cirencester, let alone set foot inside it. Today…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Barn Theatre, Family Theatre, Illyria, Kander and Ebb, Lockdown, Outdoor Theatre, Scoot Theatre

REVIEW (From a distance): Alice, A Virtual Theme Park (Creation Theatre, Big Telly Theatre Company and Charisma.AI)

August 10, 2020 The Family Stage

Given how curiously 2020 is turning out, it’s no surprise that Alice in Wonderland has been a popular choice of…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Alice in Wonderland, Big Telly Theatre Company, Charisma.AI, Creation Theatre, Digital Theatre, Online Theatre, Zoom

REVIEW: Alice in Lockdown (Heartbreak Productions) at Brighton Open Air Theatre

August 7, 2020 The Family Stage

141 days. One hundred and forty one days! Until Monday, that’s how long anyone in our house had gone without…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Alice in Lockdown, Alice in Wonderland, Brighton Open Air Theatre, Heartbreak Productions, Lockdown, Outdoor Theatre

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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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