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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

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
Show Up Kids! Online Live!

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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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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