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REVIEW: Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre)

February 9, 2020 The Family Stage 1 Comment

Practically perfect in every way? Get Mary Poppins right and the reviews write themselves. We’re big Poppins fans here at…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Disney, Family Friendly Theatre, Musical Theatre, West End

REVIEW: Lighthouse – Hazel Lam, presented by Chinese Arts Now (Jacksons Lane)

February 7, 2020 The Family Stage

Plastic is everywhere at the moment. Not only are we physically surrounded by the stuff, but its environmental impact is…

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Posted in: Circus, Reviews

REVIEW: A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic)

January 26, 2020 The Family Stage

January is a pretty miserable month, especially once the Christmas decorations have come down. Most family-friendly festive productions shut up…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Family Friendly Theatre, Plays, The Old Vic

REVIEW: Waitress (Adelphi Theatre)

January 20, 2020 The Family Stage

What do you do if one of your waitresses calls in sick shortly before their shift? Presumably the answer is…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Musical Theatre

REVIEW: Operation Mincemeat, SpitLip (Southwark Playhouse)

January 19, 2020 The Family Stage

“God, that’s brilliant” are the words that you want to be exclaiming at the end of every show you see.…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: British Musicals, Musical Theatre, New Musicals, Southwark Playhouse

REVIEW: Turtles Don’t Like Plastic, Todos Teatro (Tristan Bates Theatre)

January 13, 2020 The Family Stage

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock at the bottom of the ocean for the last year or so, you’re…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Environment, Family Friendly Theatre, Tristan Bates Theatre

REVIEW: Matilda (Cambridge Theatre)

January 11, 2020 The Family Stage

Sometimes you have to be a bit naughty. Like when a friend offers you last minute tickets to Matilda on…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Family Friendly Theatre, Musical Theatre

REVIEW: Frozen Snow Queen, D Live! Theatre Company (Canada Water Theatre)

January 1, 2020 The Family Stage

There’s something about Christmas that brings out stories of cold-hearted characters who inhabit harsh and wintery worlds. Whether you’re looking…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: deaf-accessible, Family Friendly Theatre, Inclusive theatre

REVIEW: The Nutcracker, Let’s All Dance (Sadler’s Wells)

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This year’s Christmas offering from child-friendly ballet company Let’s All Dance is the family favourite, The Nutcracker. Having missed it…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Ballet, Family Friendly Theatre

REVIEW: Potted Panto (Southwark Playhouse)

December 27, 2019 The Family Stage

A potted panto.Concise critique required.A haiku review. Just eighty minutes.Seven classic pantomimesat Southwark Playhouse. A cast of two(ish).Jeff plays all…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Family Friendly Theatre

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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.

Dislikes: Panto (change my mind)!

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