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REVIEW: Mustard Doesn’t Go With Girls, Bric a Brac Theatre (The Pleasance)

November 18, 2019 The Family Stage

What’s not to love about a feminist fairy-tale fringe musical for children? Nope, we’ve got nothing either. Which is why…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Friendly Theatre, Feminism, The Pleasance

REVIEW: Stella, Filskit Theatre (Stratford Circus Arts Centre)

November 12, 2019 The Family Stage

We love Stratford Circus Arts Centre. They always programme brilliant family shows with lovely messages. So when Mummy saw the…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Activities, Circus, Stratford Circus Arts Centre

REVIEW: Crowded, a Half Moon and Apples and Snakes Co-Production (Half Moon Theatre)

November 11, 2019 The Family Stage

Mummy has managed to spend two Thursday evenings in a row reviewing shows for young people involving monologues about mental…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Half Moon Theatre, Immersive, Mental Health, Young Adult Theatre

REVIEW: The Princess and The Frog, Let’s All Dance (Blackheath Halls)

November 5, 2019 The Family Stage

Ballet doesn’t exactly have a reputation as the most accessible art-form, even for adults. So there can’t be many parents…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Ballet, Family Friendly Theatre, Let's All Dance

REVIEW: Germ Free Adolescent, Epsilon Productions (The Bunker)

November 1, 2019 The Family Stage

Mummy has heard a lot about The Bunker Theatre this week. For the past three and a half years, this…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: 14+, Mental Health, Young Adults

REVIEW: The Bear, Pins & Needles Productions (The Albany)

October 29, 2019 The Family Stage

We seem to have a habit of seeing adaptations of children’s books that we haven’t actually read. Mummy can never…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Family Friendly Theatre, Pins and Needles, The Albany

REVIEW: Pirate School, Get Lost & Found (Arts Depot)

October 26, 2019 The Family Stage

Two years ago we started the munchkins’ theatre habit off with a trip to Arts Depot to see The Gruffalo.…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: 3-9, Arts Depot, Children's Activities, Family Friendly Theatre, Half Term

REVIEW: Stab in the Dark, Show Up Productions (Child version)

October 24, 2019 The Family Stage

Here at The Family Stage, we are rather partial to an immersive problem-solving experience. Mummy and Mrs Mummy are escape…

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Posted in: Escape Rooms, Reviews Filed under: Show Up Productions, Southend
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REVIEW: Same Same…But Different, Sonia Sabri Company (Blackheath Halls)

October 22, 2019 The Family Stage

Another weekend. Another contemporary dance show for children. Same, same…but different. Which, coincidentally, is the name of the show itself.…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Blackheath Halls, Dance, Family Friendly Theatre, Sonia Sabri Company

REVIEW: Hocus Pocus, Dance Umbrella (The Albany)

October 21, 2019 The Family Stage

Given how often we go to the theatre with two small germ magnets, Mummy thinks it’s impressive that we’ve managed…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Dance, Dance Umbrella, Family Friendly Theatre, The Albany

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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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