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

December 10, 2019 The Family Stage

As regular readers will recall, we went on a trip to the Southend seaside in October Half Term to review…

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Posted in: Escape Rooms, Reviews Filed under: Immersive

REVIEW: Father Christmas, Pins & Needles (Lyric Hammersmith)

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Blooming Christmas is upon us once again. These days the run up to Christmas is filled with stress about Nativity…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Christmas, Family Friendly Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith

REVIEW: The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse, a Unicorn and New Perspectives Production (Unicorn Theatre)

December 9, 2019 The Family Stage

This is a review of the 2019 production. The show is back at the Unicorn Theatre for Winter 2023 with…

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

REVIEW: Emily Rising, Little Angel Theatre & Goblin Theatre co-production (Half Moon Theatre)

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For our final trip of the year to Half Moon Theatre we saw Emily Rising. Originally a radio play by…

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

REVIEW: Oi Frog & Friends! (Lyric Theatre)

December 6, 2019 The Family Stage

Mummy sometimes thinks the munchkins have too many books. Like when both their bedroom bookshelves are overflowing and and the…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Family Friendly Theatre, Kenny Wax, Pins and Needles

REVIEW: F**k Freud (Tristan Bates Theatre)

December 5, 2019 The Family Stage

Tuesday was a day of Family Stage firsts. Mummy’s first trip to Tristan Bates Theatre. Auntie Poppins’ first press night.…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Tristan Bates Theatre

REVIEW:Curtains (Orchard Theatre, Dartford)

November 26, 2019 The Family Stage

Regular readers of our blog will know that we are mad about musicals and partial to a murder mystery. Mummy…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Kander and Ebb, Musical Theatre, Orchard Theatre

REVIEW: The Canterville Ghost (Unicorn Theatre)

November 25, 2019 The Family Stage

One great thing about having a 6 and 7 year old is that we now straddle the boundary between two…

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

REVIEW: Blood Brothers (Orchard Theatre, Dartford)

November 20, 2019 The Family Stage

Blood Brothers is one of those musicals that is a regular feature on the touring circuit, yet has somehow managed…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Musical Theatre, Orchard Theatre

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

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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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