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Tag: Children’s Theatre

REVIEW: Pig Heart Boy (Unicorn Theatre)

February 12, 2025 The Family Stage

Almost 30 years after the original book was published, Unicorn Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and Children’s Theatre Partnership have teamed up…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: 9+, Children's Theatre, Family Friendly Theatre, Malorie Blackman, Unicorn Theatre

REVIEW: Toto Kerblammo! (Unicorn Theatre)

October 23, 2024 The Family Stage

Content warning: Toto Kerblammo! includes themes of grief, neglect, mental health issues and removal from the care of a parent.…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Children's Theatre, Tim Crouch, Unicorn Theatre

REVIEW: Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow for Awful Children (Underbelly Festival)

September 7, 2024 The Family Stage

Known for his dry wit and disdain for stupidity, faux French comedian Marcel Lucont has limited time for little people…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Comedy, Marcel Lucont, Underbelly Festival

REVIEW: FailFailFailFailWin! (Underbelly Festival)

August 31, 2024 The Family Stage

We were back at the Underbelly this bank holiday weekend, for some more family fun with FailFailFailFailWin! A circus show…

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Posted in: Circus, Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Circus, Family Theatre, Underbelly Festival

REVIEW: Ten in the Bed (Half Moon Theatre)

June 10, 2024 The Family Stage

The latest production to emerge from Half Moon’s Half Moon’s “Narratives of Empathy and Resilience” programme is Ten in the…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: 3-8, Children's Theatre, Half Moon Theatre, Refugees
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REVIEW: The Colour of Dinosaurs (Polka Theatre)

May 31, 2024 The Family Stage

Dinosaurs may have died out millions of years ago but they remain perennially popular with children, making them a firm…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: 4-12, Children's Theatre

REVIEW: Romeo and Juliet, Beats and Elements (Polka Theatre)

March 16, 2024 The Family Stage

Hot on the heels of an Offies win for Pied Piper (a Battersea Arts Centre and Beatbox Academy co-production), Conrad…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Beats and Elements, Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Hip Hop Theatre, Polka Theatre, Shakespeare

REVIEW: Luna Loves Library Day, Little Seeds Music and Z-Arts (Lyric Hammersmith)

February 13, 2024 The Family Stage

Little Seeds Music is on a mission to create high quality musical experiences that can be shared by all generations.…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Little Seeds Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith

REVIEW: Journey of a Refugee, Theatre-Rites (Stanley Arts Centre)

February 9, 2024 The Family Stage

Asylum seekers in London almost always find themselves in Croydon; the location of the Home Office asylum intake unit, and…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: 8+, Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Immersive Theatre, Stanley Arts Centre, Theatre-Rites
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Q&A: Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs

December 16, 2023 The Family Stage

The House with Chicken Legs has run off to London for Christmas, where it’s currently delighting audiences at the Southbank…

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Posted in: Interviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Sophie Anderson, Southbank Centre, Young Adult

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Crotchet

Age: 13.
Likes:  Tap dancing. Cats. Winning.
Dislikes: Mornings. Sharing food.
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

Likes: Dark and twisty musicals.  Referring to herself in the third person.

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Dislikes: Adulting.

 

 

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