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Tag: Children’s Theatre

REVIEW: The Great Big Bug Show (Half Moon Theatre)

March 6, 2026 The Family Stage Leave a comment

Poet, Simon Mole and singer-storyteller, Gecko have teamed up again for another family show filled with word play and ear-worms.…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Gecko, Half Moon Theatre, Mole and Gecko, Simon Mole

REVIEW: Brave Bettie, Half Moon and Z-Arts (Half Moon Theatre)

February 10, 2026 The Family Stage Leave a comment

Emerging writer, Tatenda Naomi Matsvai returns to Half Moon Theatre as an Offies finalist, with their inaugural play, Hot Orange…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: 3-8, Children's Theatre, Half Moon Theatre, Z-Arts
A staging of The Gruffalo's Child, An actor dressed as The Gruffalo's Child is at teh front of the image smiling, in the background the Gruffalo is sat in their cave.

REVIEW: The Gruffalo’s Child (The Lyric Theatre)

December 3, 2025 Bedfordshire Mum

Tall Stories’ The Gruffalo’s Child has returned to London for the festive season at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue –…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Christmas 2025, Family Theatre, Tall Stories

OCTOBER HALF TERM 2025: Tried and tested theatre for families

October 26, 2025 The Family Stage

Half term is upon us once more – the dark, damp and dreary one where the summer seems a distant…

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Posted in: Features, Previews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Half Term, London Theatre, Polka Theatre, Unicorn Theatre

REVIEW: The Three Little Pigs (Unicorn Theatre)

October 12, 2025 Bedfordshire Mum

Stiles and Drewe’s new family musical, The Three Little Pigs opens at the Unicorn Theatre for an autumn run before…

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

REVIEW: The Elves and the Shoemaker (Greenwich Theatre)

August 27, 2025 The Family Stage

The Greenwich Theatre repertory company have been busy little elves this summer. Not only has the six-strong team been performing…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Greenwich Theatre

REVIEW: The Enormous Crocodile (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)

August 23, 2025 Bedfordshire Mum

This summer’s family production at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is a musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile.…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Roald Dahl

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

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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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