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BarnFest Outdoor Festival

REVIEW(S): A weekend at BarnFest

September 15, 2020 The Family Stage

Six months ago we hadn’t even heard of The Barn Theatre in Cirencester, let alone set foot inside it. Today…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Barn Theatre, Family Theatre, Illyria, Kander and Ebb, Lockdown, Outdoor Theatre, Scoot Theatre

NEWS: Oily Cart’s Doorstep Jamboree Arrives in London Streets this September

September 8, 2020 The Family Stage

The Doorstep Jamboree travelling band will be popping up across London on the doorsteps and streets of families with young people labelled as…

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Posted in: Theatre Filed under: Family Theatre, Lockdown, Oily Cart, Sensory, Shielding

NEWS: Barn Theatre to Reopen with Live Indoor Performances of Private Peaceful

September 1, 2020 The Family Stage

The Barn Theatre has announced today that they will re-open for live indoor theatre performances on 10 September with the transfer of Private…

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Posted in: News, Theatre Filed under: Barn Theatre, Family Theatre, Indoor Theatre

NEWS: Blue Peter legend Peter Duncan launches Panto Online to raise funds for charity

August 24, 2020 The Family Stage

The critically acclaimed actor, director and Panto Dame is planning his biggest and best “Here’s One I Made Earlier” challenge…

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Posted in: Previews, Theatre Filed under: Charity, Digital Theatre, Family Theatre, Pantomimes
Michael Morpurgo and Iwan Lewis

NEWS: Michael Morpurgo to Make Guest Appearance at Barnfest

August 4, 2020 The Family Stage

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester have announced internationally best-selling author Michael Morpurgo will make a guest appearance at BarnFest – Outdoor Theatre Festival for a post-show Q&A…

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Posted in: News, Theatre Filed under: Barn Theatre, Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre, Festival, Michael Morpurgo, Outdoor Theatre

Al Fresco Family Fun: A Guide to Outdoor Theatre for Families

July 30, 2020 The Family Stage 1 Comment

In the short time since the government announced that theatre can resume outdoors, there has been an absolute explosion of…

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Posted in: Features, Festivals, Previews, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre, Lockdown, Open Air Theatre, Outdoor Theatre
Show Up Kids! Online Live!

NEWS: Family-Friendly EdFringe Hit “Show Up, Kids!” Returns Online LIVE

July 25, 2020 The Family Stage

YOUR COMPUTER, PLANET EARTH Peter Michael Marino received acclaim for pioneering online live shows at the top of the pandemic,…

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Posted in: Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Digital Theatre, Family Theatre
BarnFest Outdoor Festival

NEWS: Barn Theatre Announce Summer Outdoor Festival

July 20, 2020 The Family Stage

BarnFest outdoor festival will open with Tweedy The Clown in Family Entertainment Show Tweedy: Al Fresco! The Barn Theatre in…

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Posted in: News, Theatre Filed under: Barn Theatre, Family Theatre, Festivals, Open Air Theatre, Outdoor Theatre
Four figures on a laptop screen with the words "(It's not all) Zoom & Gloom

REVIEW (From a Distance): (It’s not all) Zoom & Gloom (Roustabout Theatre Company)

June 20, 2020 The Family Stage

Zoom has become something of a recurring theme in our recent reviews. Unsurprising really, given that it’s probably a fundamental…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Digital Theatre, Family Theatre, Lockdown, Roustabout Theatre Company
Review (from a distance)

REVIEW (From A Distance): The Wind in The Willows (Guildford Shakespeare Company)

June 14, 2020 The Family Stage

Twelve weeks into lockdown saw us clock up our second production of The Wind In the Willows. The first was…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre, Guildford Shakespeare Company, Lockdown, Zoom

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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.

 

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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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