Simon Mole presents
The Great Big Dinosaur Show
Tuesday 18 February 2pm
4-11 YEARS
Which dinosaur had teeth as big as a banana? Which dinosaur weighed the same as 10,000 cats? And what could a CHICKEN possibly be doing in The Great Big Dinosaur Show?!
Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs about all your favourite prehistoric protagonists (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).
Come and get your groove on to some Jurassic Classics!
The show is inspired by Simon Mole’s 4th book: A First Book of Dinosaurs.
Tickets £10 | £8 under 16s Family and Friends (4 people) £32
The Irish House Party
Wednesday 19 February 7.30pm
ALL AGES
At last, an Irish music show that has come out of Ireland without the clichés that usually follow! There are no flat caps or twee costumes here. Instead you get incredibly talented musicians and dancers who simply want to bring you the sound and fun of Ireland in an intimate and homely setting.
The live music, Irish dancing and banter is infectious and enters the psyche in seconds. All Ireland champion musicians and dancers combine a unique blend of light
hearted audience interactions providing entertainment for the entire family. An experience not to be missed!
Tickets £20
House Theatre presents
Whipped Up!
Friday 21 February 2pm
2+ Months
Dottie is an eager to please 50s style diner server. It’s their first day on the job - where the bay is the customer and caregivers are along for the ride.
As Dottie waits on their demanding clientele (imagine babies doing what babies do best - creating adorable chaos!) they grow increasing frazzledand more and more entertaining!
Stimulating for tiny audience members with sensory play served up through the show.
Hilarious for parents/adults watching their loved ones take on roles in an unfolding comedy.
Run time
50 minutes (including 20 minutes of playtime on set) without an interval.
Tickets £15 for one adult and one child
Additional adult 12
Sarah Blanc presents
Moxie Brawl - Punk Alley
Wednesday 9 April 2pm
5+ YEARS
A loud, wild and unapologetic joyride of live original punk music and high energy dance.
Enter the world of Lazurr Tuts, a world-famous, guitar wielding, foot stomping punk band made up of misfits and outcasts.
Dance, sing, shout, whisper, stomp, spin, sign and shake on a journey of self-expression. No matter how loud or soft, the Lazurr Tuts want you to know that what you have to say is important.
Punk Alley is a show full of heart that asks big questions, creating a vibrant and fun space for young people to explore what they want to use their voice to fight for.
VIVA LA PUNK!
Tickets £12 | £10 under 16s
Family and Friends (4 people) £40
The Museum of Marvellous Things
Saturday 12 April 2pm
Welcome to The Museum of Marvellous Things, where the impossible can happen!!
Discover stars in jars, catch moons like balloons, dance with Doo-Dahs in cages, sing with Noo-Nahs on stages. Because this is a museum like no other it’s made from the magic of your imagination and you get to bring it alive.
With giant puppets, songs, interactive storytelling, show stopping costumes, live original music and a chance to make your own special puppet.
3-8 YEARS
This is a fun-filled family show celebrating the magic of imagination and the power of creativity, based on the picture book by Kristina Stephenson, bestselling author and illustrator of Sir Charlie Stinky Socks. So…come on in, let the magic begin!
Tickets £12 | £10 under 16s Family and Friends (4 people) £40
Shadow Necropolis
Wednesday 16 April 2pm
A spooky fantasy adventure for the whole family.
A young girl named Minerva is a hero in her dreams but feels helpless in real life. When her friend is taken by Oizys, the Goddess of anxiety, Minerva must travel through a city full of skeletons to rescue her.
A touching tale for any child or adult who has ever struggled with the constant worry that they're not good enough.
11+ YEARS
Featuring award-winning cinematic shadow puppetry from Japan. Hundreds of puppets are projected on a large screen to create a live animated movie.
Tickets £12 | £10 under 16s Family and Friends (4 people) £40
How to Catch a Book Witch
Thursday 17 April 2pm
3+ YEARS
Kira loves reading, visiting the library for a new book is her favourite thing. One day the words in the books start to disappear and the adults start to get grumpy.
Her new friend the book worm, Kira has to uncover why words are vanishing and where these book monsters have come from! Could there be a Book Witch in the library?
Exploring the importance of libraries, sharing stories and not judging people. The show features live music, puppetry and storytelling.
Created with inclusion and accessibility in mind and including key word signing and integrated captions.
Winner of the Farnham Maltings Emerging Artist/Company Award at Brighton Fringe 2024.
Tickets £12 | £10 under 16s Family and Friends (4 people) £40
DUCK by maatin
Saturday 10 May 7.30pm
12+ YEARS
It’s the summer of 2005. England prepare to win the Ashes. Ismail (Smiley to his friends) is a British Indian Schoolboy about to become the youngest-ever player in his elite public school’s First XI cricket team.
He sets his sights on immortality, breaking the school batting record and getting his name into Wisden. But things are about to heat up.
From award-winning playwright maatin, Duck is about adolescence,
the pressures of sporting competition and finding your identity in an environment that doesn’t cater for difference.
Tickets £16 | £14 conc
Treasure Box Tales
Thursday 29 May 2pm
Premiering at Curve Venue in Slough
Join Pirate Robin, Creepy Little Spider, Magnificent Miss Mouse, The Bedtime Dinosaur and all their friends of a magical journey.
This hilarious and exciting adventure is told through physical theatre and live music with animation.
A theatrical adaptation of the collection of charming and humorous children’s poems written By Danielle Moubarak.
ALL AGES
“A funny and thoroughly entertaining children’s show set in a magical living room where the characters of Treasure Box Tales come to life. Don’t miss it!”
Tickets £12 | £10 under 16s Family and Friends (4 people) £40
Anna Hibiscus’ Song
Friday 13 June 11am
Saturday 14 June 2pm
A Utopia Theatre and Sheffield Theatres Production
“Today we offer you a story of happiness. Of self-discovery. Of song. And of dance!”
A story of a young girl named Anna Hibiscus. Anna lives in amazing Africa. Ibadan, Nigeria to be exact.
Anna Hibiscus is so filled with happiness that she feels like she might float away. The more she talks to her family about it, the more her happiness grows! There’s only one thing to do...sing!
Told through music, dance, puppetry and traditional African storytelling, this theatrical adaptation of Atinuke’s
3+ YEARS
much loved children’s book will have you beaming from ear to ear.
“Bursting with happiness” THE STAGE ★★★★
Adapted for the stage and directed by Mojisola Kareem from the book Anna Hibiscus’ Song by Atinuke and Lauren Tobia, arranged by permission from Walker Books Ltd.
Tickets £12 | £10 under 16s Family and Friends (4 people) £40
