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DRAMA BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE Lavender Hill SW11 5TN www.bac.org.uk 15 - 17 February Kid Carpet & The Noisy Animals After a long, exhausting music tour, Kid Carpet is going on a nice relaxing holiday. But this might not be the soothing holiday he had expected as the Noisy Animals takeover his break with big beat songs, wonky donkeys, special effects, puppetry and animation. 11am and 2pm, from £8, ages 3-8
CAMBRIDGE THEATRE Seven Dials, 32-34 Earlham Street WC2H 9HU uk.matildathemusical.com Throughout January and February
camping trip to the woods with her friends Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe. With lunchboxes packed and Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa is excited about her outdoor adventure full of games, laughter and live music.
Matilda The Musical Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, Matilda revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny.
COLOUR HOUSE THEATRE Watermill Way SW19 2RD www.colourhousetheatre.co.uk Saturdays and Sundays to 21 January Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Poor Snow White is banished to the forest where she stumbles upon and befriends seven dwarves. However, with the evil Queen in hot pursuit it’s not long before she tricks Snow White into eating a deadly apple. Will the dwarves be able to save the day and find a handsome Prince to wake Snow White with his kiss? Saturdays and Sundays 3 February
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Colour House Theatre 8 April Pinocchio. Craftsman Geppetto has made an incredible wooden puppet, however one magical night his creation transforms into a real boy. Pinocchio’s adventure has just begun… 12pm, from £10
NATIONAL THEATRE Upper Ground SE1 9PX www.nationaltheatre.org.uk Throughout January and February Pinocchio On a quest to be truly alive, Pinocchio leaves Geppetto’s workshop with Jiminy Cricket in tow. Their electrifying adventure takes them from alpine forests to Pleasure Island to the bottom of the ocean. This spectacular new production is brought to the stage by a team including the director of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the writer of Matilda the Musical.
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QG atgtickets.com/venues/newwimbledon-theatre 21-22 February Peppa Pig’s Adventure Join Peppa as she goes on an exciting
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1 Clapham Common Northside SW4 0QW www.omnibus-clapham.org 18 February Once Upon a City Join in this interactive storytelling session as you follow the journey of a brilliant princess from the North to the South of the City to meet another, equally brilliant princess. 11am and 2pm, age 4-7, from £7
PEACOCK THEATRE WC2A 2HT www.sadlerswells.com 5-17 February Zippos Cirque Beserk! A jawdropping spectacular that combines contemporary cirquestyle artistry with adrenalinefuelled stunt action. This talented troupe includes over thirty jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, daredevil stuntmen and the world’s most hair-raising circus act, the motorcycle Globe of Death.
POLKA THEATRE 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1SB www.polkatheatre.com To 11 February My Brother, My Sister and Me With a new baby in the family, a little sister has to move in with her big brother. She’s got used to the idea but her brother and Gecko, his constant companion, are really not keen. Especially when she starts to unpack her very large collection of hats!
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