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Home > Archives for Children’s Theatre

Archives for Children’s Theatre

Kill The Beast - The Boy Who Kicked Pigs at Jacksons Lane

Marvellously macabre children’s tale at Jacksons Lane

Following a critically acclaimed run at Salford’s Lowry Theatre, the darkly funny and physical The Boy Who Kicked Pigs will splash bloodily onto the stage at Jacksons Lane for two weeks in March…

Kid Carpet & The Noisy Animals at Jacksons Lane

Kid Carpet & The Noisy Animals: the rock musical for kids

Kid Carpet, the much-loved pioneer of catchy, electro-pop music, presents a rock musical at Jacksons Lane for children aged 3 – 8 and their families…

Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales, Red Table Theatre, Pleasance Islington

Fairy Tales at the Pleasance

Red Table Theatre’s storytellers will be bringing Hans Christian Anderson’s Fairy Tales to the Pleasance Theatre in Islington this December…

Theatre is child's play

When: 14th February 2010 at 12 & 2pm Where: Jacksons Lane, 269a Archway Road, London N6 5AA £: 7.95 What is it? What a Wonderful World is a play specifically for 2-5 year olds.  This interactive show’s style is based on the principles of ‘object theatre’, where everyday things are transformed on stage.  The show […]

Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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