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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

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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