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Doorstep Puppet Theatre

Theatre that is literally on your doorstep

When you can’t go out to the theatre, why not let the theatre come to you? This winter, the Doorstep Puppet Theatre are bringing their show, The Little Mermaid Finds Her Voice to your door…

Ian Nicholson, Polka Theatre's A Christmas Carol

Enjoy a cardboard cabinet of Christmas curiosities

Polka Theatre are offering their supporters a free festive treat with a quirky retelling of A Christmas Carol featuring a cardboard cabinet of curiosities…

Le Gateau Chocolat Duckie, HOME Manchester, credit Manuel Vason

The Ugly Duckling is reimagined for festive theatre

Le Gateau Chocolat’s Duckie will be offering family audiences an online festive treat this Christmas…

Sleeping Beauty, courtesy of Lisa Ott

A twist on the tale of Sleeping Beauty

This Christmas, watch a Zoom adventure with a twist on the Sleeping Beauty tale, featuring puppetry, original music and comedy…

Drive-In Pantomine at Gisburne Park Christmas Pop-up

Gisburne Park’s Christmas pop-up and drive-in panto

This Christmas, a socially-distanced festival will be popping up at Gisburne Park in Lancashire with a drive-in pantomime and seasonal treats…

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Greenwich Theatre

Watch the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and take on a festive challenge

This Christmas, watch The Wolves of Willoughby Chase at Greenwich Theatre or take on the interactive Sir Willoughby’s Challenge…

Christmas at the Old Royal Naval College

Pop-up festive theatre and live-streamed carols

Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College will be helping visitors get into the Christmas spirit with pop-up festive theatre and live-streamed carols…

Sleeping Trees panto

This Christmas, panto comes to you

This Christmas, why not enjoy the magic of panto from your own sofa? The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington will be streaming festive fun to your home…

The Dark Hedges by Trevor Cole on Unsplash

Take a wander under The Dark Hedges

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a spooky treat, just in time for Halloween. A rather eerie and unusual avenue of beech trees…

Laser Light City Leeds, Keith Craven Photography

Art to light up the dark in Leeds

This year, Light Night Leeds will be taking a different approach to lighting up the city sky, with an interactive laser light show and online events…

Captain Fantastic's Virtual Trick or Treat

Join Captain Fantastic’s Virtual Trick or Treat

Are you looking for an alternative to trick or treating this Halloween? Then Captain Fantastic may have the answer, with an immersive virtual event…

Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt 2020

Have an Enchanted Christmas in a forest wonderland

This Christmas, take an enchanted trail through the trees with an illuminated night-time event in Gloucestershire…

My Sensory Adventures, Carbon Theatre

Sensory adventures from home

This month, Carbon Theatre is launching My Sensory Adventures, a new digital project of sensory activities that people can easily do at home…

Artist Suriya Aisha

Fun Palaces bring people together for a tiny revolution

This weekend, get together with your local community, neighbours and the online community, for a tiny revolution…

LICAF Illuminos light spectacle, Kendal

An illuminated celebration of international comics

This week, watch a celebration of comics in Kendal as the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) presents Illuminos…

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Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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