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Storytelling
Join our storytellers in the magical story den for interactive tales this Easter!
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult spaces must be booked.
Mon 6 Apr - TBC
Tues 7 Apr - TBC
Wed 8 Apr - The Smartest Giant in Town
Thur 9 Apr - TBC
Sat 11 Apr - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Mon 13 Apr - TBC
Tues 14 Apr - Pippi Longstocking Visits the Circus
Wed 15 Apr - The Gruffalo
Thur 16 Apr - TBC
Fri 17 Apr - TBC
Sat 18 Apr - TBC
Mon 6 - Thur 9 Apr and Sat 11 Apr
Mon 13 - Sat 18 Apr
11am and 1.30pm
£2 per person
Please note in a change to the brochure, times for Storytelling are 11am and 1.30pm.
other events you may be interested in
Messy Monsters
Led by Kayleigh Galvin.
The chance for little ones and their grown-ups to get messy and explore the world through sensory play! Each week will feature fun new art activities. The best bit? You don’t have to do any cleaning up!
Suitable for ages 6+ months.
Spring
Mon 13 Jan – 26 Apr (exc 3 and 10 Feb)
11.30am – 12.15pm | Mon 17 Feb only 10.30am – 11.15am
£6 | £4.50 siblings | £20 for block booking of 4 sessions
Sunday Stories
Interactive storytelling in the magical story den.
Join in or unwind in the Café Bar with a latte and the Sunday papers, while your little ones get involved in telling stories from all over the world.
Age guidance 4 – 7 years.
Sun 8 Mar - Hugless Douglas by David Melling and Chicken Licken
Sun 5 Apr - TBC
WHY? A sociable, creative and entirely relaxed way to do Sundays for families with young children
The Story Den
£3.50 per person (45 mins)
Spy Monkey
Join Hanuman, our brave and intrepid Monkey Intelligence Officer, on his most important secret mission to date!
He will need to use all his extraordinary superpowers to find and rescue the captured Princess Sita from Ravana, a wicked ten-headed demon King, and could do with your help!
Three incredible performers use hip-hop and Bharata Natyam dance, music and story-telling to excite and engage young audiences and adults alike.
Age guidance 4+ years
WHY? Full of daring and wit, this is a contemporary twist on a classic Indian tale from the Ramayana
Studio
Fathers' Day Concertini with Rob Castell
Musical theatre tunes and family favourites including songs from The Lion King and The Greatest Showman.
Concertinis are a relaxed environment, ideal for children with SEND.
Age Guidance: all ages
WHY? Little people can dance, sing and move around!
Studio
£11 | £9 under 16s | Family & Friends (4 people) £36
Basil Brush's Family Fun Show
Britain's most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song.
He’s most recently appeared on CBBC’s Crackerjack. This show for all the family is specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excitement. Come join in the mayhem!
WHY? ‘Basil Brush is back with a boom – the children loved it’ ★★★★ Kids Day Out Reviews
‘The show was great – I recommend to anyone with school age children’ ★★★★ WhatsGoodToDo.co.uk
Presented by Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy in association with Basil Brush Limited.
Courtyard Theatre
(50 mins approx)
£11 (£9 under 16s)
Family and Friends (4 people) £36
Quest: Digital Zone
An interactive digital arts space; part of Quest Family Fest, the Norden Farm Family Arts Festival.
Just Dance!
Thur 9, Sat 11, Sun 12, Mon 13, Sun 19 Apr
Gather your friends and family and Just Dance like nobody's watching!
Free
Wed 8 Apr
A crash course in switching and mixing! Learn the basics with our in-house DJs.
10am - 12pm | 8 - 12 years
1pm - 3pm | Family workshop
£12 per person
Workshop: Light Up Your Dance!
Fri 17 Apr
Make a light up wearable that changes colour and pattern when you move.
10am - 11.30am | 6 - 10 years
12pm - 1.30pm | Families
2.30pm - 4pm | 11+ years
£12 per person
Workshop: Kaoss Jam - Music Tech
Sat 18 Apr
Learn to make your own tunes and beats using our music tech kit.
10am - 11.30am | 6 - 10 years
12pm - 1.30pm | Families
2.30pm - 4pm | 11+ years
£12 per person
- 13 Apr FREE
- 14 Apr FREE
- 5 more dates...
Slime
Slug and Caterpillar are starving, and the only leaf left in the garden is just out of reach.
Slug thinks they should work together. Get the leaf, eat the leaf, play a game, be friends.
Caterpillar has other ideas. Slugs are gross, they’re covered in slime and they have terrible taste in music.Things get sticky.
Enter the undergrowth to SQUISH, SQUELCH and PLAY your way through this hilarious, surreal show, told with a handful of words and lots of SLIME.
Suitable for ages 2+ years.
WHY? ‘A microscopic world of epic adventure… with or without kids its a howling delight’ The Guardian
‘Inclusivity runs right through this piece… Packed with invention and laughs’
★★★★ The Stage
‘Perfect for the age range it’s aimed at’ ★★★★★ Three Weeks
‘A real heart-warming delight’ ★★★★★ Edinburgh49
‘Highly recommend this show as a really welcoming, fun and exciting way into theatre for small children’ ★★★★ Theatre Bubble
’10 out of 5 stars - Isobel aged 4’ Edinburgh Life With Kids
‘The Herd have created a vibrant and inviting playground-set that encourages the touching and feeling of the various spongy, slimy and crunchy materials around you’
Hot Potato
‘Perfectly pitched performance…The set had the delightful feel of muted, gentle soft play’ The Yorkshire Times
Studio
45 mins plus 15 minutes stay and play.
£11 (£9 under 16s)
£36 Family and Friends ticket (4 people)
Dolittle (PG)
Dir: Stephen Gaghan 2020 | 101 mins, US
The eccentric Dr John Dolittle has hidden himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when young Queen Victoria falls gravely ill, he must set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure.
WHY? A vivid reimagining of the classic tale of the man who could talk to animals
Courtyard Theatre
£8 (£6 under 16s)
Family & Friends (4 people) £24
Relaxed Screenings
The screening on Tuesday 21 April at 11am is a Relaxed Screening. Everyone is welcome to join us for this friendly format. The house lights are kept on and audience members can come and go as they please.
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