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events on tue 10 apr
Jump In! Make a Play in 3 Days
Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company
Create a play from scratch in just three days!
Explore different elements of theatre such as acting and script writing before performing your masterpiece at the end of the course.
This year's theme is The Plastic, Fur and Digital Meltdown
It’s games vs. toys, the battle for supremacy has begun. Come and help create this show from scratch. With nothing but a starting idea and a title you will devise a performance to entertain and amuse, with the guidance of professional theatre practitioners.
Could Barbie beat Mario in a celebrity wrestling match? If Paddington was stuck in the world of Minecraft would everything be made of marmalade sandwiches? Can Action-man escape from the Snakes and Ladders prison? The ideas are up to you.
Mon 9 – Wed 11 Apr
10am – 4pm (Wed 5pm)
£90 (£80 Advantage Card)
Suitable for ages 10+ years.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
Jump In! Exhibition – Bee Me
An exhibition created with local schools and inspired by Me and My Bee, a show in the Jump In! Family Arts Festival.
- 10:00 -22:30 FREE
Arts and Crafts Session
Come along to Norden Farm for 45 minutes of Arts and Crafts.
Led by Maria Chernyak Belenky
Tues 27 May 11.30am and 1.30pm
Frog Craft
3D papercraft workshop, make a fun free-standing Character.
Fri 30 May 11.30am and 1.30pm
Fairytale Craft
Create a beautiful stained glass inspired design based on the fairytales.
Sessions are 45 minutes | Suitable for ages 5 - 11 years | All materials provided.
£7 per person
Please note that children must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Nick Sharratt's Big Draw-Along
Join this much-loved children's writer and illustrator in a family-friendly, fun filled draw-along for all ages.
Nick's best-selling picture books include You Choose, Shark in the Park and Pants. He's also the illustrator of Jacqueline Wilson's phenomenally popular children's novels including Tracy Beaker. Bring pencils, paper and something to lean on.
WHY? Nick shares ways to invent your own crazy creatures and gives loads of top tips as you draw along with him
Age guidance: 6+ years. Please note that all children must be accompanied by a paying adult.
What to bring:
- Drawing materials
- Paper
- Something to lean on
£10 (£8 under 16s)
Family and Friends (4 people) £32
Tickets/seats are not required for children under 18 months who are happy to sit on laps.
- 11:30 LIMITED
- 14:00 SOLD OUT
Storytelling
Join our storytellers Joe and Ruth for interactive tales this half term!
Thur 3 Jun 11.30am - story tbc with Joe
Thur 3 Jun 12.30pm - story tbc with Joe
Fri 4 Jun 11am - The Fairy Baker with Ruth
Fri 4 Jun 1.30pm - Lazy Jack with Ruth
Age guidance 3+ years.
Each sessions is around 20 minutes long.
£4 per person
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult spaces must be booked.
- 13:30 SOLD OUT
- 15:30 from £2
Paddington 2 (PG)
Dir: Paul King 2017 | 103 mins
Paddington is happily settled with the Brown family, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. He finds perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, a unique pop-up book. Paddington embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, can he and the Browns unmask the thief?
WHY? The much-anticipated sequel to the worldwide hit family film
'A pure delight. As sweet and sharp as, well, marmalade' ★★★★★ Empire Magazine
Click here to read the full review.
£7 (£5 under 16s)
Family and Friends (4 people) £20
Tickets/seats are not required for children under 18 months who are happy to sit on laps.
I, Tonya (15)
Dir: Craig Gillespie 2017 | 120 mins
American figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition. But her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan.
Allison Janney won Best Supporting Actress at this year's Academy Awards for her performance as Tonya's mother LaVona.
WHY? A darkly comic tale based on the unbelievable but true events
£10.50 (£9.50 conc)
Special Ticket Offer
£9 (£8 conc) tickets when you book for three films at the same time. Offer excludes event cinema screenings. Offer applied in basket.