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Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, Beck Theatre
Your family theatre guide, March – May
Barons Court Theatre
The Curtains Up, W14
Box office: 020 8932 4747
www.falseimpressions.co.uk
Sun 30 April
THE MAGIC CAVERN
Witness the seemingly impossible at
London’s longest running magic show.
Ages 8+. 2.30pm. Tickets £12/£10.
Sun 7 May
CAVE 13 - SUPERSTITIOUS MAGIC
An unusual magic show themed around
superstition. Ages 8+. 2.30pm. Tickets
£12/£10.
Beck Theatre, UB3
Box office: 020 8561 8371
www.becktheatre.org.uk
Sun 9 April
CIRQUE DU HILARIOUS
Hilarious by name and hilarious by
nature! Join award-winning duo Clive
Webb and Danny Adams for over two
hours of madcap humour and lunacy.
All ages. 2.30pm. Tickets £19/£17.
Sat 15 - Sun 16 April
ROBIN HOOD - EASTER PANTO
Join Robin Hood and Maid Marian in
this swashbuckling, arrow-slinging,
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comedy adventure! With an all-star cast,
including Britain’s Got Talent Winner
George Sampson as Robin Hood, Dani
Harmer from CBBC’s Tracy Beaker and
Strictly Come Dancing as Maid Marian
and X-Factor Runner-Up Andy Abraham
as the Sheriff of Nottingham. All ages.
Times and ticket prices vary.
Sat 22 - Sun 23 April
BEN & HOLLY’S LITTLE KINGDOM
Join Ben and Holly, and their friends on
this exciting, enchanting and magical
musical adventure packed full of games,
songs and laughter. All age. Times and
ticket prices vary.
Cadogan Hall, SW1
Box office: 020 7730 4500
www.cadoganhall.com
Sun 2 April
BILLY’S BAND FAMILY CONCERT
Roll up, roll up! Billy’s Band, led by Dan
Newell, trumpeter with the LSO and
author of the acclaimed Billy’s Band
books, takes children on a musical
adventure with pre-concert activities,
singing, dancing and even a spot of
conducting for anyone who wants
to have a go! All ages. Pre-concert
activities from 10.45am. Concert at
11.30am. Tickets £15/£5.
Sat 6 May
SOUTHBANK SINFONIA FAMILY
CONCERT - DO YOU SPEAK
MUSIC?
Join Southbank Sinfonia for a thrilling
global adventure! Music is a language
that everyone understands, but every
country has a slightly different musical
accent. In this Family Concert, 36
musicians from 12 countries will guide
the audience through a symphony
written in Italy by a German all about
Scotland. With big screen projections,
lighting effects and the chance to
meet the musicians and try out their
instruments. Ages 5-11. 11.30am.
Tickets £10/£6.50.
Cockpit, NW8
Box office: 020 7258 2925
www.thecockpit.org.uk
Sat 25 March
SCIENCE BLAST: THE BIG BANG!
The UK’s most dangerous scientist,
Prof Kaos looks at what makes things
go Bang and the science behind the
explosion! Family fun with lots of mad
stuff you really shouldn’t do at home.
Ages 5+. 2pm. Tickets £7.
Sat 29 April
SUDDENLY!
Red loves bedtime stories at Grandma’s.
As well as reading them from a book,
they make up their own too. But one
evening, as they settle down with ‘Once
upon a time...’, they are interrupted
by their wily neighbour, Mr Wolfe, and
a race begins to save their tree house
from a faulty genie and a wicked
stepmother with a magic mirror (and
a penchant for shopping) - before
midnight! All ages. 2pm. Tickets £7.
Sat 20 May
RAPUNZEL & THE TOWER
OF DOOM
Tangles? Split Ends? Frizzy? Flyaway?
It’s bad enough having a bad hair day
but pity poor Rapunzel spending her life
in a tower with some strange woman
using her captive’s locks as a step
ladder! The traditional tale is retold,
with plenty of body, volume and loads
of highlights! All ages. 2pm. Tickets £7.
Compass Theatre, UB10
Box office: 01895 250615
www.hillingdontheatres.uk
Tue 4 - Sat 8 April
MOTHER GOOSE AND HER GOLDEN
EASTER EGGS
Follow the story of Mother Goose,
searching for beauty and wealth. Will
the demon Squire lay his hands on
the golden eggs? An Easter musical
eggstravaganza from the producers of
Compass Theatre’s pantomimes, as
well as previous Compass Easter shows
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. All ages.
Times and ticket prices vary.
Hackney Empire, E8
Box office: 020 8985 2424
www.hackneyempire.co.uk
Wed 22 - Sat 25 March
RUNNING WILD BY MICHAEL
MORPURGO
For Lilly, going to Indonesia isn’t just
another holiday – it’s a new start, and
the chance to ride an elephant called
Oona. But then the tsunami hit – and
Oona charges into the jungle, with
Lilly desperately clinging on. Michael
Morpurgo’s novel is brought to life with
extraordinary heart, vibrant colour and
exceptional creativity. Ages 6+. Times
and ticket prices vary.
Harrow Arts Centre, HA5
Box office: 020 8416 8989
www.harrowarts.com
Tue 4 April
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Follow Alice and the White Rabbit as
they set off on a colourful, topsy-turvy
adventure like no other and meet a
host of outlandish characters including
the troublesome twins, Tweedle Dum
and Tweedle Dee, the notorious Queen
of Hearts, the Cheshire cat and of
course, the Mad-as a bat-Hatter! With
the opportunity to meet the characters
after the show. Ages 4+. 2pm. Tickets
£11/£9.
Wed 12 April
CAPTAIN CALAMITY’S
MEGA PARTY
A crazy mix of magic and mayhem like
no other. Expect jaw dropping science
stunts, enormous balloons, beautiful
bubbles and one or two custard pies…
Ages 3+. 2pm. Tickets £9/£7.
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