S I n di c at e s a b o o k i s p art of a s eri e s T e xt © D J Willi a ms 2 0 1 7 B O X O F FI C E S o h o T h e atr e, W 1 B o x of fi c e: 0 2 0 7 4 7 8 0 1 0 0 w w w. s o h ot h e atr e. c o m S at 1 0 F e b & S at 1 0 M ar c h C O M E D Y C L U B 4 KI D S T he best sta n d- u ps a n d sketc h acts fro m t he i nter natio nal circ uit doi n g w hat t hey do best – b ut wit ho ut t h e r u de bits! A ges 6 +. 1 2. 3 0 p m. Tickets £ 1 0 W at er m a n s, T W 8 B o x of fi c e: 0 2 0 8 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 w w w. w at er m a n s. or g. u k S u n 1 1 F e b T H E R E A N D B A C K A G AI N: A N O D Y S S E Y Joi n C Bee bies Patrick Ly nc h o n a t hrilli n g ri de across a nci e nt Gr eece. Wit h mi niat ure sets he directs t he li g hts, ca mera a n d actio n to s ho w f a mo us battles, floati n g isla n ds, o n e-eye d gia nts a n d a n gry Go ds t hat mak e u p Ulysees’ 2 0 year str u g gle to get back ho me. A ges 6- 1 1. 3 p m. Tickets £ 1 0/ £ 9. P h ot o: M ar k S av a g e T hi s s e a s o n a t W a t er m a n s... I n s pir e y o ur ki d s wit h t h e m a gi c a n d f u n of t h e atr e at W at er m a n s, e v er y S u n d a y a n d h alf t er m t hi s s pri n g. H er e ar e j u st s o m e of t hi s s e a s o n’s hi g hli g ht s t o b o o k n o w. T hi s F e br u ar y h alf t er m, s e e t h e d eli g htf ul a n d c h ar mi n g pr o d u cti o n B e ar a n d B utt er fi y ( 4- 7 yr s), pl u s w at c h o ut f or cr e ati v e f a mil y w or k s h o p s. I n M ar c h, e x p e ct sill y vi ki n g s a n d s o n g s i n T h e S a g a s of N o g gi n t h e N o g ( 5 yr s +) b a s e d o n t h e c ult cl a s si c b o o k s b y Oli v er P o st g at e & P et er Fir mi n. It’s b e e n d e s cri b e d b y t h e I n d e p e n d e nt a s ‘ a n e x p ertl y a ct e d, b e a utif ull y r e ali s e d st a g e pl a y wit h t h e w ar m c h ar m of a b e dti m e st or y’. It m a y b e f or ki d s b ut w e t hi n k t h e gr o w n- u p s ar e g oi n g t o l o v e t hi s tri p d o w n m e m or y l a n e t o o! I n A pril, w e’r e t hrill e d t o w el c o m e i nf a m o u s c o mi c p o et J o h n H e gl e y, d e s cri b e d b y t h e S u n d a y Ti m e s a s “ s c a n d al o u sl y t al e nt e d” wit h hi s s h o w e s p e ci all y f or c hil dr e n a g e d 7- 1 1 All H ail T h e S n ail ( A n d Ot h er Cr e at ur e s) . S e e w w w. w at er m a n s. or g. u k f or f ull li sti n g s. Tu e 1 3 - T h u 1 5 F e b B E A R A N D B U T T E R F L Y Bear a n d Cater pillar are t he best of frie n ds. Cater pillar m u nc hes ha p pily, liste ni n g to heroic tales of Bear’s yo u n ger life catc hi n g fis h, raisi n g c u bs a n d bei n g bi g, stro n g a n d fierce. B ut o ne day Cater pillar sto ps m u nc hi n g a n d beco mes B utterfly. Ca n Bear co me to ter ms wit h t his ne w versio n of his frie n d w ho flies hi g h a bove t he trees a n d has stories of his o w n? A c har mi n g tale a bo ut love, loss a n d frie n ds hi p. A ges 4- 7. Ti mes a n d ticket prices vary. S u n 2 5 F e b J A Y F O R E M A N’ S DI S G U S TI N G S O N G S F O R R E V O LTI N G C HI L D R E N T he m ulti a war d- wi n ni n g m usical co me dia n is back wit h c har mi n gly sicka ble so n gs, stories, poe ms a n d a w hole lot more f or t he w hole fa mily fro m s mall c hil dre n to massive c hil dre n ( gro w n u ps). A ges 6- 1 1. 3 p m. Tickets £ 8/ £ 7. S u n 4 M ar c h M U C H A D O A B O U T P U F FI N A f u n ny tale a bo ut a ma n all alo ne, a frie n dly p uffi n, a n d a w hole lot of f uss over not hi n g. Wit h skilf ul p u p petry a n d bea utif ul m usic, M uc h A do A bo ut P uffi n is a bo ut ol d ha bits, ne w frie n ds hi ps, a n d ste p pi n g o ut i nto t he u nk no w n! A ges 4- 8. 3 p m. Tickets £ 1 0/ £ 9. S u n 1 1 M ar c h FI N D E R S K E E P E R S T wo q uirky c haracters livi n g i n a scra pyar d have t heir lives t ur ne d u psi de do w n w he n t hey discover a ti ny ba by. W here di d it co me fro m? A n d … u m … does it co me wit h a ma n ual?! Ste ptoe a n d So n meets T hree Me n a n d a Ba by, i n t his deli g htf ully silly s ho w. T his s ho w is Deaf accessi ble as well as s uita ble f or peo ple wit h lear ni n g diffic ulties t hat may not nor mally be a ble to e njoy t he t heatre, or a nyo ne f or w ho m E n glis h is not t heir first la n g ua ge. A ges 4- 8. 3 p m. Tickets £ 1 0/ £ 9. Wi g m or e H all, W 1 B o x of fi c e: 0 2 0 7 9 3 5 2 1 4 1 w w w. wi g m or e- h all. or g. u k S at 3 F e b C A V ATI N A F A MI L Y C O N C E R T: B A R BI C A N PI A N O T RI O Joi n t he a war d- wi n ni n g Bar bica n Pia no Trio, f or a n i nteractive fa mily co ncert w hic h ex plores t he wo n derf ul worl d of c ha m ber m usic, feat uri n g works by so me of t he best-love d co m posers of all ti me, i ncl u di n g Hay d n, Beet hove n, a n d Sc h u ma n n. A ges 5 +. 1 1a m. Tickets £ 1 2/ £ 1 0. S at 3 M ar c h T R O U P E: T H E E M P T Y C H AI R W he n o ut of no w here a mysterio us e m pty c hair a p pears ba n g i n t he mi d dle of a ho use, its i n ha bita nts are beyo n d be wil dere d. W hy does it bri n g a stra n ge, sizzli n g sile nce? W ho is t he ti p-toei n g creat ure f ull of so n gs a n d secrets t hat lo n gs to hel p? A n d w hat o n eart h is a BL A C K H OL E doi n g at t he fro nt door? A misc hievo us m usical a dve nt ure. A ges 6 +. 1 1a m. Tickets £ 1 2/ £ 1 0. E nj o y t h e s h o w! A n d d o n’t f or g et t o s a y y o u s a w it i n Pri m ar y Ti m e s! B o o k st or e Here are s o me i de a s f or re a d s f or W orl d B o o k D a y o n 1 M ar c h. T hi s ye ar i s t he ce nte n ar y of t he fir st w o me n getti n g t he v ote. O ne of t he se i s a n e ye o pe ni n g st or y c o n cer ni n g t he a cti o n s of s uffr a gette s w h o f o u g ht t o a c hie ve t hi s. ST A R R E A D N e v er m o or - J e s si c a T o w n s e n d Debbie ( Ori o n H b, £ 1 2. 9 9) M o r ri g a n i s u s e d t o b ei n g bl a m e d f o r e v e r y c al a mit y a r o u n d a n d k n o w s h e r lif e will b e s h o rt. S h e i s l e s s a c c e pti n g of t h e f a ct t h a n t h o s e a r o u n d h e r a n d d r e a d s t h e a p p r o a c hi n g d a y of h e r d e at h. B ut at t h e l a st mi n ut e s h e i s w hi s k e d a w a y b y a m y st e ri o u s p at r o n t o a n e v e n m o r e m y st e ri o u s l a n d c all e d N e v e r m o o r s h e di d n’t k n o w e xi st e d. T h e r e s h e i s t ol d s h e m u st u n d e r g o a s e ri e s of t ri al s t o g ai n a d mitt a n c e t o t h e W u n d r o u s S o ci et y m a ki n g h e r o n e of t h e elit e a n d off e ri n g h e r p r ot e cti o n. T hi s i s a f ri g ht e ni n g p r o s p e ct a n d s h e i s al r e a d y u n s u r e of e v e r yt hi n g a n d e v e r y o n e a r o u n d h e r, b ut it’s b ett e r t h a n t h e lif e s h e h a d b ef o r e. A s s h e st a rts t o a p p r e ci at e t h e pl a c e a n d m a k e f ri e n d s t h e n e e d t o s u c c e e d b e c o m e s st r o n g e r, b ut w h at i s it all a b o ut a n d h o w c a n s h e di s c o v e r h e r s p e ci al k n a c k? T h e r e a r e pl e nt y of s h o c k s a h e a d, n ot all of t h e m g o o d, i n t hi s w ell c r aft e d, a b s o r bi n g st o r y f ull of e nt e rt ai ni n g c h a r a ct e r s, m a gi c, i nt ri g u e a n d i n v e nti v e pl ot t wi st s. Fi r st i n a n e w s e ri e s wit h f ai r si z e p ri nt t o e n c o u r a g e r e a d e r s o n t o l o n g e r n o v el s. E m m eli n e a n d t h e Pl u c k y P u p M e g a n Ri x ( P uf fi n, £ 5. 9 9) Aft er r u n ni n g a w ay fr o m t h e w or k h o us e Al fi e a n d his sist er D aisy ar e t a ke n i n by E m m eli n e P a n k h urst. H e l e ar ns t h at s h e is t h e l e a d er of t h e S uffr a gett es st arti n g t h eir ‘ Vot es f or Wo m e n’ c a m p ai g n w hic h c a us es c o n flicts wit h t h e a ut h oriti es. D uri n g o n e pr ot est m e eti n g Al fi e r esc u es a p u p py h e c alls R asc al a n d t oget h er t h ey b ec o m e m ess e n gers f or Mrs P a n k h urst, h el pi n g t o ke e p li n es of c o m m u nic ati o n o p e n. As t h e c a m p ai g n h ots u p a n d s uffr a gett es ar e arr est e d e n d uri n g t erri bl e h ar ds hi ps i n pris o n, Al fi e a n d R asc al ar e oft e n pl ac e d i n d a n ger o us sit u ati o ns n arr o wly av oi di n g c a pt ur e. T his st ory is f ull of e xcit e m e nt, a dv e nt ur e a n d hist oric al d et ail d e ali n g wit h act u al ev e nts t h at t o o k pl ac e b et w e e n 1 9 1 0 a n d 1 9 1 8. M a ny of t h e c h ar act ers ar e b as e d o n r e al p e o pl e a n d it p ai nts a vivi d pict ur e of t h e str u g gl es t h at ev e nt u ally l e d t o w o m e n getti n g t h e v ot e. F air si ze pri nt, f ull l e n gt h n ov el. Tr o u bl e i n N e w Y or k - J e n nif er Gr a y ( U s b or n e, £ 5. 9 9) S A d o pt e d by t h e Gr a n d D uc h ess M ari a, Er mi n e is a v ery l uc ky a n d d et er mi n e d st o at. T h e d uc h ess as ks h er fri e n d, Mic h a el M e g a b uc ks, t o l o o k aft er Er mi n e as s h e st ays i n N e w Yor k o n t h e first st o p of h er tri p t o s e e t h e w orl d. Er mi n e a n d Mic h a el’s s o n, Mi ke J u ni or, get o n w ell es p eci ally w h e n s h e s av es hi m fr o m b ei n g e at e n by cr oc o dil es. B ut t h ey ar e u n a w ar e t h eir a dv e nt ur es h av e o nly j ust b e g u n as t h ey ar e i n a dv ert e ntly mi xe d u p wit h t w o j e w el t hi ev es w h o w a nt t h eir j e w el b ac k. T his l e a ds t o all s orts of e xciti n g e pis o d es i n t his l a u g h o ut l o u d st ory, first i n a n e w s eri es ‘ T h e Tr av els of Er mi n e’, wit h a n e n d e ari n g a n d hi g hly e nt ert ai ni n g titl e c h ar act er. L ar ge pri nt a n d l ots of d et ail e d pict ur es a d d t o t h e pl ot a n d e nc o ur a ge n e w r e a d ers. D o g i n B o ot s - P a ul a M et c alf ( O xf or d, £ 6. 9 9) P hilli p i s s mitt e n f r o m t h e m o m e nt h e s e e s hi s n e w n ei g h b o u r, P e n el o p e, wit h h e r ki n d e y e s, w a g gl y t ail a n d b e a utif ul s mil e. B ut t h e r e i s a bi g ( o r s h o ul d t h at b e s m all?) p r o bl e m. Alt h o u g h t h e y h a v e o nl y s e e n e a c h ot h e r t h r o u g h wi n d o w s, P e n el o p e l o o k s v e r y t all w hil e P hilli p i s v e r y s h o r t. D e s p e r at e t o i m p r e s s h e r, h e c o m e s u p wit h s o m e c u n ni n g pl a n s, wit h t h e h el p of hi s f ri e n d, R al p h, b ut t h e y a r e r at h e r di s a st r o u s l e a vi n g P hilli p d e v a st at e d, w hil e P e n el o p e s e e m s h a p p y. Fi n d o ut w h y i n t hi s t o u c hi n g a n d v e r y f u n n y pi ct u r e b o o k wit h r e v e ali n g fl a p s t o lift. S 2 2 Pri m ar y Ti m e s, W e st L o n d o n • F e br u ar y H alf T er m 2 0 1 8 Te xt © D J Willi a ms 2 0 1 8 D o n’t f or g et t o s a y y o u s a w it i n Pri m ar y Ti m e s!
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