Leamington and Warwick Living Mar - Apr 2020

Castle Bromwich Hall
Gardens
Castle Bromwich, Birmingham B36 9BT
0121 749 4100
www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk
Saturday April 11
Easter Bonnet Parade Day
Details not available at time of going to press.
Please visit the website later.
Monday April 13, 12.30pm & Tuesday April
14, 4.30pm
Regiment of Foote Weekend
Cromwell is coming! A great family event -
wander around the Civil War encampment
taking in the smells and sounds of the
Parliamentary troops and their followers.
Friday April 17, 10am - 11am
Nature Makers – Arts & Crafts for the
very young
These are monthly sessions for tiddlers from
6 months to 6 years.
Here you and your child can journey through
the seasons learning about nature, and the
world around us, through nature inspired Art
& Craft! Each class is a different theme that
that incorporates nature play outside (where
possible), related Art & Craft and finish with
snack time and songs/story about the theme.
All products used are Eco friendly and Vegan.
The ticket price includes the one hour class,
a snack and drink and entry to Gardens after
the class on the day.
Sunday 19 April, 3pm
Alice in Wonderland
What does the Dodo do? Just how mad
are the Hare and the Hatter? What makes
the Caterpillar Grumpy and the Hedgehog
Prickly? Questions are answered and
answers are questioned in this deceptively
simple, yet highly original re-telling of the
Lewis Carroll classic. Hold tight for rolling
heads, rocketing sneezes, skimming
plates and darting jam Tarts. Three actors,
multiple characters and one classic story
that’s high in energy, humour and audience
participation…and all the while the Cheshire
Cat grinned from ear-to-ear. Great for 4 years
and upwards.
Stratford Play House
Rother St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU
01789 333990
www.stratfordplay.co.uk
7 March, 3pm
My Friend Mr Laurel
Fulfilling a long held desire to pay tribute to
his hero Stan Laurel, Jeffrey Holland tells this
intriguing, funny and often poignant tale of
friendship, love and dedication about one of
Hollywood’s great film comedians.
Jeffrey stars in this one-man show about
friendship, memories and a couple of
remarkable lives. Set in the bedroom of a sick
Oliver Hardy the show takes place during
Laurel’s visit to the dying man. Recounting
their past success as the comedy double act
Laurel and Hardy, this is a humorous and
touching look at one of the great cinematic
partnerships of the last century.
Wednesday 18 March - Sunday 22 March
Annie
Leapin’ Lizards! Stratford Musical Theatre
Company are back with one of the world’s
best-loved musicals, Annie.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity,
little orphan Annie charms everyones hearts
despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s
New York City. She is determined to find her
parents who abandoned her years ago on the
doorstep of a New York City orphanage run
by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With
the help of the other girls in the orphanage,
Annie escapes to the wondrous world of
NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure,
Annie foils Miss Hannigans evil plans and
even befriends President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt. She finds a new home and family
in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal
secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt
named Sandy.
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold
Gray, Annie has become a world-wide
phenomenon and was the winner of seven
Tony Awards including Best Musical.
28 March - 2 October, various times
The Winter’s Tale
Set across a 16-year span from Mad Men to
the moon landings, this new production of
Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale imagines
a world where the ghosts of fascist Europe
collide with horrors of The Handmaid’s Tale,
before washing up on a joyful seashore.
King Leontes rips his family apart with his
jealousy but grief opens his heart. Will he find
the child he abandoned before it is too late?
We take great care in compiling the
listings, however we recommend that you
contact the venue in advance as events
and activities can be subject to change.
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