PART OF KIDSFEST! 2015: Horrible Histories Barmy Britain Part Two

“A genuinely sly alternative to classroom orthodoxy, staged with wit, love and wry post-modern humour – I sure as heck enjoyed it!”
Time Out

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage with BARMY BRITAIN – PART TWO!

Could you beat battling Boudicca Can evil Elizabeth entertain England Will King Charles keep his head Would you stand and deliver to dastardly Dick Turpin Escape the clutches of Burke and Hare and move to the groove with party Queen Victoria!

Don’t miss this horrible history of Britain with the nasty bits left in!

“Hilariously vulgar, brilliantly grisly – it has the young audience in stitches!”
Daily Express

PART OF KIDSFEST! 2015: Horrible Histories Vile Victorians

“Wholly accessible, educating, entertaining and enjoyable, HORRIBLE HISTORIES live on stage is a tour de force. Five stars out of five!”
BBC.co.uk

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead. So could you be a Victorian historian What exactly did a baby farmer do Can you escape the misery of the mines or the filth of the factories Do your best to dodge the rotten railway and prepare for the Charge of the Light Brigade!

From the producers of AWFUL EGYPTIANS and TERRIBLE TUDORS comes the latest production of Horrible Histories! Join the terrible team as they take you on an awful adventure into vile Victorian England.

It’s History with the nasty bits left in!

“The auditorium seems fit to combust spontaneously in an explosion of joy and excitement”
The Times

PART OF KIDSFEST! 2015: The Tiger Who Came to Tea

“An invitingly jolly, consistently inventive treat. This tiger is the cat’s meow.”
The Times

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be
What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger!

“Roar talent. Old fashioned values shine in this children’s classic.”
Sunday Telegraph

Following on from his highly successful run in London’s West End, the tea-guzzling tiger returns to Asia in this delightful family show: packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of this classic tale of teatime mayhem… expect to be surprised!

“A modern classic”
The Independent

David Wood OBE is undisputedly the UK’s leading writer and director of plays and musicals for children. His many successes include Shaun the Sheep, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Gingerbread Man, The BFG, The Witches, Meg and Mog, Spot and Babe the Sheep Pig.

Clever Mr Fox lives under a large oak tree with Mrs Fox and their three fox children. Each night he visits farms owned by three nasty farmers named Boggis, Bunce and Bean, outwitting all three to snatch plump chickens and succulent geese to feed his family. Tired of being outsmarted by Mr Fox, the wicked farmers devise a plan to ambush Mr Fox as he leaves his foxhole.

Will they succeed Or will cunning Mr Fox trick his way to safety alongside his woodland friends

Join us as Faust International Youth Theatre brings David Wood’s adaption of Roald Dahl’s much loved classic to life on stage with fantastic fun!

PART OF KIDSFEST! 2015: Hugless Douglas

“Storytelling for young hearts and minds!”
The List

Hugless Douglas is a huggable, lovable young brown bear who wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He tries to find the perfect one, but none of them seem quite right. After all, there are so many different hugs to choose from.

But Douglas soon discovers that there’s only one hug that will do – a big bear hug from his mum!

Join Douglas in this happy new show, full of laughter, sing along songs and plenty of opportunities to join in!

PART OF KIDSFEST! 2015: The Princess and the Pea

Do you want to hear a true story

Well… imagine a place where what you see is not what it seems,
A hidden place with forgotten stories,
A place where the Princesses don’t know they are Princesses and the Princes don’t really want to become Kings,
A place where appearances can be deceptive!

Do you want to hear an exciting story

Then imagine one wintery stormy night everything changes,
The east wind blows through the castle of secrets, blowing away the cobwebs, lifting high the royal mattresses, ruffling feathers and unsettling all who live there.

Do you want to hear a happy story

Then imagine a real Prince and a real Princess, oh and a pea!

In this new fantastical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea, Mike Kenny and the inventive tutti frutti team create a funny, original, beautiful retelling of this familiar tale.

Not for the faint hearted, fake Princesses or for those who have trouble sleeping at night!

PART OF KIDSFEST! 2015: Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo

Meet awesome prehistoric creatures, from cute baby dinos to some of the largest carnivores and herbivores that have ever walked the planet! Erth’s dinosaurs are unmistakably ‘alive’ and mostly friendly in this fun, educational and unique performance that will delight all audiences from ages 5 years and up.

Get up-close and personal with an amazing array of creatures from bygone eras, connecting young audiences to the real science of palaeontology.

Meet a menagerie of insects, mammals and dinosaurs that once roamed free around the world and are now in daily residence at Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo.

Learn how to feed and interact with Erth’s dinosaurs in a once in a lifetime interactive experience. Children can watch wide-eyed from a safe distance or dare to get right up close to these prehistoric creatures.

PART OF KIDSFEST! 2015: The Snail and the Whale

‘How I long to sail,’ said the tiny snail…

A tiny snail longs to see the world, so she hitches a lift on the tail of a huge humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, experiencing sharks and penguins, icebergs and volcanoes. The little snail is amazed by it all, but starts feeling very small in the vastness of the world…

Then disaster strikes – the whale becomes beached in a bay… Can the tiny snail save the day

The Snail and the Whale combines physical storytelling, live music and lots of laughs – for everyone aged 4 and up.

From the creators of The Gruffalo.

“An inventive and charming adaptation”
The List

“Monstrous Fun!”
The Daily Mail

Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood in this magical musical adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (described by The Observer newspaper in England as “a modern classic”). Mouse can scare hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagines

Let your imagination run wild with songs, laughs and fun for everyone aged 3 to 103!

An altogether winning performance!
The New York Times

Irresistibly Charming!”
The Times