REVIEW: The Little Prince (The Playground Theatre) ★★★
The second production and first Christmas show at The Playground Theatre in Ladbroke Grove is the world premiere of a new stage production of the much-loved French children’s tale The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This version has been translated by Ros and Chloe Schwartz and is directed and performed by Martin Oelbermann. Written […]
REVIEW: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The Ambassadors Theatre) ★★★★★
For anyone who doesn’t know (and I imagine that’s a pretty small minority) The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a famous children’s book about a ravenous insect who (SPOILER ALERT) transforms into a beautiful butterfly via several items of foodstuff! This was my first trip to review a piece of theatre with my two children and it […]
REVIEW: The Gruffalo’s Child (Lyric Theatre) ★★★★★
The Gruffalo’s Child comes to the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue this winter thanks to Tall Stories Theatre Company. Tall Stories have adapted a number of Julia Donaldson’s tales for the stage so the Gruffalo and his child are in good hands. The book was first published in 2004 and the first version of this […]
REVIEW: Awful Auntie (Richmond Theatre) ★★
Following an incredibly successful run of Gangsta Granny both on tour and in the West End, Birmingham Stage Company turn their hand once again to adapting David Walliams’ praised children’s book, Awful Auntie. The story revolves around twelve year old Stella Saxby who wakes up from a ‘coma’ to find both her parents dead and […]
REVIEW: CHILD OF THE DIVIDE (Polka Theatre) ★★★
For those not familiar with the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon, I recommend you have a little Google or pop down south of the Thames and see for yourself why it’s described as one of the best children’s theatres in the country. It’s truly family friendly front of house (not the faux family orientation of some […]
REVIEW: THE TERRIBLE INFANTS (Wilton’s Music Hall) ★★★★★
A tumbling, twirling ragtag band of storytellers bustles into Wilton’s Music Hall this autumn with The Terrible Infants, a fantastical anthology of twisted tales. A show filled to the brim with moments of sparkling irreverence and charming caricature, it is a feast of masterful puppetry, live music and beautifully crafted poetry. Spinning together seven original […]
REVIEW: RUNNING WILD (Hackney Empire) ★★★★
Running Wild is based on a story by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Samuel Adamson and originally produced by Chichester Festival Theatre and Regent’s Park Theatre. The show wowed audiences at Regent’s Park Theatre last summer and comes to Hackney Empire for a short run on its UK tour. Inspired by true events during the Boxing […]
REVIEW: Five Little Monkeys (Little Angel Studio) ★★★★
Baby Panda Theatre bring Five Little Monkeys to life at the Little Angel Theatre The popular counting song, Five Little Monkeys, is brought to life by Baby Panda Theatre at Little Angel Studio. The team that created Dogs Don’t Do Ballet for Little Angel Theatre present their latest production, a show full of puppets, songs […]
REVIEW: PETER PAN (National Theatre) ★★★★
After a sell out run at the Bristol Old Vic, Sally Cookson bring her version of PETER PAN to the National Theatre this Christmas. This isn’t a pantomime, there are no pop songs or clipboard holding celebrities, but a serious retelling of this much loved JM Barrie childrens classic. In return for helping him find […]
REVIEW: ME… (Little Angel Theatre) ★★★★
Me… is a new production of the children’s story by Emma Dodd, adapted into a puppet show by the team at Little Angel Theatre. The theatre is a centre of excellence for puppetry, consistently offering high quality productions with beautiful puppets supporting wonderful story telling for a younger audience. Inspired by the love between parent […]