Overlooked and wanting to be taken seriously, Grace encounters the mysterious Merlin who transports her back to the 6th century. As Grace and Arthur’s two worlds collide, their fates entwine, and together they must embark on the greatest quest they’ll ever face to retrieve Excalibur.

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Approximately 1 Hour 35 mins

A Flock Theatre Makers musical-theatre adaptation of Lizzy Stewart’s award-winning children’s book. Using puppetry, imaginative design and music – audiences are invited to join Nora as she discovers dragonflies as big as her head, plants that can eat you (and your toy giraffe) whole, a polar bear that likes fishing and maybe, just possibly, a tiger in the garden.

Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

Dive into an underwater discovery, brought to life through light, music and movement. Journey from coast to ocean floor. Past a coral reef, crocheted and knitted from 500,000 meters of wool. Meet sea creatures as they float brightly by, formed from recycled materials. Until you reach the dark of the bottom of the ocean, only to be met by an unexpected glow. Come on a sensory, immersive installation where you are free to move around the space and discover the wonders of the ocean.

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Approximately 0 Hour 50 mins

Multicolore is a wordless puppet show for very young audiences, exploring difference through the lens of colour.

Live music and a soundscape accompany and enhance this tender, humorous, and poetic story.

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Approximately 0 Hour 30 mins

Whale sings his heart out into the deep blue sea… but nobody sings back. Is he the only one like him in the whole ocean?

Just when he’s about to give up, a mysterious voice echoes through the waves. Determined to find the singer, Whale embarks on an unforgettable adventure—diving through glowing coral caves, dodging wibbly jellyfish, and facing wild-eyed sea monsters! But will he ever find a friend who hears his song?

Join Hoglets Theatre for an exciting deep-sea adventure packed with beautiful puppets, hilarious sea creatures, original songs, and lots of audience interaction! The Tale of the Loneliest Whale is a magical, interactive show that celebrates friendship, difference, and the beauty of being yourself.

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Approximately 0 Hour 40 mins

Bursting with energy, rhythm and fun interactive moments, this experience will have you and your family moving, reading and RAPPING!

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Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

Dancing with Colours is an interactive performance for young people (4+) and their grown-ups. It’s about seeing art everywhere, and in everyone. It says art can be transformative, and can help our minds when we feel worried.
Co-created with learning-disabled people and their families in Bradford, Dancing with Colours is a participatory performance that blends movement, music, and most importantly, colour!
Expect a joyful, sensory, (and very messy!), colourful experience as artist JoAnne invites you to dance with pastels and paint, bringing the space to life.

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Approximately 1 Hour

Step into a world where your baby can be exactly as
they are, not as the world expects them to be. Crying,
crawling, feeding, giggling, napping. Not only is it all
welcome, it’s at the heart of the show.
This is not theatre as you know it, this is early life. Raw, tender, and chaotic. Inspired by the intuitive freedom and curiosity of the very young — and their gift for turning the world upside down — After Party is a 90 minute immersive ritual of music and storytelling for this first, wild chapter of life.

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Approximately 1 Hour 30 mins

Get ready for the ultimate daytime party where grown-ups and kids dance together to the best dance music ever made!

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Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

Join much-loved children's writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt in a family-friendly, fun-filled draw-along for all ages. He’ll be sharing his favourite books, introducing you to brand new ones and showing you how to draw lots of exciting characters and create your own ones too! There'll be lots of tips and games along the way.
Nick has illustrated around 300 books including the much-loved ‘You Choose’, ‘Shark in the Park’ and ‘Pants’ series. He’s worked with authors including Julia Donaldson, Michael Rosen and Kes Gray, and he’s illustrated lots of Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s phenomenally popular children’s novels. Nick’s also been awarded a gold Blue Peter badge!
Bring drawing things, paper and something to lean on.

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Approximately 0 Hour 50 mins

There’s a wolf coming... but for now, the Three Little Pigs have ricked him onto a bus. If he catches them, he’ll huff and he’ll puff and we all know how that ends...
On the run and with the need to build a strong shelter, our three problem-solving pigs call on you to save their bacon. Be blown away by the world of Stuff and Nonsense in this joyful retelling of a classic tale. Told in a unique physical style with raucous puppets, this is high-octane family theatre that will make you howl!

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Approximately 1 Hour

Everyone has things bubbling inside them.
Do we let them burst out or keep them in? What if it’s not what anyone wants to hear? What if it’s a problem? With their exhilarating physical theatre and stunning video projection, Tangled Feet reveal the wisdom we can learn from those excluded from school and how the labels we’re given don’t have to define us.

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Approximately 1 Hour

A new musical for donkeys, astronauts and dreamers.
Toto is a young donkey full of dreams and aspirations. They don’t want to settle for the life the world thinks a donkey should live.
Lugging bags for the man? No thanks! Toto wants to be an astronaut.

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With sights set on a big dream, Toto heads to the big city, determined not to let anything stand in their way… if only it was that easy.
Adapted from the beautifully illustrated children’s book by Ximo Abadia, set course on an adventure to the moon with a strong-willed little donkey and a carrot-filled rocket, in an endearing tale about never give up on your dreams, or the people you love.

Approximately 0 Hour 55 mins

Ulysses, James Joyce’s epic story of one day in one city is brought to life in this inventive show, bringing Ireland’s most notorious book to audiences aged 8 and upwards, and to all those who haven’t got around to reading it yet. Combining live performance, intricate paper design, an original score and Joyce’s odyssey, this is theatre that will excite both young and old.

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Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

A fantastical puppet adventure for all!
A sailor loses their way after having their heart compass stolen. Their quest to get it back takes them through a coral reef, a sirens lair and to the very bottom of the ocean. Will they ever find their way back to the surface? Or will they end up trapped in the belly of the beast who steals sailors hearts?
Featuring stunning projections and original music, this life affirming family show is an uplifting, non-verbal tale of a sailor’s triumph over darkness.

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Approximately 0 Hour 55 mins

Tuck in, let the magic of sleep unfold around you, and embrace a journey to dreamland with your little ones.
The Sleep Show is a dreamy performance which transforms the mysteries of sleep into a playful adventure, mixing captivating dance and imaginative storytelling to explore all the funny and frustrating parts of trying to fall asleep.
Expect soft, cosy vibes, eclectic music, and boundless imagination, creating a world where a bedtime story jumps off the page and comes to life on stage.

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Approximately 0 Hour 55 mins

Snow is falling and the nights are drawing in, Winter is here and Christmas is just around the corner.
Join friends, Alvie and Kit as they embark on a playful mission to light up their house in time for Christmas. But what happens when your Christmas Lights seem to have a mind of their own?
Join award-winning company, Filskit Theatre, for this festive performance that shows us how the power of friendship can light up the dark.
Christmas Lights is a highly visual show with very little dialogue; the actors will perform many words using British Sign Language (BSL).

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Approximately 0 Hour 50 mins

Join Peter and Wendy on an awfully big adventure in a quest to never grow up. Joined by the mischievous Lost Boys and feisty fairy Tink, can they work together to defeat the formidable Captain James Hook?

From the creative minds behind ‘Pied Piper’ and Polka’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’, comes a magical family musical adventure, packed with original songs performed live by a company of award-winning vocalists, beatboxers, and rappers.

Find your courage, choose your happy thought, and learn what it means to grow up – or not!

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Approximately 1 Hour 25 mins

At the bottom of our planet, lies the South Pole: a magical, wind-whipped world of snow, ice and some of the most wondrous creatures on Earth including slip-sliding penguins, cheeky albatrosses and mysterious creatures of the deep.

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Approximately 0 Hour 50 mins

Willow’s campaign to become class president has landed her in trouble with the bullies at school. After a playground bump to the head, she wakes up lost… in 1913, face to face with Suffragette, Emily Davison.
With over a century of history and women’s rights between their worlds, there’s a lot they have to discuss, and it’s far from plain sailing.
With a dose of healthy debate and accepting that you can’t change the past, Willow must discover the confidence to use her voice for change, in her own unique way.
Polka presents a brand-new production, celebrating female voices of the past and present and the importance of standing up for your beliefs.

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Approximately 1 Hour

Let your imagination take flight in ‘Colours, Colours Everywhere’ - a joyful theatre adventure for children aged 3-8 and their grown ups. Follow a little girl and her bright blue tree frog friend as they paint their way through vibrant worlds and sail the skies in a bright red hot air balloon.

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Packed with playful puppetry and integrated BSL, this brand new adaptation of the book by multi award-winning author Julia Donaldson and Sharon King-Chai, published by Two Hoots/Macmillan Children's Books, is brought to life by Polka Theatre, Little Angel Theatre and Can't Sit Still, the company behind ‘Oh No, George’ and ‘Well Done, Mummy Penguin’.

Approximately 1 Hour