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Tuesday 27 May to Saturday 5 July
Liverpool’s unitytheatre, brings you their fourth festival of theatre for children, Splatterfest!
Liverpool’s only full-on, family friendly theatre event. This year’s extended programme features international theatre from Denmark, Canada and Belgium, Play in a Day workshops, a Brilliant show for young children and Our own in-house show, Treasure.
unitytheatre and hope street ltd
Tuesday 27 May 5-7’s
10.00am [finishes approximately 3.45pm]
Wednesday 28 May 8-12’s
10.00am [finishes approximately 5.00pm]
Create your own fabulous play in one day, in this fantastic introduction to theatre. Activities include singing, acting, dancing, making props and costumes and a chance to perform on the stage at unity for your friends and family.
Joe H Makin Building.
Please meet at 10.00am in the unitytheatre foyer. Please bring a packed lunch
tickets £7.00
Participants of Play-in-a-Day are also invited to present extracts from their Play-in-a-Day performances at the Splatterfest!08 official opening celebration on Thursday 29th May at 11.00am.
Thursday 29 May 11.00am to 1.00pm
A big jumble sale of fun.
Come to the Splatterfest!08 To Do Market, a magical fair where you can make and do and share in the treasured wares of our creative stallholders. There will be craft activities, storytellers, cake decorating & face painting as well as lots of other activities for the whole family to get involved with.
Children under 5 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Children over 5 years can attend the market unaccompanied, however parents of all children taking part must stay in the unity building for the duration.
times: 11:00am to 1.00pm
tickets: Free
Splatterfest! is the collaboration between unitytheatre, Splatterdays, Fuse, Liverpool John Moores University Drama Department, Hope Street Ltd., and the Bluecoat.
Splatterfest!08 is supported by ACE-NW, Liverpool Culture Company, The Rex Makin Chairtable Trust, the Frood Family and unityangels.
Interactive show for 4 to 7 year olds
Duration: 50 minutes
Thursday 29 May to Saturday 7 June
Following the success of previous shows, Fabulous Beasts and Through the Door, unity and Fuse bring you Treasure, an exciting interactive show.
A special possession... A secret place... An X Marks the Spot... A sparkling box... Under a tree... A cave by the sea... A box full of rubies... Dancing with a bright kite in the sky... A building I see with 'my little eye'... The first strawberries of summer... Treasure is everywhere... Treasure is unique.
Join Rabbit for a colourful, musical adventure to find the true meaning of treasure!
For Treasure we’ll be transforming our theatre space into a special environment that will encourage the audience to be part of the story and give an intimate and unique theatrical experience for all you children.
Public Performances
Thursday 29 May
showtime: 2:00pm and 4:30pm
Friday 30 May, Saturdays 31 May and 7 June
showtime: 11:00am and 2:00pm
familyticket: £18.00 [2 adults and 2 children]
adults: £6.00
children: £4.00
School Performances
Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 June
showtime: 10:00am and 1:30pm
for 6 to 11 year olds
Duration: 55 minutes
Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 June
Three young people are forced to confront their fears to overcome an evil witch.
Perched on the edge of the world, lost on a mysterious island or burrowing under the earth, the young Lad must overcome his qualms and arm himself with courage just like his friends the Monkey and the Lonely-Girl, before going down into an abyss and destroying the cause of their misfortune.
Movement, live music and soundscape grippingly and evocatively depict the courage of children in our often-forbidding world.
A Magnifivent show that will entertain everyone. Radio Canada
School Performances
Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 June
showtime 10:00am and 1:30pm
You can buy a whole show
[150 seats] for only £550 [plus VAT]
Individual tickets for smaller groups are £4.00 each and you get one free for every ten.
for all ages
Duration: 50 minutes
Saturday 28 June
The Bash and the Crash Fairytale.
In December '04 DaDunk premiered their now famous Stomp style interpretation of the fairytale Clumsy Hans by the famous Danish author Hans Christian Andersen in Tivoli Copenhagen. Since then DaDunk has been touring Denmark and Istanbul, Turkey.
Clumsy Hans is a hilarious musical interpretation of the fairytale Where the two smug brothers, in spite of their fantastic equilibristic feats and behaviour, can't win the beautiful princess' heart, but... Clumsy Hans can!
Hans is neither smart nor cool, but he has kept his imagination and can still be carried away. Not only does he win the rapping princess, but also half of the kingdom and that is also worth having...
Public Performances
Saturday 28 June
showtimes: 2:00pm and 4:30pm
familyticket: £18.00 [2 adults and 2 children]
adults: £6.00
children: £4.00
for 12+ years
Duration: 60 minutes
Saturday 5 July
This beautiful adaptation of the Italian novella, Novecento, tells the story of a unique man who never sets foot on dry land.
On the first of January 1900, a baby boy was found abandoned on the Virginian, a transatlantic ship. 1900, named after the year he was born, is a true orphan who knows nothing about his parents or past.
At a young age, he becomes a piano prodigy and helps to create the new era of jazz.
This gentle, funny, touching and profound play uses a small cast, puppets and a minimal set to convey the remarkable life of a man who experiences the outside world from his ever moving sanctuary.
A timeless ageless story of friendship, dignity and above all hope, that cannot fail to inspire. Edinburgh Guide
Public Performances
Saturday 5 July
showtime 2:00pm
familyticket: £18.00 [2 adults and 2 children]
adults: £6.00
children: £4.00
Schools Performances
Friday 4 July
showtime 10:00am and 1:30pm
Fevered Sleep and Polka Theatre
for 3 and 4 year olds
Duration: 40 minutes
Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 June
Imagine it’s bedtime.
Imagine it’s time to turn out the light... Imagine the moon outside, and the stars, bright... Imagine the flickering of a thousand candles, or the sparkle of a grand chandelier... Imagine being in a place that is made of light... Imagine how brilliant that would be.
Combining live music, beautiful lighting, movement, and captivating imagery, Brilliant has been created specifically for pre-school 3 and 4 year olds.
Moments of darkness in the peice make it unsuitable for children under 3 years old.
Created by Fevered Sleep
Directed and designed by David Harradine
Associate director Samantha Butler
Public Performances
Saturday 14 June
showtime: 11:00am and 2:00pm
familyticket: £18.00 [2 adults and 2 children]
adults: £6.00
children: £4.00
Schools Performances
Wednesday 11 June
showtime: 1:30pm
Thursday 12 and Friday 13 June
10:00am and 1:30pm