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Splatterfest!09
Tuesday 26 May to Saturday 11 July
Liverpool’s unitytheatre, brings you their fifth festival of theatre for children, Splatterfest! Liverpool’s only full-on, family friendly theatre event.
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unitytheatre
Play-in-a-Day
Tuesday 26 May 5-7’s
10.00am [finishes approximately 3.45pm]
Wednesday 27 May 8-12’s
10.00am [finishes approximately 5.00pm]
Play-in-a-Day delivers everything the name suggests. Guided through a journey into drama, music, dance, theatre design and making, participants create their own unique piece of theatre which they perform at the end of the day on the unity’s stage.
Play-in-a-Day is run for two age groups:
5 – 7 years on Tuesday May 26 10:00am to 3:45pm
8 – 13 years on Wednesday May 27 10:00am to 5:00pm
Please meet at 10:00am in the unitytheatre foyer.
Please bring a packed lunch.
tickets: £8.50/£6.50 concessions
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unitytheatre
The To Do Market
Thursday 28 May
Join in the excitement at the magical fair where you can make and do and share in the wares of creative stallholders.
This big jumble sale of fun is a treasure trove of craft activities, story tellers, cake decorating, face painting and lots more to keep the whole family entertained. 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. But don’t worry – you can take time to relax in the comfort of the unity cafe bar where there will be tea, coffee, healthy snacks and daily newspapers available.
showtime 2:00pm to 4:00pm
tickets free
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Chanturanganin collaboration withfuse: New Theatre for Young People
A Different Tune
for 6 to 11 year olds
Saturday 13 June 11.00am and 2.00pm
A stunning new dance theatre piece for young children. It tells the story of a group of animal friends; of their falling out, making up and gaining self esteem. The story comes alive through dance and music within a mesmerising surrounding. The show fuses dance styles from across the world, highlighting cultural diversity and identity. The collaboration, which began development in autumn 2008, brings together the northwest based dance company Chaturangan, acclaimed for their innovative dance productions reflecting the pluralism of Britain in the 21st century, and fuse: New Theatre for Young People, one of the finest theatre companies for children and young people in the Northwest.
chaturangan.co.uk or fusetheatre.co.uk for more information
£5 children
£8/ £6 concession
BOOK HERE
Saturday 13 June 11.00am
Saturday 13 June 2.00pm
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Horse & Bamboo
Little Leap Forward
8+
Duration: 65 minutes
Friday 10 July
Set in the summer of 1966 as Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution intensifies, Little Leap Forward is the story of Guo Yue’s childhood in Beijing with his mother, brother, and four older sisters. Much of his life is taken up with running family errands and going to school, but whenever he can he follows his twin loves of playing the flute and flying kites. With his best friend, he captures a small yellow bird which he keeps in a cage, hoping she will accompany his flute playing.
By the end of the story Little Leap Forward’s mother has been arrested, his friends are forced out of the city, and he learns that the bird must be free if it is to sing. Guo Yue is now based in the UK and is an internationally acclaimed bamboo flute player. Little Leap Forward is the story about family, friendships and
creative expression, but above all about the needs for freedom. Directed by Alison Duddle, with set design by Bob Frith, Horse+ Bamboo’s artistry combines mask, puppetry, shadows and animation with original music by Loz Kaye.
The music also includes the distinctive flute playing of Guo Yue [recorded].Little Leap Forward is Horse + Bamboo’s second show for family audiences following the success of the award-winning In The Shadow of Trees and has been developed as a creative partnership with Barefoot Books Ltd and The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre.
Written and directed by Alison Duddle.
Based on the original story Little Leap Forward co-written by Guo Yue and Clare Farrow, [text copyright 2008] and published by Barefoot Books
“Wouldn’t you rather be free, just for a day, than spend a lifetime in a cage?”
showtime: 7.30pm
adult £9.00/7.00 concessions
child £5.00
BOOK HERE
Friday 10 July
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Wide Eyes Theatre
Topophilia
for 5-7 years
Saturday 11 July
Meaning ‘a love of place’, Topophilia promises to transport the audience into the realms of memory, imagination and childhood play. The ordinary becomes extraordinary and make-believe becomes reality as a kaleidoscopic world is created. Childhood imagination is playfully beckoned by three performers using a delightful mix of movement, comedy and a whole rainbow of colours. This visually dynamic production is brought to you by a group of emerging Liverpool artists who debuted the piece at Novas Contemporary Urban Centre in July 2008, with support from Hope Street Ltd. It has since been developed to tour at an International Children’s Theatre Festival in Turkey earlier this year and Wide
Eyes Theatre now return to Liverpool for this one-off presentation of Topophilia; a performance for children and their adults.
The group will also be running a Topophilia themed workshop for children on the unity Splatterdays! programme.
showtime 4:30pm
tickets £6.50/£4.50 concessions
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BOOK HERE
Saturday 11 July
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