Artstrust Productions presents Springs Dance Company’s The Magic Paintbrush The classic folktale of imagination and greed is brought to life for children using dance, video and a beatboxing-inspired soundtrack Directed by Nathan Stickley | Choreographed by Darren Ellis Touring until May 2017 A vibrant storytelling adventure with a quirky urban soundtrack, The Magic Paintbrush is a new dance show leaping, …

Where The River Runs Full House Theatre will stage dance theatre performance Where The River Runs this February for Barnsley school children and families – for free. Where The River Runs is a captivating piece of dance for children aged 4+. It’s the simple story of a stranger trying to cross a river and what happens when water comes to …

Back with a Bang, Britain’s Biggest Christmas Extravaganza Returns for its 40th Show The Thursford Christmas Spectacular is the largest Christmas extravaganza in Britain 5,000 visitors a day descend on Norfolk’s Tiny Village of Thursford to see the show and take a trip on Santa’s Magical Journey 130 performers from London’s West End and across Europe will star in the …

An immersive, interactive exhibition which explores the internationally-recognised stories of the Moomin family through the life of its author Tove Jansson The first major UK exhibition on The Moomins More than 40 items of archive material on display including original drawings, paintings and personal items, many to be shown in the UK for the first time Featuring an audio narrative voiced by …

This November 26, the gallery at The Civic hosts their latest edition of Apothecarium, Barnsley’s very own alternative craft market, catering for fans of all things gothic, steampunk, vintage, retro and geek. It’s the perfect opportunity to find that unique gift for Christmas, while also supporting local independent businesses and craft makers.  Included amongst this November’s stall holders are regulars …

Charlotte Church, Carl Barât, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Magic Numbers, Tom McRae, Kathryn Williams and Lock, accompanied by Ed Harcourt and the Dirty Pretty Strings, with comedy from Simon Munnery Stars from the worlds of rock, pop and comedy will perform at The Flying Seagull Project’s benefit concert for child refugees at London’s Union Chapel on Friday 2nd December. Curated by …

 All children, except one, grow up… When Peter Pan, the leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow during a visit to London, headstrong Wendy helps him re-attach it. In return she is invited to Neverland – where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and the vengeful Captain Hook await. Exploring the possibilities and pain of growing up, it’s a …

Zippo’s Circus invited Entertain the Kids to their Brent Cross performance in October 2016. We sent Ali and her teenage children Sam and Heather for a fun filled day to remember. Ali stresses you have to be there to truly appreciate the atmosphere.Zippos are performing at Hyde Park, London W2 from November 18th through to January 2nd with a Christmas show, …

Beatbox, rap and graffiti come together in a colourful, high-energy show for children This immersive, high-energy performance features spoken-word artist Maxwell Golden and graffiti artist Mr Dane, who together transport children of all ages to the colourful AnimaLand Set within a purpose-built graffiti installation, an original children’s book is brought to life and interwoven with freestyle hip-hop improvisation. The Bouncing …

The classic folktale of imagination and greed is brought to life for children using dance, video and a beatboxing-inspired soundtrack Directed by Nathan Stickley | Choreographed by Darren Ellis Touring from October 2016 A vibrant storytelling adventure with a quirky urban soundtrack, The Magic Paintbrush is a new dance show leaping, splattering, swirling and boogying onto stages across the UK. …