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Wordless delight with The Farmer and The Clown

A MUCH-loved story told without words has been adapted for the stage as a show for all the family by Bristol-based Flibbertigibbet Theatre and comes to Bridport Arts Centre as part of a spring tour, on Friday, 23rd February at 5pm. An old hard-working farmer lives alone. One day, a baby clown accidentally bounces off…

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Half-term fun with Artsreach

WHATEVER the weather (currently unseasonably mild), Artsreach, Dorset’s rural touring arts charity, has a February half-term line-up of fantastic and fun theatre events for children of all ages, from deep-sea adventures and quests to deep, dark dungeons, puppetry, live music and more. Scarlet Oak Theatre comes to Sixpenny Handley village hall on Monday 12th and…

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Snow Mouse returns to The Egg

RETURNING to Bath’s Egg theatre, Snow Mouse is in its ninth season, running until Sunday 11th February. This “delightful” (The Stage) seasonal tale for the very young, is perfect for children aged from six months to four years old and their families. Snow Mouse transports the audience to the snow-covered woods, where a child hurries…

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Three Little Pigs at Poole

BRIDPORT-based Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company takes a new look at a favourite children’s story with a collaborative production of The Three Little Pigs at Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre from 5th to 24th December. The show, created by company founder-director Niki McCretton (pictured), has been developed in collaboration with nine young peopl. Working with schools…

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Zola in the Paris underworld

ARTS University Bournemouth’s acting students will be performing Fiona Ross’s adaptation of Emile Zola’s 1868 novel Therese Raquin at the Wallisdown studio theatre from 16th to 18th November, nightly at 7.30 with a 2.30 Saturday matinee. Following in the footsteps of the amazing production of Spring Awakening, the second cohort of students tackles Therese, a…

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Lighthouse arts project for Blandford Camp children

PUPILS from Downland Community School, based in the middle of Blandford Camp, will get the chance to take part in an arts project and enjoy an exhibition by favourite illustrator Quentin Blake, thanks to Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre,. The project is part of an Arts Award initiative, which aims to help young people who may…

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