THERE are often depressing reports of the declining numbers of children and young people who are reading books – but the popularity of the Bath Children’s Literature Festival (this year from 26th September to 5th October) does give ground for hope. There will be fierce competition for tickets to the amazing line-up of children’s authors…
VISITORS to Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood can enjoy an unusual sound installation, Canopy, created for this year’s Inside Out Dorset festival, until 21st September, by Dorset-based artist Lorna Rees, of Gobbledegook Theatre,. It draws on contributions from a range of people including scientists, artists, folk musicians, arborists and Year 4 children from Malmesbury Park…
THE ever inventive Scratchworks Theatre comes to Dorset for two dates as part of the Artsreach summer programme of events and workshops for children. The Mushroom Show combines information and facts with fun, with a workshop and performance, at Litton Cheney community hall on Monday 18th August, and Tuesday 19th August at 11am at Alderholt…
THE famous Time Team geodome will be set up in the grounds of Corfe Castle during the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July, with exciting, interactive activities for all ages, as part of the family fun, walks, talks and film screenings that make up the Festival of Archaeology. The festival is a UK…
MEET Percy, the very appealing star of his own show, coming to the Front Room at Weston-super-Mare on 17th May Percy is a puffling who loves his burrow a little too much. What he doesn’t realise, however, is that his entire flock are about to migrate south for the winter. If he doesn’t learn to…
WHAT do we do with the kids? It’s the perennial school holiday question, and as usual, Dorset’s rural touring charity, Artsreach, has some fun events to fill a few colourful, crafty, musical hours. Sam O’ Shanty has lived his whole life at sea, ever since he first stowed aboard ship when he was just a…
MIDNIGHT Mole continues at Bath Theatre Royal’s dedicated children’s theatre space The Egg until Sunday 9th February. Described as a heart-warming adventure for the very young, it is full of puppetry and music, and specially created for younger audiences aged between six months to four years old. Audiences can join Madame Ranevsky in her favourite…
ONE of the most enchanting stage stories for children, Snow Mouse returns to Bath’s Egg theatre this Christmas for the tenth consecutive year, from Friday 29th November to Sunday 5th January. This “delightful” (The Stage) seasonal tale for the very young, performed in the Roper Room, is perfect for children aged six months to four…
THE Bristol-based theatre company Roustabout Theatre is touring an imaginative new show for children, Little Red Riding Could, a playful and mischievous retelling of the original fairytale, which is coming to Front Room, Weston-Super-Mare on 26th October, The Theatre Shop, Clevedon on 27th and 1st November at Portsmouth Guildhall Studio ending the tour at Bridport…
ARE you and your children looking for fun and adventure this Easter? Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in Dorchester has a choice of activities and exhibitions for all tastes, including a chance for youngsters to dress up as birds (pictured). As well as the brilliant exhibition of Elisabeth Frink’s work and life, on until 21st…