TYA
We’ve built up quite the reputation as being one of the biggest supporters of TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences), we reckon it’s just as important a part of the theatre ecosystem as anything else.
So if you’re looking for a show suitable for the younger ones, maybe there’s something here for you.
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Review: The BFG, The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
A hugely impressive adaptation with stunning puppetry, a delightfully witty script, brilliant effects, and fabulous performances.
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Review: A Merry Misrule, Battersea Arts Centre
An atmospheric and beautifully performed wander through a mythic world...
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Review: Snowflake, Polka Theatre
A tender, quietly nostalgic Christmas story that drifts along pleasantly, even if it never fully lands with the magic it promises.
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Review: Fireside Tales, Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores
A gentle, immersive storytelling experience that glows rather than sparks
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Review: The Snow Queen – A Woodland Adventure, Albany, Deptford
A perfectly child-centred, frosty and festive adventure with friendship at its warm heart
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Review: Univers, The Barbican
A simply beautiful multisensory experience of joyful wonder that allows the very young playfully explore their universe playfully.
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Review: Stick Man, Bloomsbury Theatre
Some imaginative touches bring this children’s book to life onstage, but expanding a 32-page picture book into an hour of theatre proves an overly thorny challenge, where other similar adaptations have thrived.
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Review: Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show, Theatre Royal Haymarket
Our favourite piggy is back with a show full of upbeat, festive fun – a great family choice for the holiday season.
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Review: Red, ChickenshedÂ
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad – Granny? Once again, Chickenshed prove themselves masters of the reimagined fairytale with this exciting, visually captivating family musical.
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Interview: A (Nut)cracking Christmas for a marvellous mousey musical!
Clare Beresford on The Nutcracker, and its amazing progress from Wimbledon to the West End