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: 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, Chickenshed
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
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Review: shed-ache, Half Moon Theatre
Bright, silly, and full of heart, shed-ache delights in bursts but drifts too often to fully land its playful promise.
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Review: Me…, Little Angel Theatre
A simple, sentimental and snowy adventure for the very young that will melt your heart.
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Review: How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?, Unicorn Theatre
An endearingly messy slice of Christmas silliness that’s as hit-and-miss as it is warm-hearted.
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Interview: Woodland wonder and mice in pyjamas – making magic happen in Deptford
Icon Theatre's Nancy Hirst discusses creative ideas and partnerships ahead of bringing The Snow Queen to The Albany this Christmas
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Review: The Three Bears, Half Moon Theatre
A subversive, but joyfully anarchic remix of the Goldilocks story, celebrating chosen families through inventive physical comedy, tender chaos and theatrical flair.
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Review: The Firework-Maker’s Daughter, Polka Theatre
A show of two halves that initially struggles to leave the pages of the book, but ultimately takes off, scatterings sparks of exciting, imaginative colour and puppetry.