Stage: Never skip a beat
Autumn and winter events for the whole family, at Theatre Royal Brighton
Skip’s Club, created and run by Theatre Royal Brighton, presents a regular programme of special events, activities and workshops for children and families. Their new programme for autumn and winter includes the return of the popular After School Club, and some great Saturday morning sessions designed for children
and adults to take part together.
The Theatre Royal is also part of the Family Arts Festival once more, this year with two specially made shows, The Secret Staircase (for 3 – 7 year olds) and Stage Secrets (for everyone 8+). Both take place during half term and are wonderful experiences for families, taking them to hidden parts of the theatre and divulging a few of the secrets about the people who have visited, worked and lived in Theatre Royal Brighton.
Skip’s After School Club (Wednesdays):
Fun and informal after school sessions for 6 – 10 year olds. Each session includes warm up games, a look on stage, drama and craft activities and squash and biscuits. 4pm – 5.30pm, £5.50 per session
Skip’s Family Workshops (Saturdays):
Fun and informal sessions for children and their companion adults to share. You’ll make, play and have fun together as an experienced workshop leader guides you through a themed session and encourages your imaginations to run wild. Saturdays 10.30am – 12.30p, £6.50 per person (both children and adults need a ticket).
Family Arts Festival:
‘The Secret Stairway’ takes place on Sunday 26 October and Sunday 2 November at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm, in which Herringbone Arts present a brand new show, set backstage at Theatre Royal Brighton. Most suitable for 3 – 7 years. Tickets £7.50 adults, £6 children/seniors; Family ticket (minimum two children) £24 ‘Stage Secrets’ happens on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 October at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. It’s a fabulous interactive theatrical trip around Theatre Royal Brighton. A show is happening around you, but not in the usual way of sitting and watching; you’re in it and involved! This brand new backstage experience created especially for the Family Arts Festival also includes a making workshop.
Most suitable for everyone 8 years +; Tickets £10.50 adults, £8.50 children/seniors; Family ticket (minimum two children) £34.
To book: www.atgtickets.com/brighton or call 0844 871 7650 (booking fee applies)
Frankie & Johnny in the Clair De Lune
Neil Stuke joins Dervla Kirwan at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, this autumn, where they will play two cautious lovers whose tender and funny fledging romance unfolds over one memorable night in a New York apartment. Can they dump the negative baggage of their past and give love a chance before the sun comes up?
Frankie & Johnny in the Clair De Lune is playing at the Minerva Theatre from 6 Nov – 6 Dec 2014. Evenings 7.45pm, matinees 2.45pm. Tickets: £24/£33.
To book, go to cft.org.uk or call the Box Office on 01243 781312
