Posts Tagged ‘Christmas treat’

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Children: book now for Matilda The Musical

Opens 25 October 2011

Remember Les Miserables when it opened over 25 years ago? We do, because we were lucky enough to be among the first to see it back in 1985 (thanks Mum!). There is something wonderful about seeing a show-turned-sensation at

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Kids: book now for 25% discount on Winter Wonderland’s ice rink, giant wheel & circus

23 Nov 2012 - 6 Jan 2013, 10am - 10pm (except Christmas Day). Book before Sept 1st for discount.

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Frankly, the thought of braving Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland each year makes our heart sink a little. But the kids in our lives, young ones and teens both, adore it. And of course as soon as we get there, we… Continue reading

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Film: Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! MGM Musicals at the BFI

Films on most days till 30 December 2011. See website for all screening details.

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We love musicals, and don’t understand folk who dismiss them with one sweeping statement. Of course, not all musicals are good and obviously if you’re in the mood for celluloid subtlety and nuance, you won’t be rushing to see Seven… Continue reading

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Children: book now to Skate at Somerset House

Box office open now. Skating rink open: 22 Nov - 22 Jan 2012, 10am - 10pm. Booking pretty much essential.

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Skating at Somerset House is one of our favourite things to do around Christmas. We’ve just booked early evening slots for ourselves and various kids, and strongly recommend that you do too – the most popular slots (always when

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Prize draw: The Redstone Book of the Eye: A Compendium of Visual Surprise

Prize draw ends Monday 19 Sept at 5pm

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We are big fans of Redstone Press and have been collecting their wonderful and original diaries for years. So we’re delighted with this book, The Redstone Book of the Eye: A Compendium of Visual Surprise, which brings together an

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Swallows and Amazons

Theatre & Children: book now for Swallows and Amazons

15 Dec 2011 - 14 Jan 2012

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This production of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons was a huge success last Christmas at Bristol Old Vic, where it was directed by the theatre’s artistic director, Tom Morris (the man behind the seminal War Horse). It broke The Old… Continue reading

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One-Man Show: book now for John Waters

5 Dec 2011, 7.30pm

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We wouldn’t normally think about any thing even vaguely Christmassy in August, but it’s John Waters, and he’s in town in December with his one-man show, A John Waters Christmas, and if we don’t book tickets now, that’s it,

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Prize draw: ice skating tickets for Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland open till 4 Jan, 10am - 10pm every day. Prize draw ice skating tickets for Sun 12 Dec at 2.45pm

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Every year we mean to book early for a go on the skating rink (for our money, by far the best attraction) at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, and every year we forget. The weekend slots sell out particularly fast. This… Continue reading

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