Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Last night, we experienced the magic of The Snowman film in the only medieval English cathedral with three spires, Lichfield Cathedral. The tickets were long sold out before December and you can understand why they are so popular. The whole show was very well organised, and the overall effect of the animations on the big screens and the live orchestra was just magical. We all had a great time and would definitely recommend to anyone for next year.
This modern adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale Alice in Wonderland is now showing at The Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham until the 30th December 2017! Have you booked your tickets to watch this amazing performance yet?
Ticket prices start from £9.60 for group, £13.80 for children, £16.50 for adults and £55.20 for family. The performance lasts for approx. 115mins including a 20 minute interval. There are two shows from Monday to Friday (mostly), one show on Saturday and none on Sunday. They also have British Sign Language days and relaxed performance days (suitable for autistic spectrum) on selected dates. Please check their website for more details.
The award-winning Gandey’s Circus is an unmissable show featuring an array of international artistes from around the globe and they came to Bloxwich last week! We were thoroughly entertained by their outstanding performance.
The Snowman Tour is coming near you this December and the tickets are now on sale at venues across the country. This is the best time to treat your little ones or even grandparents to this magical Christmas film on a big screen accompanied by a live, professional orchestra playing the original score. There will be a visit from the Snowman and it features a young local soloist who will sing the classic “Walking in the air” which lies at the heart of the Snowman.
CBeebies’ arts and crafts hero, Mister Maker is back on tour with the hit live theatre show, Mister Maker & The Shapes Live! The first date of the tour happened to open at Lichfield Garrick theatre last Saturday and we had the opportunity to watch their first ever show! They are off visiting 44 theatres from Edinburgh to Brighton, Ipswich to Belfast, ready to delight Mini Makers all around the UK! The show is booking through until November 2017, visit www.mistermakerlive.com for ticket sales.
After a break of three years, the internationally acclaimed Chinese State Circus have returned to the UK in an innovatively spectacular new production – “DYNASTY”. They are currently touring in the UK. Their next events are at Shrewsbury, Hazel Grove, Wallasey, Liverpool, Kendal and Greenock. For more information, please visit http://chinesestatecircus.com or you can book over the phone 0844 4155228.
This coming Monday 8th August at 6.30pm, Nickelodeon will bring together a world of mythical creatures, magical beings and high school teens with the premiere of The Other Kingdom. The live-action series follows the journey of Fairy Princess Astral who has to choose between being a fairy princess or becoming human, as she is set to inherit the crown of her royal kingdom of Athenia. The Other Kingdom will air weekdays at 6:30pm.
Last week, we were invited to watch the Norm of The North movie at Empire cinema in Leicester Square along with Kate Garraway who introduced the screening, Cherry Healey, Una Healy, Justin Lee Collins and The Brooks with activities including performers, balloon animals, face painting and a photo booth before the film began.
Aye aye shipmates! Welcome aboard The Old Rep Theatre! Last week, we were invited to attend the Treasure Island show along with a few other bloggers from the Midlands. Treasure Island is currently stage until the 3rd January 2016 and includes matinee and evening performances. If you like a good pirate adventure featuring fascinating characters inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, then you should check out this Treasure Island show. This show is brought to the stage by Scott Ritchie and Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA).
Did you know that HOME Digital HD has been available to download since 13th July? We were so excited and have download it. This will be great to watch on iPad/tablet especially we are out and about to keep the children entertain!
Last weekend, we were invited to attend the Change4Life 10 Minute Shake Up campaign with Disney Pixar Inside Out movie preview at Soho Hotel. Both of our children were excited as they were the first few to watch the Inside Out movie (out in cinema from 24 July 2015 in UK), and they also received the Change4Life team wristband with timer.
This coming 20th March 2015, prepare for a cute alien invasion coming to the big screen in the UK! In celebration of the animated DreamWorks Movie release of HOME, Flair have release a huge range of toys to bring the magic to your home. The toy collection features all the recognisable characters such as Oh, Tip and Captain Smek, helping your little one to create their very own magical BOOV story!
Tomorrow we are having a special at-home viewing party to watch the How To Train Your Dragon 2 movie! Do come and join in with us!
The House of Magic will be released in cinemas nationwide in 2D and 3D from 25th July 2014. It is about an abandoned young cat Thunder seeking shelter from a storm who sneaks into a mysterious mansion owned by retired magician Lawrence, aka “The Illustrious Lorenzo”.
Both my children started to watch Olly the Little White Van about 2 years ago. We first got to know the programme as both of my children are Justin Fletcher fans. Each episode is about five minutes long and is suitable for boys and girls aged 2 – 6. They are now airing on Milkshake daily at 6.50am and several times a day on Cartoonito.
