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Mickey's Rockin' Road Show
Your fave characters come to life in a musical extravaganza starring Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and scores more Disney friends.
Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC)
Mon 15 Jul
£18–£30 / 0844 477 9000
Wed 17 Jul
£18–£30 / 0844 477 9000
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Braehead Arena, Glasgow
Fri 19 Jul
£18–£30 / 0844 499 1700
- 13:30
Sat 20 Jul
£18–£30 / 0844 499 1700
- 10:30
- 13:30
Sun 21 Jul
£18–£30 / 0844 499 1700
- 10:30
- 13:30
Also on at:
Mid Ulster Vintage Rally
An opportunity to view vintage cars.
National Trust: Springhill, Magherafelt
Sat 1 Jun
£5 (Children £2) / 028 8674 8210
- 12:00 – 17:00
A Midsummer Night's Dream
An exciting, bright new interpretation of Shakespeare’s best loved comedy. Using the gardens as inspiration the actors will lead you on a magical journey filled with laughter, magic and music. All performances supported with BSL/SSE and Audio Description on Sunday. Touch Tours for visually impaired audience members are…
St Ann's Well Gardens, Hove
Sat 1 Jun
Sun 2 Jun
Military Vehicle Show
See static displays of various vehicles, including tanks, jeeps and 1940s ambulances, with re-enactments of military campaigns by living history groups and a cavalcade.
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge
Sun 16 Jun
£18.50 adv booking required; £14.80 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.85 disabled, adv booking required (£14.80 adv booking required; £14.80… / 01223 835000
- 10:00 – 18:00
Milkshake! Live: Channel 5 And Premier Stage Productions
Children's show starring presenters from the TV channel, plus familiar characters including Little Princess, Scruff, Noddy, Tessie Bear, Roary, Big Chris, FiFi and Bumble.
Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
Mon 22 Jul
£12 (Children £10; £40) / 0844 854 2776
- 13:00
- 15:30
Beck Theatre, Hayes
Fri 2 Aug
£13 (Children £11; £44) / 020 8561 8371
- 13:00
- 15:30
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
Tue 28 May
£14 (Children £12; £48) / 01702 351135
- 13:00
- 15:30
Also on at:
- G Live, Guildford
- Ipswich Regent
- Kings Theatre, Southsea
- Playhouse Whitley Bay
- Princes Hall, Aldershot
- The Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa
- Theatre Royal, Norwich
- Theatre Royal, St Helens
- Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
- Wyllyotts Centre, Potters Bar
Our Street
What's it like living on your street? Show and tell in a comic strip you design and draw yourself. Ages 8+.
People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0141 276 0788
- 14:00 – 15:30
Parents And Prams
A fitness morning for parents with prams raising money for The Heart of Kent Hospice with personal trainer Emma Goodman.
Mote Park, Maidstone
Sun 23 Jun
£10 minimum donation / 08458 247600
- 10:00
Peter Pan, The Never Ending Story - World Arena Tour
- Directed by: Matt Dunkley (musical director)
- Written by: J M Barrie (book)
An imaginative theatrical spectacle, directed by Luc Petit, featuring the eponymous hero flying without a harness, adaptation of familiar songs by the likes of Robbie Williams and Rod Stewart to augment the story, and a colourful, magical set design. Stacey Solomon makes her theatrical debut, in the role of Tinkerbell.
Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Fri 13 Sep
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 19:00
Sat 14 Sep
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 15:00
- 19:00
Sun 15 Sep
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 11:00
Manchester Arena
Fri 16 Aug
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 19:00
Sat 17 Aug
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 15:00
- 19:00
Sun 18 Aug
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 11:00
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Fri 20 Sep
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 19:00
Sat 21 Sep
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 15:00
- 19:00
Sun 22 Sep
£20–£45 / 0844 581 1400
- 11:00
Also on at:
Pirate Adventure
Enter the fancy dress competition, take part in the training camp and treasure trail along with many different activities, such as craftwork.
National Trust: Brownsea Island, Poole
Sat 25 May
Free, plus admission £5.80, child £2.90, family £8.60 & £14.40 / 01202 707744
- 10:00 – 16:00
Sun 26 May
Free, plus admission £5.80, child £2.90, family £8.60 & £14.40 / 01202 707744
- 10:00 – 16:00
Mon 27 May
Free, plus admission £5.80, child £2.90, family £8.60 & £14.40 / 01202 707744
- 10:00 – 16:00
Planet Circus
Big top shenanigans to thrill all the family, including motorbike stunts, clowns and aerial and high wire antics.
Sheffield Park, Berwick upon Tweed
Wed 29 May
Prices vary
- 17:00
- 19:30
Thu 30 May
Prices vary
- 17:00
- 19:30
Fri 31 May
Prices vary
- 17:00
- 19:30
Platero – Travels with a Donkey
A silver donkey named Platero and his rider, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Juan Ramon Jimenez, take a fanciful ride through southern Spain. Storytelling and puppetry from Mike Maran and Nino Namitcheishvili.
Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
Thu 30 May
£11.50 (£9.50; under 18s £6.50) / 0131 665 2240
- 19:30
Dundee Rep
Tue 21 May
£10 (£8) / 01382 223530
Easdale Island Community Hall, By Oban
Sat 15 Jun
£10 (£8; Children free) / 01852 300113
- 20:45
Also on at:
Rapunzel
Enchanted Entertainment presents a family-friendly Easter pantomime, telling the Grimm Brothers tale about the girl with the golden hair. Expect the usual action-packed fun, songs and audience interaction.
Pavilion Theatre, Worthing
Sat 1 Jun
£18.50 (Children £16.50; £16.50; £62) / 01903 206206
- 14:00
- 18:00
Sun 2 Jun
£18.50 (Children £16.50; £16.50; £62) / 01903 206206
- 13:00
- 16:30
Sands Centre, Carlisle
Sat 25 May
£18 ( £65; Children £16 under 16s) / 01228 625222
- 15:00 – 17:00
- 19:00 – 21:00
Recycling Machines
Inspired by the Beastly Machines exhibition, why not see what you can recycle in one of our knitting nancy machines?
National Trust: Quarry Bank Mill, Wilmslow
Tue 28 May
Free, plus admission £13.60, child £6.80, family £34.05 / 01625 527468
- 12:00 – 16:00
Wed 29 May
Free, plus admission £13.60, child £6.80, family £34.05 / 01625 527468
- 12:00 – 16:00
Thu 30 May
Free, plus admission £13.60, child £6.80, family £34.05 / 01625 527468
- 12:00 – 16:00
Fri 31 May
Free, plus admission £13.60, child £6.80, family £34.05 / 01625 527468
- 12:00 – 16:00
Cambridge Central Library
Thu 6 Jun
Free / 0345 045 5225
- 14:30 – 15:15
Thu 4 Jul
Free / 0345 045 5225
- 14:30 – 15:15
Bexhill Library, Bexhill-on-Sea
Wed 22 May
Free / 01424 212546
- 11:00 – 11:30
Wed 29 May
Free / 01424 212546
- 11:00 – 11:30
Wed 5 Jun
Free / 01424 212546
- 11:00 – 11:30
East Grinstead Library
Mon 20 May
Free / 01342 410050
- 10:00 – 10:30
Mon 27 May
Free / 01342 410050
- 10:00 – 10:30
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 01342 410050
- 10:00 – 10:30
Plymouth Central Library
Mon 20 May
Free / 01752 305923
- 11:00
Thu 23 May
Free / 01752 305923
- 14:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 01752 305923
- 11:00
Also on at:
back to topRobots Live!
If for you, like us, Robot Wars was once essential tea-time viewing, you'll have to come along and cheer on some of the competitors. There's also a chance to meet scientists and see how they're shaping our future, technological challenges and an interactive workshop.
National Museum of Flight, North Berwick
Sun 16 Jun
£10.50 (£8.50; Children £5 under 5s free; Family £27.50) / 0300 123 6789
Rumpelstiltskin: Theatre Of Widdershins (Over 4s)
A children's puppet show with music, telling the Grimm Brothers's fairy story about a miller's daughter who is asked to spin straw into gold.
Berry Theatre, Southampton
Fri 5 Jul
£6 / 01489 799499
- 16:30
Norwich Puppet Theatre
Sat 20 Jul
£8.50 (Children £6.50; Children £4.50 go4less; £24) / 01603 629921
- 14:30
Run, River, Run
Families can splash about in the river while uncovering the wildlife. Wellies are essential.
Blashford Lakes Centre & Reserve, Ringwood
Wed 29 May
£3 adv booking essential / 01425 472760
- 10:30 – 12:00
The Russian State Ballet Of Siberia: The Nutcracker
- Written by: Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky's fairy-tale ballet about a girl who is whisked away to a land of toys.
Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
Sat 2 Nov
£24 (£22) / 01270 368 242
- 19:30
Santa at Almond Valley
Meet Santa in his forest cottage, receive an early Christmas present, join in crafts, and enjoy the magic of a traditional Christmas.
Almond Valley Heritage Centre, Livingston
Sat 30 Nov
£6 as part of admission (Children £4.50; Family £19) / 01506 414957
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 1 Dec
£6 as part of admission (Children £4.50; Family £19) / 01506 414957
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 7 Dec
£6 as part of admission (Children £4.50; Family £19) / 01506 414957
- 10:00 – 17:00
Saturday and Sunday SYT
Drama workshops for ages 11–14 teaching improvisation, character acting, voice and movement while working in groups to create a short piece of theatre together.
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Sat 25 May
£110 for full term / 0131 529 6000
- 12:15 – 14:15
Sun 26 May
£110 for full term / 0131 529 6000
- 12:15 – 14:15
Sat 1 Jun
£110 for full term / 0131 529 6000
- 12:15 – 14:15
Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
£110 for full term / 0141 552 3988
Sun 26 May
£110 for full term / 0141 552 3988
Sat 1 Jun
£110 for full term / 0141 552 3988
Savage Children: Mirad, Boy From Bosnia: Theatr Lolo
- Directed by: John Retallack
- Written by: Ad De Bont
Set in the Bosnian civil war, this play tells the story of a 13 year old boy's survival despite the loss of his parents, one dead, the other missing.
The Dukes, Lancaster
Tue 21 May
The Round
£8 (£6; £6) / 01524 598500
- 19:00
Wed 22 May
The Round
£8 (£6; £6) / 01524 598500
- 13:00
- 19:00
Scottish Ballet Summer School
Four days of ballet classes for young dancers with previous ballet experience, inspired by some of your favourite ballets, including The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Hansel and Gretel. There are two sessions: Grades 1 and 2 from 10.30am–12.30pm and Grades 4 and 5 from 1.30–3.30pm.
Scottish Ballet, Glasgow
Tue 6 Aug
£80 for four days / 0141 331 6291
- 10:30 – 12:30
- 13:30 – 15:30
Wed 7 Aug
£80 for four days / 0141 331 6291
- 10:30 – 12:30
- 13:30 – 15:30
Thu 8 Aug
£80 for four days / 0141 331 6291
- 10:30 – 12:30
- 13:30 – 15:30
Fri 9 Aug
£80 for four days / 0141 331 6291
- 10:30 – 12:30
- 13:30 – 15:30
The Silent Movie Experience
Following his sell-out West End show and continued success at Brighton Fringe 2012, David Watts presents more silent movie comedy mayhem! Don't miss this quirky 1920s retro style entertainment with some wild and surprising audience participation. If you love silent movies you are in for a real treat! "Pure Magic…
The Old Courtroom, Brighton
Sun 26 May
The Singing Kettle: Rumble in the Jungle
Join the Kettle team on a marvellous adventure deep into the jungle to see what creatures can be found there. There's colourful energy and singalong songs to get the whole family dancing in the aisles.
Assembly Rooms, Wick
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
DG One Leisure Complex, Dumfries
Sat 15 Jun
£12 (Family £44) / 01387 243550
- 13:00
- 15:30
Also on at:
- Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
- Elgin Town Hall
- Falkirk Town Hall
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre
- His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
- Howden Park Centre, Livingston
- Magnum Theatre, Irvine
- Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre
- Perth Concert Hall
- Tait Hall, Kelso
