Before 5pm, Storytelling | Events

MHOR Festival

A huge array of activities are on offer at this festival, including baking competitions, a Great British Feast with food prepared by star Scottish chefs and many more activities for kids and adults alive. There's plenty to eat and drink, too – from a barbecue to an oyster bar, beer festival and a food market buffet. A…

Monachyle Mhor, Lochearnhead

Sat 25 May

Prices vary / 01877 384622

11:00

Burns an' a' That! Festival

A whole festival dedicated to Scotland’s internationally acclaimed poet Robert Burns. To celebrate the 2013 Year of Natural Scotland, the festival heads outdoors to Belleisle Park for a programme of live music, and visual and performing arts.

Belleisle Park, Ayr

Fri 31 May

Prices vary / 01292 616143

12:00 – 17:30

Fri 7 Jun

Prices vary / 01292 616143

12:00 – 17:30

Fri 14 Jun

Prices vary / 01292 616143

12:00 – 17:30

…and 11 more dates until 30 Aug

The Very Scariesome Lollipop Lady

A tale told in rhyme. A story of bravery, busy roads, friendship, a magical lollipop stick, and a really, really, really scary road crossing patrol officer. Ages 3-8. Babies welcome. Award-winning comic Martha McBrier’s first children’s show. “Resembles a Roald Dahl novel or a Dr Seuss poem”(Broadway Baby), “Warm, funny…

The Quadrant, Brighton

Tue 28 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

14:00 – 15:00

Wed 29 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

14:00 – 15:00

Thu 30 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

14:00 – 15:00

…and 3 more dates until 2 Jun

Family Storytime

Interactive storytelling sessions for families with children under 7 years.

Edinburgh Festival Theatre

Sat 25 May

£5 (Family £15; under 2s free) / 0131 529 6000

Just So Stories: How the Alphabet was Made.

10:30
12:30

Sat 8 Jun

£5 (Family £15; under 2s free) / 0131 529 6000

Just So Stories: The Crab that Played with the Sea.

10:30
12:30

Sat 22 Jun

£5 (Family £15; under 2s free) / 0131 529 6000

Just So Stories: The Elephant's Child.

10:30
12:30

Sat 6 Jul

£5 (Family £15; under 2s free) / 0131 529 6000

Just So Stories: How the Whale got his Throat.

10:30
12:30

Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow

Sat 1 Jun

£5 (Family of four £15; under 2s free) / 0141 552 3988

Just So Stories: The Crab that Played with the Sea.

10:30 – 11:30
12:30 – 13:30

Sun 2 Jun

£5 (Family of four £15; under 2s free) / 0141 552 3988

Just So Stories: The Crab that Played with the Sea.

10:30 – 11:30
12:30 – 13:30

Sat 15 Jun

£5 (Family of four £15; under 2s free) / 0141 552 3988

Just So Stories: The Elephant's Child.

10:30 – 11:30
12:30 – 13:30

…and 3 more dates until 30 Jun

Sunday Papers Live

A full day of discussions and performances based on the Sunday papers, with commentators, musicians, actors and poets bringing to life the day's news, section by section. Dress code? Smoking jackets and Sunday best, of course.

Cecil Sharp House, London NW1

Sun 26 May

£20 / 020 7485 2206

This week includes performances from UN insider Mukesh Kapila, journalist and novelist Jon Ronson, fashionista Katherine Hamnett (CBE) and artist Gavin Turk, plus many more.

11:00

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The Hidden Gardens: Day of Stories

Celebrate 10 years of the Hidden Gardens at this day of celebration featuring food, music and entertainment.

Tramway, Glasgow

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0845 330 3501

12:00 – 16:00

Owl Homes: Nursery Rhyme Time (Ages 2-5)

Geffrye Museum, London E2

Thu 30 May

Free / 020 7739 9893

10:30 – 11:30
12:00 – 13:00

Tall Tales

Interactive storytelling session with movement, mime and props thrown in for good measure. Ages 3–5.

Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

£6 / 0141 552 4267

Clown around with stories of The Circus.

10:00

Sat 8 Jun

£6 / 0141 552 4267

Hear all about Dino the Lost Dinosaur.

10:00

Sat 22 Jun

£6 / 0141 552 4267

A Midsummer Fairy and Goblin Party.

10:00

…and 5 more dates until 1 Aug

360' Cinema and Shows for Kids

For information on all shows please click here http://www.souldome.com/#!kids-360/c18ty Utterly Brilliant new kids shows! Using 360' immersive projection, we are delighted to present the stories of Pleebles, Freddie Fox, Queen Grandma, Space Unicorns, Intergalactic Galaxy trips and Underwater voyages. As well…

Jubilee Square, Brighton

Sat 25 May

£7 (£5) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Sun 26 May

£7 (£5) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Mon 27 May

£7 (£5) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

…and 6 more dates until 2 Jun

Active Storytelling: Workshop (Ages 3-7)

An opportunity to become an actor and tell the story of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Fri 31 May

Ruinart Circle Bar, Level 1

£3 (Children £2) / 0844 800 1110

11:30 – 12:15
14:00 – 14:45

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Americans In Britain Tour

A tour looking at the US aircraft flown from RAF Duxford and other USAAF stations in East Anglia during the World War Two.

Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge

Wed 29 May

Foyer Entrance Of AirSpace

£20.70 adv booking required; £12.10 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.70 disabled, adv booking required; £11 aeroplane reader, adv booking… / 01223 835000

11:00

Sat 15 Jun

Foyer Entrance Of AirSpace

£20.70 adv booking required; £12.10 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.70 disabled, adv booking required; £11 aeroplane reader, adv booking… / 01223 835000

11:00

Wed 17 Jul

Foyer Entrance Of AirSpace

£20.70 adv booking required; £12.10 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.70 disabled, adv booking required; £11 aeroplane reader, adv booking… / 01223 835000

11:00

Sat 17 Aug

Foyer Entrance Of AirSpace

£20.70 adv booking required; £12.10 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.70 disabled, adv booking required; £11 aeroplane reader, adv booking… / 01223 835000

11:00

Anglo-Saxon Storytelling

National Trust: Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge

Sat 25 May

Free, plus admission £7.15, child £3.70, family £18.05 / 01394 389700

10:30 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Free, plus admission £7.15, child £3.70, family £18.05 / 01394 389700

10:30 – 17:00

Mon 27 May

Free, plus admission £7.15, child £3.70, family £18.05 / 01394 389700

10:30 – 17:00

Assembly Rooms Tours

The Assembly Rooms opens its doors to offer one-hour tours of all the nooks and crannies of the building, which has been gracing George Street since 1787. The tours come as part of the organisation's new project to create a People’s History, complete with personal experiences memories of the building that span the last…

Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 0131 220 4348

11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00

Audley End Through The Ages!

Discover how people lived in the past, looking back at the history of food, encampments, the role of horses, battle tactics and dance from the 12th century to now.

English Heritage: Audley End House And Gardens, Saffron Walden

Sun 26 May

£15 adv booking required (£1.40 adv booking required; £1.60 adv booking required; £4.40 adv booking required; Children £1.20 adv booking required) / 01799 522399

11:00 – 17:00

Mon 27 May

£15 adv booking required (£1.40 adv booking required; £1.60 adv booking required; £4.40 adv booking required; Children £1.20 adv booking required) / 01799 522399

11:00 – 17:00

Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles with Tim Archbold

After taking a look at the characters from his book Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles, the children's author and illustrator leads a session of storytelling and drawing. Ages 5–8.

Harmony Garden, Melrose

Sun 16 Jun

£5 / 0844 357 1060

Part of Borders Book Festival.

13:45

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Bees & Flowers: Workshop (Ages 1-5)

Learn about flowers from the gardens, take part in the interactive story of a bee, create your own musical bee instrument and enjoy stories, sound and music from the flower garden.

Valentines Mansion & Gardens, Ilford

Thu 30 May

Children £3.50 adv booking essential / 020 8708 8100

10:30 – 11:30
13:30 – 14:30

Behind The Curtain

Storytelling performance and backstage tour. Explore the history of the theatre and learn how productions are made.

Derngate Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Tue 28 May

£13 / 01604 624811

11:00

Wed 29 May

£13 / 01604 624811

11:00

Birdman Finds The Others

The Birdman character is furthered explored in this storytelling performance piece from the artists LightBox.

St George's Church, London WC1A

Sun 16 Jun

Entrance on Bloomsbury Way

£5; £4 advance / 02072 421979

12:30

Birds Galore!

A variety of activities which include making bird badges and finger print birds, creating bird collages and taking an explorative bird themed trail.

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

Tue 20 Aug

Phone for prices / 01833 690606

11:00 – 16:00

Blagdon Estate Open Gardens and Family Fun Day

A family fun day with crafts, facepainting, storytelling, cakes and a mini sports day to get the whole family involved. Proceeds go to the Cyrenians, which helps to integrate socially excluded people back into society.

Blagdon Estate, Seaton Burn

Sun 16 Jun

£3.50 (Children free) / 0191 256 5040

11:00 – 17:00

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Bookbug Sessions

Rhymes, stories and songs to stimulate and delight wee ones. Ages 0–4. Booking is essential.

Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow

Thu 30 May

Free / 0141 577 4970

10:00
11:00

Thu 6 Jun

Free / 0141 577 4970

10:00
11:00

Thu 13 Jun

Free / 0141 577 4970

10:00
11:00

…and 2 more dates until 27 Jun

Bumpty Bear

Take part in this new family friendly story-telling session about Bumpty Bear and his adventures around The Quays. Learn how friendship and first aid keep this clumsy character smiling.

Imperial War Museum North, Manchester

Wed 29 May

Meet under the Harrier Jump Jet

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

10:30

Thu 30 May

Meet under the Harrier Jump Jet

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

10:30

Fri 31 May

Meet under the Harrier Jump Jet

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

10:30

Caves & Campfires (Over 7s)

Children can have a go at cave exploration, learn facts about geology and listen to stories about what it was like to live in the area hundreds of years ago.