Morning events, Theatre

Songs, laughs and scary fun for children with stories of witches, cats, dogs, birds and frogs. Ages 3+.

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.

Follow the troubled miller's daughter as she tries to outwit the greatest trickster of them all. With live music, puppetry and mischievous storytelling.

• Written by: Julia Donaldson

Stories with Children's Laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson. After the event, Julia will be signing copies of her books.

• Written by: Axel Scheffler

Join a witch and her cat as they fly happily along on their broomstick - until a stormy wind blows the witch's hat, bow and wand away into the night! A spellbinding family show from the creators of The Gruffalo.

• Written by: Jonathan Emmett

Puppetry and music tell the story of Ruby and her journey towards being a grown up. Adapted from the story by Jonathan Emmett.

The Grimm Brothers' classic fairy tale is revamped with puppets, music and storytelling. Polly Buckwheat must turn a whole room of wheat into gold with her wheel. Help may be at hand when a small and rather confused looking man appears before her.

The panto tells the story of a young girl who must turn corn into gold or die! However, the evil dwarf wants the promise of her first born child before he will help her accomplish her task.

A video reconstruction of the landmark 1977 production Rumstick Road which combined audio taped conversations, family letters, dance, 35mm slides and the writing of Mary Baker Eddy to construct a response to the suicide of Spalding Gray’s mother. 'A brilliant and engrossing work; one whose abstraction and complexity…

A highly visual children's shadow puppet show, which uses animations and projections to tell the story of a little girl and a huge sunflower.

It's chaos at Santa HQ – Rudolph's done a runner and those mischievous elfs are being naughty. So it's up to you to help Santa sort things out, and you may well get something in return …

• Written by: Ad de Bont

A double bill of contemporary performances about unusual children.

• Written by: John Retallack

John Retallack's children's drama about a little girl who cannot speak, but who loves and understands the natural world that surrounds her.

A half hour each of drama, dance and singing class in age-specific groups.

Pins And Needles presents a comedy drama featuring an ageing ice-cream salesman, and his memories of travelling the Devon coastal resorts of the 1970s in his trusty van.

The Scottish Ballet provide a behind-the-scenes look at their current ballet, with chat of the costumes, characters and story. Then, watch the company take a class on stage.

• Directed by: Abigail Anderson
• Written by: Philip King

Philip King's farce set in wartime 1944, where in sleepy Merton-cum-Middlewick the most urgent conflict seems to be over who is decorating the church pulpit for the Harvest Festival, until an escaped German POW enters the scene.

In this lively local cafe, the children are in charge of the show. Signor Baffo is their lovable and eccentric chef, serving up generous helpings of silliness, mischief and adventure. Oliver Harrison is a local actor & theatre maker, who has worked with nationally acclaimed theatre companies, DreamThinkSpeak &…

There's a party a that there Kettle Creek and everyone's invited for a Wild West hoe-down with Cowgirl Anya, Honky Tonk Piano Man Gary and Gold Prospector Kevin.

Artist Davies presents her physical response to the theme of the everyday. Performed by dance artist Helka Kaski, the work moves within the gallery space and amongst other works on display.

A one-man makeshift shadow puppet extravaganza that takes the simplest form of entertainment and lifts it to the most unexpected of heights.

Sumptuous performance of the classic ballet, performed by English Youth Ballet.

An new piece of theatre created in Tall Stories' charming storytelling style with live music and plenty of laughs. Ages 4+.

A tiny snail longs to see the world, so she hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale. But when the whale gets beached, how will the tiny snail save him? Follow the tiny snail's amazing journey, as seen through the eyes of a very adventurous young girl, who'd love to be going round the world with her seafaring father.