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Image:Play Things
Thu 2 Feb - Sat 4 Feb
Stonecrabs Theatre in partnership with the Albany presents

Play Things

StoneCrabs Theatre Company present a festival of staged readings from 9 new directors.

Image:The Forest
Mon 13 Feb - Thu 16 Feb
A Fevered Sleep / Fuel production

The Forest

There is a place at the very heart of the forest.  A place where things are not quite what they seem.  People become animals, birds become music, day becomes night-time, leaves become light.  It’s full of adventure. It’s always changing.  It’s The Forest. By Fevered Sleep.

Image:My Father and Other Superheroes
Thu 23 Feb
Nick Makoha in association with Mac Birmingham and Pippa Frith presents

My Father and Other Superheroes

The day Nick Makoha realised he was going to become a father, he also realised he had no idea how to be one...follow Nick's journey as he discovers what it takes for a man to become a hero, and how a hero can be just a man. Directed by Benji Reid.

Image:Disco Kids
Sun 26 Feb

Disco Kids

Join us for the first Family Sunday of 2012! Get your groove on at our hugely popular disco dance party for under 5’s and their mums, dads, friends and families.

Image:Indiana Jones and the Extra Chair
Wed 29 Feb - Fri 2 Mar
Simon Mole, In association with Apples and Snakes and the Albany, presents

Indiana Jones and the Extra Chair

Every family dinner needs a hero... Spoken word theatre as you’ve never seen it before.

Image:Abimaro and the Free
Fri 2 Mar

Abimaro and the Free

New music at the Albany. Abimaro & The Free are Abimaro Suit (Lead Vocals), James Beatt (Bassist & Vocals) and Alex Montaque (Keys & Vocals); a trio who seek to make music that comments on and challenges the culture that surrounds them.

Image:The Owl and the Pussycat
Sun 4 Mar
Hiccup Theatre in association with The Point Eastleigh presents

The Owl and the Pussycat

Follow Owl and Pussycat as they set out on the high seas with only some honey, money and a runcible spoon to help them find their way through a topsy turvey world.

Image:my heart is hitchhiking on peachtree st
Mon 5 Mar - Sat 10 Mar
Fergus Evans and Contact Manchester, in association with the Albany, present

my heart is hitchhiking on peachtree st

Sometimes home sits heavy in your bones. Sometimes you leave. Using animation, live folk music, and spoken word this one-man show is about living far away from home, the stories you tell people when they ask you when you're from and learning that once you leave, you can't go back.

Image:Waiting for Godot
Tue 6 Mar - Sat 10 Mar
Talawa Theatre Company and West Yorkshire Playhouse present

Waiting for Godot

Ian Brown directs an all-Black cast Talawa Theatre Company's groundbreaking production of Beckett’s funny and poetic masterpiece.

Image:Red Riding Hood
Sun 11 Mar
Engine House and Lakeside present

Red Riding Hood

A new version of the classic children's fairytale by Mike Kenny. Grandma, what big teeth you've got...

Image:Rosie's Pop Diary
Thu 15 Mar
Rosie Wilby presents

Rosie's Pop Diary

From playing Glastonbury and Ronnie Scott's to miming on children's television, musician turned comedian Rosie Wilby looks back at the emotional rollercoaster of chasing stardom at the heady height of Britpop.

Image:Story Map: What I Heard About The World
Sat 24 Mar
Third Angel & mala voadora present

Story Map: What I Heard About The World

An attempt to map the entire world, alphabetically, in a day. To name every country in its own language, and to collect a story for every country, and to place it, correctly, on the map, from memory. Using cardboard, paper, pens and post-it notes, and with the help of the audience, Third Angel and mala voadora will build a portrait of the world, as it was, as it is now, and as it might be in the future

Image:Disco Kids
Sun 25 Mar

Disco Kids

Get your groove on at our disco dance party for the under 5’s and their mums, dads, friends and families.

Image:Chill Pill
Thu 29 Mar
The Albany presents

Chill Pill

London’s coolest spoken word club night with underground poetry and retro beats.

Image:Kid Carpet & The Noisy Animals
Sun 1 Apr
Kid Carpet & Theatre Bristol Presents

Kid Carpet & The Noisy Animals

A lively and fantastically fun new Rock n’ Roll musical for kids. With a unique mix of theatre, comedy, animation and original live music.

Image:A 21st Century Tea Dance
Tue 3 Apr
Entelechy and the Albany present

A 21st Century Tea Dance

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready for an unforgettable experience.

Image:Randolph Matthews Voce Solo
Fri 13 Apr
Randolph Matthews presents

Randolph Matthews Voce Solo

‘This man’s not just original, he’s out there!’ - Blues and Soul Magazine.

Image:The Snail and the Whale
Sun 15 Apr
Tall Stories presents

The Snail and the Whale

'How I long to sail,’ said the tiny snail… An imaginative stage adaptation of the award-winning children's book by Julia Donaldson.

Image:Wasted by Kate Tempest
Tue 17 Apr
A Paines Plough, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Roundhouse production in association with NSDF and Latitude Festival

Wasted by Kate Tempest

A play about love, life and losing your mind. The words of Kate Tempest paint a picture of lives less ordinary in an unforgiving world, sound-tracked by an exhilarating score.

Image:Shadow Boxing
Thu 19 Apr - Fri 20 Apr
Cross Cut, produced by Time Won't Wait, presents

Shadow Boxing

The story of defiance in a quest for dignity and respect, Shadow Boxing pulls no punches in its depiction of a boxer facing his toughest opponents yet, his personal demons.

Image:Gold Mountain
Wed 25 Apr - Sun 29 Apr
Les Deux Mondes and Unity Theatre present

Gold Mountain

Award-winning Les Deux Mondes and Unity Theatre bring their acclaimed production to London. A multimedia spectacle of storytelling, stunning imagery, film and music.

Image:Chill Pill
Thu 31 May

Chill Pill

London’s coolest spoken word club night with underground poetry and retro beats.

Image:Tricity Vogue’s Ukulele Cabaret
Sun 10 Jun

Tricity Vogue’s Ukulele Cabaret

Back by popular demand, the brightest stars in the ukulele universe strum their stuff as celebrated cabaret diva Tricity Vogue returns to host a special garden party with more uke-toting friends.

Image:Ukulele Cabaret Workshop
Sun 10 Jun

Ukulele Cabaret Workshop

Join our pre-Ukulele Cabaret workshop, led by Tricity Vogue.

Image:In The Dust
Thu 14 Jun
2Faced Dance presents

In The Dust

A triple bill of darkly explosive, break-infused contemporary dance works from critically acclaimed choreographers Tom Dale, Place Prize finalist Freddie Opoku-Addaie and 2Faced Artistic Director Tamsin Fitzgerald, exploring themes of decay and destruction.




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Image:Articulate – Lewisham & Bromley
Mon 6 Feb - Thu 9 Feb
Shape presents

Articulate – Lewisham & Bromley

Articulate is a Big Lottery funded project which encourages young learning disabled people to voice their aspirations for the future.

Image:ZHE: [noun] undefined
Thu 23 Feb - Fri 24 Feb
Collective Artistes present

ZHE: [noun] undefined

There are some journeys that make us who we were always meant to be… A new play created by Chuck Mike, Antonia Kemi Coker and Tonderai Munyevu.

Image:Dance: Make Your Move
Sat 17 Mar
British Red Cross

Dance: Make Your Move

Get a taste of stardom with the British Red Cross dance competition for young people of all abilities aged 4-18.

Image:Dance: Make Your Move
Sat 19 May
British Red Cross

Dance: Make Your Move

Get a taste of stardom with the British Red Cross dance competition for young people of all abilities aged 4-18.