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Final countdown
The clocks are starting to tick down to the new year and the curtains are soon to fall on our wondrous winter shows. It's your last chance to enjoy magical puppet show The House With Chicken Legs, and uproarious comedy from Reuben Kaye, among other top picks, so make sure you've booked your seats.
And join us at the start of 2024 for a joyful celebration of queer community in music theatre piece The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions. Take a look at our blog below for more insight into the exciting adaptation. Plus, it won't be long until Imagine Children's Festival returns for flat-out family fun in February.
Fantasy meets liberation
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
THU 25 – SUN 28 JAN
This radical and playful adaptation of the cult book brings together theatre, dance and song for the ultimate anarchic bedtime story, retelling world history through a queer lens.
★★★★ 'a genuinely fresh and distinctive new work that gladdens the heart' The Stage
Güldür Güldür
THU 29 FEB
With light-hearted wit abounding, this uproarious show delves into the humour of daily life, family, love, fame, technology and football friendships.
Final shows
The House with Chicken Legs
UNTIL SAT 30 DEC
It's your last chance to catch Sophie Anderson’s much-loved novel brought to life with magical puppetry and live music, from Olivier-nominated theatre company Les Enfants Terribles.
★★★★ ‘magically inventive and involving’ The Stage
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL): Thu 28 Dec, 7pm
Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back
UNTIL SAT 30 DEC
Fast, on the edge and brutally funny – don't miss Australian comedian Reuben Kaye, here to tear the world apart and put it back together.
★★★★★ 'It makes for a damn near perfect example of the art of cabaret' The Reviews Hub
Nutcracker
UNTIL SAT 6 JAN
Not to be missed, Tchaikovsky’s classic festive ballet is reimagined and transported to the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, with choreography by Olivier Award-winner Drew McOnie.
★★★★ ‘Grab a ticket if you want a genuinely new take on the traditional tale’ Broadway World
Nutcracker Nights
UNTIL SAT 6 JAN
Make a night of it when our pop-up jazz club stays open after select performances of Nutcracker, with dancing and an exclusive live jazz show.
Bluey’s Big Play
UNTIL SUN 7 JAN
There’s not long left to see Bluey as you’ve never seen it before, brought to real life in this UK premiere of the live theatre show.
Relaxed Performances: Fri 29 Dec, 4.30pm & Wed 3 Jan, 11am
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL): Fri 29 Dec, 4.30pm & Fri 5 Jan, 2pm
A festival for families
There's a Monster in Your Show
WED 7 – FRI 9 FEB
Expect playful fun in this high-energy interactive musical show from Who’s in Your Book? series author Tom Fletcher.
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL): Thu 8 Feb, 1.30pm
This event is a Relaxed Performance (RP)
Chotto Desh
FRI 9 & SAT 10 FEB
Akram Khan Company’s dance-theatre production creates a compelling tale of a boy’s dreams and memories, from Britain to Bangladesh.
Audio Described and Touch Tour: Sat 10 Feb, 6.30pm
This event is a Relaxed Performance (RP)
Starchitects: A Cosmic Adventure
THU 15 – SAT 17 FEB
Get ready for a joyful, cosmic spectacle by Motionhouse, telling the story of five children who dream of reaching the moon from their bedroom.
Audio Described and Touch Tour: Fri 16 Feb, 11am
This event is a Relaxed Performance (RP)
BLOG
The Faggots and Their Friends... ‘provocation goes hand in hand with reclamation’
Ahead of The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions in January, discover how the cult book was brought to life by composer Philip Venables and director Ted Huffman.
Fortune Feimster
SAT 27 JAN | UNION CHAPEL
This is confessional comedy to bring people together, showing audiences of all ages, backgrounds, and sexual orientations that common ground is only a joke or two away.
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