Polly Dunbar – “Tilly and Friends”, 25th May, Brighton Dome
Polly Dunbar at the Founders Room in the Dome was a magical experience for all the children who attended. There were cushions and blankets generously spread over the floor so the audience who were largely aged 3 to 5 were immediately comfortable and at ease. Polly Dunbar is so wonderfully engaging, and with the magic of her marker pen brought her characters to life on the flip chart as the story […]
Posts from ‘May, 2013’
REVIEW: Polly Dunbar “Tilly and Friends” at Brighton Festival
REVIEW: Captain Blood’s Revenge: A Pirate Opera – Brighton Festival 2013
‘Captain Blood’s Revenge: A Pirate Opera’ had its world premiere today at the Brighton Festival.
Commissioned by Glyndebourne in co-production with Brighton Festival, it was billed as ‘bold, boisterous and bags of fun’ and suitable for ages 7+.
Our party consisted of a 39 and 11/12ths year old, a 7 year old and his 5 year old sister.
The one act opera opened its doors to the audience with a stage and auditorium peppered with pirates, some in the aisles greeting the children, some asleep […]
Review: Varmints, at Brighton Festival 2013
Varmints is a children’s show, in the sense that it is relating directly to them and feelings they can have of being a very small part of a big world. The small creature that features throughout the show struggles to preserve a world dear to him, a world in danger of being lost forever, drowned out by […]
10 Pairs of Tickets to WIN for The Listies presents Earworms
WIN! We have 10 pairs of tickets to give away for The Listies show on Saturday 25th May at 2pm, in the Spiegeltent. Simply send your full name and email address to childfriendlybrightoninfo@yahoo.co.uk by no later than 7pm on Friday 24th May. The 10 lucky winners will be selected at random, and notified on Saturday morning by email.
The Listies presents Earworms at Spiegeltent
After smashing […]
School and teacher in line for ‘emergency’ literacy awards
A school and an individual teacher have been shortlisted for awards for their massive contributions to improving literacy levels in Brighton & Hove.
Julia Tooke, a teacher at Hertford Infant and Nursery School in Brighton, is a finalist for the South East ‘Reading Recovery’ Teacher of the Year Award. Also shortlisted for the schools category is […]
St Ann’s Well Gardens Spring Festival Community Arts Project
Brighton & Hove High School are proud to announce they are sponsoring the new St Ann’s Well Gardens Spring Festival Community Arts Project on Saturday 18th May.
Adults and children are invited to come along to recreate a fun picture of St Ann’s Well Gardens designed by local […]
BRIGHTON’S BIG SCREEN ANNOUNCES ITS RETURN FOR 2013!
Brighton’s Big Screen, Brighton’s FREE beachfront cinema is back by popular demand and looks set to take outdoor cinema viewing to a whole new level from 30th July – 26th August 2013.
Situated on Brighton Beach this year next to the Brighton Pier and the Wheel, Brighton’s Big Screen will showcase some […]
Roll Up, Roll Up: Hove Carnival Has All the Fun of The Fair and Much, Much More
This year’s Hove Carnival will be on Bank Holiday Monday, 27th May, 2013 at Hove Park from midday onwards. This year the carnival is being organised by Martlets Hospice and Hove Lions so expect all your carnival favourites as well as new content and surprises.
As well as the Fair, there will be plenty of traditional old fashioned activities on offer; from Punch & Judy shows and a coconut shy, to the ever popular swing boats.
This year the carnival will host […]
REVIEW: Lauren Child at Brighton Festival 2013
Lauren Child at Sallis Benney, Sunday 12 May
Reviewed by Leonie Taylor, for Child Friendly Brighton & Hove
Like many nine-year-olds, my daughter has grown up on a diet of Lauren Child. We’ve equally enjoyed the imaginative charm of Charlie & Lola, in which, as Lauren Child puts it: ‘the tiniest things in life become really […]
REVIEW: Flathampton for over 5s, at Brighton Festival
Flathampton….
I went with my seven year old son and some friends with children aged seven and five. Upon arrival we were given a colored sticker and asked to wait at the ‘green’ bus stop in the foyer of The Dome. Soon enough a crocodile bus came to collect us to drive us into the exhibition […]
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