"Curtain's up!” Saturday Morning Theatre

“Curtain’s up!” Saturday Morning Theatre  - introduce your child to the world of theatre on a Saturday morning at Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG

Shows at 10am and 11.30am

Tickets £4.50 (adults and children); £3 concessions apply to both adults and children if the adult is on benefit, over 65 or a full time student

Tickets available on the door from half an hour before each performance or online at www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk (£2 admin fee per transaction; not per ticket)

Sat 25 February

Stuart Clark

Ages 3 to 8

Take a dash of amazing magic, a good measure of juggling and several twists of fun, shake don’t stir, and you have the perfect cocktail of a show! Sit back, relax… and drink in the show!

Sat 3 March

The Bird Princess by In-Toto Theatre

Ages 3 to 7

Breathtaking Korean fan dancing, storytelling and puppetry blend to tell the tale of the enchanting bird princess who flies down from her bird kingdom to the human world to weave her magic spell. Join in with her happy dance finale.

Sat 10 March

The Ding Dong Show by Rubberface

Ages – under 8s

Rubberface the musical clown turns the world upside down. With puppet tricks, dance and song it’s Ding Dong Ding Dong all show long.

Sat 17 March

Sonia the Baby Seal by Jactito Puppet Theatre

Ages 2 to 7

A huge storm sweeps Sonia the Baby Seal across the oceans. Join her on her search to find her Arctic home when she meets exotic fish, Penelope the Dancing Penguin and Peter the Polar Bear. Beautiful puppets and Jactico’s trademark humour.

Sat 24 March

Otiz Cannelloni’s Magical Mayhem

Ages 3 to 8

Fresh from the comedy circuit to the cutting edge of family cabaret with minimal magic and maximum madness for the young and young at heart. Some tricks, some prizes and some joining in… plus Musical Keith’s magical notes.

Sat 7 April

NO SHOW

Sat 14 April

Little Red Riding Hood by The Story Hat

Ages 2 – 6

A little girl in a red cape, a dark forest, a poorly grandmother and a big bad wolf! The Story Hat presents this traditional tale in a fresh new way, inviting the children to join in and help the story along. Plenty of interactive fun with songs, dancing, percussion and the magic Story Hat…

Sat 21 April

Singalonga Showtune

with Sister Mary McArthur

Ages 3 to 8

Join in with all your favourite songs from the musicals, such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, and loads more.  Sister Mary, Highgate’s very own star-struck nun, will lead the way

Sat 28 April

Who’s Been Eating My Porridge?

By Pocketful of Nothing

Ages 3 to 7

An emergency call from Baby Bear!  Someone’s eaten his porridge, broken his chair and slept in his bed!  The Captain Clueless Detective Agency springs into action to leave no tale untold and no trick un-fumbled with magical routines and loads of audience participation.

Other Special Events

Sun 8 April

Egg Decorating, Treasure Hunt & The Great Egg Roll

11am start

£6 per child

No advance booking (first come first served; max 100)

Bring a parent/carer

Tickets on sale from 10.30am; finish 1pm – no latecomers

Wear suitable clothing. Meet at the back of the House near the café.

Sun 22 April

Otiz Cannelloni & The Sleight of Band

12.30pm  /  £6 (£4 concs)

Advance Booking: 020 8348 8716 and www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk (£2 admin fee per transaction; not per ticket)

A family fun packed hour of music, magic, mayhem, joining in and unbelievable prizes – you won’t believe they’re prizes. Featuring Otiz Cannelloni – Master of minimalist magic with The Sleight of Band – masters of minimalist music. The show with guaranteed audience satisfaction.

Family Friendly Classical Concerts

Sponsored by Markson Pianos and supported by the Elias Fawcett Trust.

Bring along your children and teenagers – our unstuffy atmosphere and young musicians make it perfect for nurturing the next generation of concert-goers.

These are hour long concerts which are not children’s concerts as such but to which children are welcome.  The age is at the discretion of the parent and we have had some very young children who have been entranced, but, as a general guidance, we would recommend starting at age 5 to 6 years.

Tickets available:

• on the door
• by credit/debit card on 020 8348 8716 (£2 admin fee per transaction; not per ticket)
• at www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk (£2 admin fee per transaction; not per ticket)

Sun 4 March

11.30am  /  £7 (£5 concs, £1 schoolchildren)

Jubilee Quartet

Tereza Prívatská and Atsuko Takao (violin), Stephanie Edmundson (viola), Lauren Steel (cello)

1st Prize winners of the Val Tidone International Chamber Music Competition, the Jubilee Quartet was formed in 2006 at the Royal Academy of Music, London. They were chosen to perform in the 2010 Schumann and 2011 Brahms Festival concert series at the Royal Academy of Music.

Programme: Mendelssohn Op.80 No.6 in F minor, Webern Langsamer Satz and  Haydn Op.20 no.4

Sun 25 March

11.30am  /  £7 (£5 concs, £1 schoolchildren)

Siskin Trio

Pippa Willshire (piano), Elitsa Bogdanova (viola) and Sarah Brown (clarinet) formed in 2009 at the Trinity College of Music.  In February of this year the group undertook a series of concerts in Sofia, a selection of which was broadcast on Bulgarian National Radio and in April the trio performed in Belfast where they were featured on BBC Radio Ulster.

Schumann, Marchenbilder (Fairy Tales)

Kurtag, Hommage a Robert Schumann for clarinet, viola and piano

Francaix, Trio for clarinet, viola and piano

LAUDERDALE HOUSE
Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park, London N6 5HG
Enquiries 020 8348 8716
www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk