Family fun: Award-winning kids comedy show Les Enfants Terribles returns to London & Brighton

May 31 2024
Marcel Les Enfants

Award-winning kids comedy show by Marcel Lucont, Les Enfants Terribles – a Gameshow For Awful Children, returns to London on Sunday 4th August, 11am (1 hour), New Wimbledon Theatre and to Brighton Spiegeltent, Saturday 1st June & Sun 2nd June, 4pm (1 hour).

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Toy Creche at the O2 ensures a stress-free half term

May 30 2024
Toy Creche at the O2 ensures a stress-free half termv

The O2 has launched the first-ever Toy Creche to look after children’s favourite toys while families enjoy activities at the venue. This initiative comes in response to new research showing that over a third of parents (34%) are constantly worried about their children misplacing their comfort toys. The Toy Creche will be stationed outside the Superdry store at The O2 and will operate from 10am to 4pm from Thursday, 30th May to Saturday, 1st June. The service is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is free of charge.

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Theatre review: People Places and Things at the Trafalgar Theatre

May 22 2024
poster People Places and Things at the Trafalgar Theatre

People Places and Things is a hard-hitting exploration of addiction from all viewpoints: the addict, the counsellor and the family. I learnt a lot about addiction in general, how it’s a toxic combo of low self-esteem and self-glorification. I suspect every member of the audience did, since we are all harbouring some kind of compulsive behaviour to make life enjoyable. I’m watching the effects of alcohol abuse in a neighbour’s family, how it ravages their trust with its exasperating helplessness, its manipulative narcissism, its fatuous resolutions. Meanwhile the justification for substance abuse is made in a highly intelligent way.

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