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I see a lot of children's theatre with my little boy and if I'm honest a lot of it is mediocre (though I'm more

critical than my three year old).


But occasionally I see something so wonderful I think it's worth sharing. The Velveteen Rabbit at the Unicorn Theatre is one of the most beautiful and moving pieces I have seen in a long time. Steal a child if you need an excuse but please go if you can.


https://www.unicorntheatre.com/whatson/21/the-velveteen-rabbit

They have a programme aimed at children from XS to L!

I get quite sad when I see shows my little one is too old for now! Hard to believe...

But yes, they have a very good programme for older children/ young people which is a very hard group to cater for (particularly boys).

I have been taking my son to the unicorn since he was 5 years old and he is 10 now and I can't recommend it highly enough!


I've rarely seen a duff production - always engaging shows, appropriate for whatever age group. We saw the Chair too and it was a hit. We've also seen shows that that in a more traditional theatre might have been marketed to 'girls' primarily - like Cinderalla a couple of Christmas's ago but he enjoyed that as well and usually when there are female leads they are fun and engaging characters. In fact, I think most of the shows have been great in that they tend to have both female and male leads - the Chair is a rare exception to this I think but the girls in the audience were just as engaged as the boys.


Anyway, I love the fact that as he gets older, we see productions that match where he is at and we tend to go every two months - sometimes more often if there are several plays for his age group.


It's also very easy to get to!

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