Workshops for Little Ones
SATURDAY 7 MAY – SATURDAY 16 JULY 10AM – 11AM
LITTLE LAKESIDERS
Performing Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
£35 per term
0115 846 7777
www.lakesidearts.org.uk
For ages 5 – 7 Years. Come and join our new weekly Lakeside Youth Theatre as we explore imaginary worlds through drama and creative play with the amazing Maison Foo theatre company. Get ready to get messy, make some noise, and have fun! Bookings open Saturday 26 March.
THURSDAY 5 MAY – THURSDAY 26 MAY
& THURSDAY 16 JUNE – THURSDAY 14 JULY 10AM – 11AM
TINY FINGERS TINY TOES
Performing Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
£20 per half term
0115 846 7777
For ages 18 – 36 Months. Explore all that moves. Jump, hop and skip, groove, wiggle and clap your hands to music. Climb, swing and crawl around. Stretch, twist and shake your body. Play, perform and dance all the way home!
Family Theatre
THURSDAY 28 APRIL 11AM & 2PM
HALF MOON PRESENTS: RIP, FOLD, SCRUNCH
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £6
0115 846 7777
A play with music, dance and lots and lots of paper for ages 2-5. Join Rip, Fold and Scrunch as they journey into the multicoloured world of friendship, with the help of some magical paper creations. After the performance come and experiment with paper. Suitable for 2-5 years
SUNDAY 1 MAY 12.30PM & 3PM
BIG WOODEN HORSE AND THEATRE ROYAL WINCHESTER PRESENTS: THE WAY BACK HOME
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £6
0115 846 7777
Oliver Jeffers’ inter-galactic tale about a little boy and a passing Martian. Who is the strange alien? Can they be friends? And how will they find their way back home??? This exciting new production for families and young children is suitable for ages 3+ & their families
FRIDAY 6 MAY 10.30AM & 1.30PM
SUNDAY 8 MAY 12.30PM & 3PM
TRAVELLING LIGHT AND POLKA THEATRE PRESENTS: LOST AND FOUND
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £6
0115 846 7777
Once there was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his door… He didn’t know where it came from and he thought it must be lost. So he decided to help it find its way home. Based on Oliver Jeffers’ award-winning book, and suitable for ages 3-7 years.
SATURDAY 7 MAY 10AM, 11.30AM & 3PM
TRAVELLING LIGHT AND POLKA THEATRE PRESENTS: LOST AND FOUND
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £6
0115 846 7777
Once there was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his door… He didn’t know where it came from and he thought it must be lost. So he decided to help it find its way home. Based on Oliver Jeffers’ award-winning book, and suitable for ages 1-2 years.
SATURDAY 21 MAY 7PM
SCAMP THEATRE & POONAMALLEE PRESENTS: PRIVATE PEACEFUL
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £7
0115 846 7777
Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by third Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. Awaiting the firing squad at dawn, Private Tommo Peaceful looks back at his short but joyful past; loves, battles and the injustices of war. Suitable for ages 8+
MONDAY 30 & TUESDAY 31 MAY 11AM & 2PM
TELL TALE HEARTS PRESENTS: FROM HERE… TO THERE
Performing Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £5
0115 846 7777
From Here to There is all about bridges that get built and knocked down. There are magic bridges, bridges that tell stories of hungry trolls and greedy goats, and bridges where people meet and make friends! Suitable for ages 18 months – 4 years
TUESDAY 31 MAY 3PM
NATS NUS DANSA (SPAIN) PRESENTS: MAPS
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £7
0115 846 7777
Four timeless characters, loaded with cases, make a stop in their journey to share tales gathered over their travels around the world. Expect comedy, some slapstick, and terrific dancing from this fabulously inventive Catalonian company making their Lakeside debut. Suitable for ages 5+ & families
WEDNESDAY 1 & THURSDAY 2 JUNE 9.45AM
TURNED ON ITS HEAD PRESENTS: AND THEN THERE WERE TWO…
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £5
0115 846 7777
Once upon a time…there were two….and they found something quite extraordinary. It stretches, it’s shiny, it slides, it pings and it… shall we find out what it can do? Discover, share, show and play in this interactive dance performance for babies sitting independently (6 months) – 23 months
WEDNESDAY 1 & THURSDAY 2 JUNE 11AM & 1.40PM
TURNED ON ITS HEAD PRESENT AND THEN THERE WERE TWO…
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £5
0115 846 7777
Once upon a time…there were two….and they found something quite extraordinary. It stretches, it’s shiny, it slides, it pings and it… shall we find out what it can do? Discover, share, show and play in this interactive dance performance for children aged 2-4
SATURDAY 4 JUNE 12.30PM & 3PM
SUNDAY 5 JUNE 1.30PM & 3PM
M6 THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: ONE LITTLE WORD
Performing Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £6
0115 846 7777
Back by popular demand! This beautiful and gentle story introduces two characters at play as they explore a new space. With a captivating, original soundtrack by Tayo Akinbode which contains only ONE spoken word and suitable for ages 3 – 6 years & families
SATURDAY 4 JUNE 1.30PM & 6PM
SUNDAY 5 JUNE 12.30PM & 3PM
GRUPPE 38 (DENMARK) PRESENT: HANS CHRISTIAN, YOU MUST BE AN ANGEL
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £7
0115 846 7777
A long table is set for a party of fantastic personalities; each with their own peculiarities and created by Hans Christian Andersen. This is one of the most inventive performances you’ll see this year – Suitable for ages 7+ & families
SATURDAY 4 & SUNDAY 5 JUNE 12PM
WHEEE! LAKESIDE’S INTERNATIONAL THEATRE & DANCE FESTIVAL: FAMILY WEEKEND IN THE PARK
Highfields Park, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
Free
0115 846 7777
Our festival weekend is hugely popular with families and children of all ages, including a wide range of outdoor activities to try as well as some impromptu performances in the park.
Look out for wacky and wonderful things to see, make and do.
SATURDAY 28 MAY – SUNDAY 5 JUNE 11AM – 5.30PM
ARCHITECTS OF AIR PRESENT LUMINARIUM: LEVITY III
Highfields Park, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
£3 (15 minute visit at peak times)
0115 846 7777
A luminarium is a sculpture people can enter and explore. Suitable for all ages – children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The luminarium is wheelchair accessible
FRIDAY 27 & SATURDAY 28 MAY 6 – 7.30PM
ARCHITECTS OF AIR PRESENT LUMINARIUM: LEVITY III
Highfields Park, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
£3 (15 minute visit at peak times)
0115 846 7777
A luminarium is a sculpture people can enter and explore. Over 16s only session. The luminarium is wheelchair accessible
SATURDAY 4 & SUNDAY 5 JUNE 12PM
THE LOST CUCKOO INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY SCULPTURE
Highfields Park, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
£3 (15 minute visit at peak times)
0115 846 7777
Marcus Rowlands (from 2009’s Heron Island) is joining us again this year with creative collaborators, the Nottingham-based architects, 2hd. Everyone is invited to play with shapes and construct a modular sculpture on a grand scale.
TUESDAY 7 JUNE 1.30PM & 6PM
WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE 10.30AM & 1.30PM
TEATER REFLEKSION (DENMARK) PRESENT: THE UGLY DUCKLING
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £7
0115 846 7777
Watch the duckling dance through life where each step is all about following the others. And that’s not easy when you are a clumsy little dumpling; but a wondrous transformation awaits! A delightful puppet performance without words, suitable for ages 5 – 8 years & families
SUNDAY 19 JUNE 1.30PM & 3.30PM
THEATRE HULLABALOO PRESENTS: THE NIGHT PIRATES
Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
All Tickets £6
0115 846 7777
Back by popular demand! Puppets, song and ballet dancing pirates combine in this delightful adaptation of the much loved picture book from leading young people’s theatre company, Theatre Hullabaloo. Suitable for ages 3+ and their families.
Summer Schools
MONDAY 1 – FRIDAY 5 AUGUST 10AM – 3.30PM
OUTDOORS INDOORS
Performing Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
For Ages 8 – 12 yrs, £75
0115 846 7777
With artist Rosny Hayward you’ll be using large scale drawings, photography and natural materials to create an incredible and fantastical wildlife installation for family and friends to enjoy. 5 days of imaginative art for young people who just can’t get enough!
MONDAY 8 – FRIDAY 12 AUGUST 10AM – 4PM
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
D H Lawrence Pavilion, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
For Ages 12+ £75
0115 846 7777
Taking the recent film The Social Network as a starting point, participants this week-long summer school will create an original play based on their experiences and ideas about social networking: relationships, friendships, rejection, the possibilities are endless.
MONDAY 15 – FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 10AM – 4PM
CREATE A PLAY IN A WEEK
D H Lawrence Pavilion, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
For Ages 8 + £75
0115 846 7777
Work with professional artists on a weeklong intensive project to create a fun and exciting play in a week! Whether you’re interested in writing, performing or theatre design, there’s something for anyone interested in being creative, either on or behind the scenes.
Workshops for Children
FRIDAY 3 JUNE 10AM – 12.30PM
PAGES FOR PICTURES
Visual Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
For Ages 6 – 10 Yrs, £8
0115 846 7777
Do you know the story of Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid or The Princess and the Pea? Artist Victoria Lucas will show you how to create your own special book and fill it with pictures to tell these wonderful stories by Hans Christian Andersen.
FRIDAY 3 JUNE 1.30 – 4PM
PUNKY PAGES
Visual Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
For Ages 11+, £8
0115 846 7777
Welcome to the exciting world of imaginative book making! With Victoria Lucas you will learn how to craft a book so that you have your own pages to fill with creative images and words.
Workshops & Activities for Families
SATURDAY 7 MAY 11AM, 12PM, 2PM 3PM & 4PM
COMMUNITY OPEN DAY: FABULOUS FABRIC FLAGS!
Meeting Room 2 & Wallner Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
FREE – Book by calling the Box Office
0115 846 7777
Whatever your age or experience, choose from a wonderful array of fabrics and threads to create your own fantastic fluttering flag – taking ideas from the Evolution of Stitch exhibition in the Wallner Gallery. Book a place on one of the timed sessions with Box Office.
SATURDAY 7 & SUNDAY 8 MAY 1.30PM – 2.30PM & 3.30PM – 4.30PM
COMMUNITY OPEN DAY: OLIVER JEFFERS MADNESS WEEKEND: HAVE A GO!
Performing Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
FREE
0115 846 7777
After you have seen the play, have a go at making your own puppets, taking them on the journey of a lifetime! Fun storytelling and simple craft with exciting results that you can take home for bedtime stories and playtime; perfect for fans of the picture books.
THURSDAY 2 JUNE 10AM – 12.30PM
MYTHICAL BEASTS
Visual Arts Workshop Space, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
£8
0115 846 7777
Kashif Nadim Chaudry is artist-in-residence at Lakeside where he is doing amazing things with fabric. Join him to create your own mythical creature, choosing from a variety of pre-cut shapes and styles, then dress and embellish your beast with a vast array of fabrics and accessories.