Listings: Evening events, Kids

This is the moment that the real life of the plastic bag begins its own life without us. An ethereal and magical performance art piece, accompanied by the classic Debussy music. A ballet mistress has created a piece if choreography performed by plastic dancers, propelled by currents of air on the lyrical music. The…

Bad Physics / Mercury Colchester / Escalator East to Edinburgh / Richard Jordan. When a famous scientist is abducted, it takes his two children, their best friend, an incompetent storyteller, and you to rescue him. Join an intrepid gang of young detectives to explore a dark and exciting disused building - discover…

The American High School Theatre Festival. Robert Fulghum's classic life instruction book comes to life on stage as he gently reminds us of what is truly important in life: to play, laugh, love, and live life to its fullest. Through a series of vignettes and songs we celebrate our humanity, from the whimsy of…

Aspidistra started from very small beginnings: a group of friends and a folder of music. The folder contained worn sheets of music from the Palm Court era. Impressed by the quality of the material and surprised by the lack of interest from mainstream orchestras and broadcasting, Aspidistra decided to keep this form of…

The American High School Theatre Festival. The Austin Playhouse presents The Cautionary Tales of Struwwelpeter. Heinrich Hoffmann's children's stories were used to teach children safety and social manners. The Austin Playhouse has dramatized the stories and will use many techniques to bring these dark and charming…

From the red centre of Australia comes a comedy of circus and romance, loved by children and adults alike. A quirky tale of Sarita and Mr Kiko and their love affair with circus, told through physical theatre, clowning, circus acts, strongwoman feats and film. ‘Cook and Mason both excel at physical theatre … funny…

Comedysportz UK. ComedySportz takes two teams of the slickest, sharpest minds that comedy has to offer and pits them against each other. Armed with nothing more than the audience's suggestions and sharply contrasting uniforms, the Csz crew weave comedy gold before your very eyes. No scripts, no short cuts… Manchester's…

Forth Children's Theatre. This critically acclaimed company (ENDA winners 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012) is back with yet another imaginative and vibrant production for the 2013 Fringe. Forty years after Godspell first opened on Broadway, FCT is staging a new and contemporary, totally rejuvenated and rejoicing production…

The American High School Theatre Festival. The last night of freedom as high school begins. There are so many things to worry about: class schedules, bullies, cafeteria food, dating, what to wear and worst of all - gym class! This play hilariously addresses the issues and creates a survival guide that show embarrassing…

The American High School Theatre Festival. This comedy about family and family vacations is a show suitable for ages 10 to 110! The story centres on Don Browning, a middle-aged writer who returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma's…

The American High School Theatre Festival. A Mysterical, Disneycal Choose Your Own Adventure takes its young audiences into the world of Disney like no other. Audiences will vote how they want the story to go. With twists and turns around every corner who knows what's next. Help Aladdin and Jasmine find their way in a…

The American High School Theatre Festival. Travel with Little Red to a magical land where the animals not only talk, they sing and dance to a bebop beat as this classic story gets a whole new twist. A rock'n'roll twist! It's the familiar Grimms' tale of Little Red Riding Hood placed in the cherry coke, saddle shoe…

Hazard! Man doing woman's work! Mr Eden Rivers got together with a successful career chick, got her up the duff and married her. Bosh! Job done! A surprise second baby means Eden is to be a full time parent. Obviously, there is nothing more tedious than listening to someone waffle on about their own offspring. It's…

The EIO return to the Fringe with another exciting and innovative programme. Conductors: Taylor Maclennan, Calum Zuckert. Soloist: Ewan Zuckert. Copland: Appalachian Spring. Rietz: Clarinet Concerto in G minor. Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor. This year, the EIO bring an eclectic mix of music, from Copland's beautifully…

Festival family entertainment. Enter a true flight of fantasy as we recreate illusions of yesteryear; see the living head of Scheherazade, precariously balanced on the sword used to decapitate her! The sad tale of a movie starlet separated from her head at an early age, whose body is kept alive for your amusement and…

The American High School Theatre Festival. The true story of Benjamin who was born with haemophilia and died at the age of eight of AIDS-related complications. A gifted artist, Benjamin transformed his pain into a blaze of colours and shapes. A Scandinavian folksong tells of three boats that sailed out to sea. The blue…