16/12/2009

Merthyr Express column

24th Dec 09
Aladdin
Join Merthyr’s Owen Money as Wishee Washee at the Muni in Pontypridd on a magical carpet ride to the mystical Far East in this year’s fun-packed family pantomime. Will the evil Abanazer convince Aladdin to enter The Cave of Jewels and fetch the magic lamp? Will Princess Yasmina find the boy of her dreams? And will Widow Twankey finally wear something that doesn't look like an explosion in a paint factory? With sing-a-long songs, laugh out loud antics and tons of audience participation this magical panto is a dazzling Christmas treat. Still showing today, Thursday 24th December at 11.00am and 3.00pm and also this coming Saturday 26th December at 2.00pm and Sunday 27th December at 5.30pm. Adults £13.50, concessions £9.50 and family ticket £40.00 each from the Box Office or by telephone on 01443 485934

Les Misérables
This international award-winning musical sweeps its audience through an epic tale of passion and destruction, against the backdrop of a nation in the grip of revolution. Les Misérables by Cameron Mackintosh is now showing at Wales Millennium Centre. Times: Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm, plus Thursday and Saturday at 2.30pm. Prices range from £15 to £45. The programme runs until 16th January 2010 (Please note, there will be no performances on Christmas Day, no evening performances on 24th & 31st December. However, there will be additional matinees on 28th and 30th December). For the ticket office, please call 08700 40 2000.

Charlie and Lola Children’s Exhibition
Lauren Child’s best-selling books have been captivating children and their parents for almost ten years. Green Drops and Moonsquirters: The Utterly Imaginative World of Lauren Child is the first ever exhibition to bring Lauren Child’s popular books to life, and is at National Museum Cardiff until 31st January 2010.
Based on characters and themes from all her books, the interactive exhibition combines over 40 original illustrations with fun and engaging hands-on activities for under 7s and their families.
Among the characters featured are the hugely successful Charlie and Lola (now stars of a CBBC and Disney Playhouse television series) as well as Clarice Bean, That Pesky Rat and Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent. Enjoy pink milk and other yummy delights from the Museum café and Oriel Restaurant, or pick up souvenirs from the shop. Visitors will also get the very first sneak peek of Lauren’s next illustrated storybook!
Some of the fun activities on offer include a chance to sit at Charlie and Lola’s kitchen table and make meals with food from their fridge; dress-up in their favourite outfits, including Lola’s fabulous alligator costume from “I Am TOO Absolutely Small For School”; draw imaginary friends on a magna-doodle (inspired by Lola’s friend Soren Lorensen); perform 3D puppet shows to an audience of family and friends (in a theatre created from the four-poster bed in The Princess and the Pea); visit Grubby Alley where That Pesky Rat lives; play a selection of the Bartle-Bobton Trent family’s favourite games including pairs, a giant Connect Four and Scrabble and make Lauren Child’s characters pull funny faces in a special computer interactive. Entry into the exhibition is free together with: Story Time - Every Friday throughout the exhibition 11.30am and 12.30pm, where you can sit on the story mat and listen to tales about characters from Lauren Child’s books. 30 minute sessions, places limited – first come first served. The museum is open 10am until 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday. For further information, please telephone 02920 397 951.

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