Missiles, monsters, magic and mayhem – it’s springtime for theatre!

If your mini ones discovered the magic of theatre during panto season then why not widen their wonder and take a look at some of the other family shows the venues in and around Lincolnshire have coming up?   New Theatre Royal, Lincoln 01522 519999...

Panto in flying form for final run

If pantomime and tradition are synonymous to you then a trip to see Jamie Marcus Productions' latest seasonal show at The Drill in Lincoln would definitely be a festive treat. The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan and the Revenge of Captain Hook, running at the...

Panto defies gravity for a Moroccan delight

The eldest two minis were given the royal treatment by Lincoln's Clasketgate theatre on Friday when they were invited to attend the opening night of its latest festive production Aladdin, watching from one of the boxes to the side of the Circle. For Willow the...

All the world’s a page in the Newark Book Festival story

When you walk into a bookshop or a library you know there’s thousands of worlds waiting for you to walk into them, neatly contained within the pages between those front and back covers.  And you also know that, from the most factual to the most fantastical, they all...

Take a trip to the Emerald City this Easter

Don your sparkliest red shoes and join some familiar faces to head down the yellow brick road this Easter at the New Theatre Royal in Lincoln. Running from Wednesday, April 5th to Wednesday April 12th, the production of The Wizard of Oz promises high-energy dance...

Let the baddies take you to the ball this panto season

If fast-paced frolics, flying horses and festive fun sound like your perfect night out at the theatre then a ticket to the New Theatre Royal's latest pantomime will offer you all this and more. Mini number two and I were guests of the Lincoln theatre for its opening...

Panto audiences will go to the ball

The season of sparkle is on its way and there aren't many places more sequined than at a theatre's pantomime perfomance.  Making sure their seasonal offering is glittered with stars is Lincoln's New Theatre Royal which has announced its biggest celebrity cast to date....

Dogtastic detective daring, a 12ft dragon and some galavanting Gadgeteers

Newark Book Festival is busy dusting off its pages and stretching its spines getting ready to celebrate writing in all its forms when imaginative tales, personal stories and marvellous music will spill out of books and across the town’s streets. From July 7th to 10th,...

Welcome to the jungle Easter party

Is pantomine just for Christmas?  Oh no it isn't! Although I have to admit that when the two eldest minis and I were guests of the New Theatre Royal for last night's evening performance of its current production, The Jungle Book, it was the first time we'd been in the...

Easter panto show must finally go on

It’s third-time lucky for the New Theatre Royal in Lincoln as they finally present their Easter Pantomime, The Jungle Book, from Friday, April 8th to Saturday, April 16th. The Jungle Book was ready to take audiences on a theatrical adventure at the Clasketgate venue...

Activities

Will #bookshopday be a Blustery Day?

Ahead of Books Are My Bag's Bookshop Day on Saturday 8th October, Gill Hart from Lindum Books in Bailgate, Lincoln, is ready to celebrate along with a new nonagenarian... Winnie the Pooh, celebrates an important anniversary this year, it being 90 years since A. A....

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Soaking up the joy of Sponge

What does a sponge inspire you to do? Something as exciting as the washing-up?  To take a bath?  Clean down your cupboards? When Turned On Its Head looked at a sponge, they saw the inspiration for their latest participatory dance show for mini ones. The company's...

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Lots of fun at the Fun Palace Weekend

"Part of a worldwide campaign and celebration of culture by, for and with the whole community," Lincoln Fun Palace Weekend is taking place in and around the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC) on Saturday, October 1st and Sunday, October 2nd. The "free, community...

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The Gravity Fields Festival 2016

Taking place from September 21st to 25th, Gravity Fields is a festival celebrating Sir Isaac Newton and it has entertainment in spades – "for big kids and little". South Kesteven Council's Stephanie Foster picks the highlights of the festival's offerings for mini...

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Queen of the reading castle

Have you been to Lincoln Central Library recently? It's not our local branch so we only pop in every now and then when we're in the right area of the city at the right time. But we were definitely rewarded in our latest visit when we wandered around the corner to the...

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Newark Book Festival 2017

The biggest ever Newark Book Festival promises to transform the Nottinghamshire town into a land of adventure and heroes during the event's weekend of July 15th and 16th. Back for its third year, more than 100 authors, artists, entertainers, wordsmiths and street...

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#30DaysWild Day 27 – I’m Not Cute!

Tonight's storytime was I'm Not Cute! by Jonathan Allen. Baby owl takes a walk through the forest and encounters other woodland animals who all think he's cute and fluffy. Baby owl disagrees.  Vehemently.  He thinks he's a "huge and scary hunting machine".  But when...

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#30DaysWild Day 26 – Busy bee

With a planned day out to an under 10s theme park, I wasn't sure what form today's #30DaysWild would take. Fortunately Luke had it covered immediately. As soon as he made it downstairs he wanted to make a bee out of a bottle.  Apparently Mister Maker would know how...

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#30DaysWild Day 23 – Grow Wild

Have you heard about Grow Wild? The UK's biggest ever wildflower campaign it aims to bring people together "to transform local spaces with native, pollinator-friendly wild flower and plants". The national outreach initiative of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew tells...

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