EVENTS
Half Term Halloween // 24-30 Oct
Head to Hempstead Valley this half term for an exciting range of free Halloweenthemed events from Monday 24th October until Sunday 30th October, from 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm every day. Activities include Halloween cupcake and cookie decorating workshops, Halloween art and craft workshops and face painting. Customers can just turn up on the day, no pre-booking is required. The workshops will be held inside the centre, outside Boots. Children must be supervised by a parent / guardian at all times whilst taking part in the activities and activities are suitable for all ages from toddlers to grandparents.
From 11am. Price: Free Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Gillingham, Kent. ME7 3PD www. hempsteadvalley. com / 01634 387076
Buddy // 25-29 Oct
Your Toys // 26-27 Oct
This show is made by your toys. Grownups and children alike, bring your own toy to the theatre to join in this gigantic adventure. Slot Machine bring your real toys to life on stage using their unique style of puppetry, original live music and quirky humour.“ Magical, an ideal introduction to the theatre for children.’” – The Stage
2.30pm( 26 Oct), 11am and 2.30pm( 27 Oct). Price: £ 6( children £ 5, family £ 20). Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN www. quarterhouse. co. uk / 01303 760750
Lee Mead – Some Enchanted Evening // 27 Oct
Lee Mead is excited to be touring this year to promote his album“ Some Enchanted Evening” released in February 2016. Take a journey back to the time when fabulous MGM films and musical theatre shows of the 1940s and 1950s thrilled audiences around the world. Enjoy beautiful songs like“ Some Enchanted Evening” from the 1958 film South Pacific and“ I’ ll See You In My Dreams” from the 1940’ s film Kitty Foyle. Enjoy the foot-tapping title song from the Gene Kelly film Singing In The Rain and many other musical surprises from this golden age. Lee brings this enchanting era to life with haunting melodies and lyrics which are certain to delight his audiences around the country.
7.30pm. Price: £ 22( plus a £ 1.75 per ticket booking fee up to a maximum of 10 tickets). Assembly Hall Theatre, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2LU www. assemblyhalltheatre. co. uk / 01892 530613
Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a cast of phenomenally talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly’ s story from his meteoric rise to fame to his final legendary performance at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.
Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including“ That’ ll Be The Day”,“ Oh Boy”,“ La Bamba”,“ Johnny B. Goode”,“ Chantilly Lace”, and many, many more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb!
7.30pm( Wednesday and Saturday matinee 2.30pm). Price: £ 20.50- £ 32.50 The Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED www. orchardtheatre. co. uk / 01322 220000
Albee Vector The Sound Collector // 30 Oct
Find out how Albee and his love Andromeda survived kings, curses and cruelty on their quest for beautiful sound in the world. Sounds are running low so Albee will need a few more noises to tell this particular story. Can you help him? He ' ll need you to make popping, fizzing, hissing, clopping, whizzing, whooshing, banging, crashing, and probably a fart a noise or two!
2.30pm. Price: £ 6( children £ 5, family £ 20). Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN www. quarterhouse. co. uk / 01303 760750
For spooky Halloween events in Kent, go to page 102.
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