insideKENT Magazine Issue 93 - December 2019 | Page 21

EVENTS
TREES OF LOVE
6, 12, 13, 19, 20 & 23 DEC
TWILIGHT CHRISTMAS
Hever Castle, Hever
www.hevercastle.co.uk
Time: from 6pm
Price: £17.75 (children 5-17 £9.95)
This Christmas, Hever will be taking you on a
magical journey down the rabbit hole and into the
enchanting world of Alice in Wonderland. For a
magical after dark experience, wrap up warm and
enjoy a walk under the stars at Twilight Christmas.
Witness the enchantment of the castle and gardens
festooned with fabulous colours and twinkling lights,
capturing the spirit of Christmas. Bring torches and
pop on your wellies to see much loved landmarks lit
up with glorious colour washes. Explore the
captivating Christmas trail and meet Alice in
Wonderland characters as you wander through
illuminated gardens.
6 DEC – 1 JAN
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
The Woodville, Gravesend
www.woodville.co.uk
Time: Various | Price: £25 (children £22)
Starring Eastenders and West End Star Aaron Sidwell
as The Beast, Olivier Award-winning Leanne Jones
as Fairy Ohh La La, and returning Gravesend
favorites Robert Pearce as the hilarious Dame Darcy
Derrière and Rob Cummings as the dastardly
Clarence Casanova. Let yourself be whisked away
to the sleepy French town of Château de Toilet,
where you’ll join in a race against time filled with
fun, adventure and laughter. With spectacular
ALADDIN
scenery, fabulous costumes, incredible special effects
and bags of slapstick fun, Beauty and the Beast is a
delight for all the family to enjoy.
7 DEC
TREES OF LOVE
Pilgrims Hospices, Ashford,
Canterbury & Thanet
www.pilgrimshospices.org/treesoflove
Time: 5pm | Price: Donations
Pilgrims Hospices’ are hosting their annual Trees of
Love remembrance services with carols this
December at a variety of locations across east Kent.
They offer people a lovely and personal way to
remember those we aren’t able to spend time with
at Christmas. Beautiful dove dedications are placed
on the Trees of Love at your chosen site, to be lit
up during the service, and to remain shining in loving
memory throughout the festive season. During the
service, guests find their dove dedicated to their
loved one, sing carols, switch on the tree lights and
listen to festive readings, with refreshments of hot
chocolate, mulled wine and mince pies.
7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 Dec
FATHER CHRISTMAS SAVES THE DAY
little elf at Christmas HQ has been causing trouble
with his spirited antics, messing about in the toy
workshop and playing with the festive gizmos and
gadgets. Mother Christmas and Father Christmas
will need the help of some willing volunteers to get
their festive plans back on track, and fast!
7-29 DEC
ALADDIN
Theatre Royal, Margate
www.margate-live.com
Time: Various | Price: from £13.50
This Christmas, Wicked Productions along with
Margate Panto favourites, JezO and Georgia
Rowland-Elliott, return to Theatre Royal Margate
for their fifth magical year, with the spectacular
Pantomime, Aladdin. They invite you to ‘Peking’ for
a magical carpet ride to the Far East this festive
season. Promising laugh-out-loud jokes, fabulous
costumes, magical special effects, a ‘bazaar’ larger
than life Genie, sing-along songs, and an astonishing
flying carpet. So give your old lamp a good rub and
be sure to make a wish for tickets as Aladdin flies
into the Theatre Royal - Book your tickets today!
IT’S GOING TO BE ‘GENIE’US…
Penshurst Place, Penshurst
www.penshurstplace.com
Time: 9.30am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm
Price: £9 per child (accompanying adults £5)
‘Father Christmas Saves The Day’ is an interactive,
panto-style storytelling performance that’s sure to
get all the family joining in and having fun. A naughty
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