Events & Activities

Oskars Amazing Adventure
with Theatre Fideri Fidera

Running time 45 minutes.
Suitability children aged 2 – 8 and their families.

Kaleidoscope Party

Tuesday 3 April, 4 – 6pm
Blackhall Community Centre, Hesleden Road, Blackhall Colliery, TS27 4LG
Tickets £1, children under 2 free. Ticket price includes food and a drink.

Step into a world of colour and prepare to dance at our Kaleidoscope Party! Try your hand at an array of colourful craft activities suitable for the whole family, scribble on the giant drawing floor, bathe in bubbles, get hula hooping and throw some shapes! There’ll be projections, rainbow face paints and much more, all set to a soundtrack of kaleidoscopic tunes to get you in the mood for dancing.

Kaleidoscope Party will also include the launch of brand new artwork created by young artists from Blackhall Community Youth Group and Hesleden Guides Group, inspired by the theme of ‘kaleidoscope’. Find out more about the project here.

This event is targeted at families. All welcome as long as there are both adults and children in your group.

Doors open 4 pm.

Tickets will be available to purchase soon – watch this page for more info!

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Christopher’s Caterpillars
with Topsy Turvy Theatre

Christopher Nibble and his best friend Posie have been busy growing plants and food in their garden whilst taking care of their six hairy pet caterpillars.
But when their crawly comrades disappear without a trace the gardening guinea pigs swap their trowls for magnifying glasses and turn detective!

Will Christopher & Posie crack the case and bring their caterpillars home to Dandeville… or have they vanished forever?
Written especially for children aged 2-7 (and their big people too) and told with Topsy Turvy Theatre‘s own blend of energenic storytelling, handmade puppets, original music and stunning scenery, Christopher’s Caterpillars is a bright and beautiful tale of minibeasts and mystery!

Performance at:

Thursday 5 April, 2.30 – 3.30pm
Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill, DH6 3JS
Tickets £4 (£2 East Durham residents). Under 12 months/ accompanying adults are free.
Box office 01429 820214

Running time 50 minutes.
Suitability children aged 2-7 and their families.

Tin Foil Astronaut
with Kitchen Zoo

On your marks… get set… BLAST OFF!

Today is the day of the space race! A race to put the first human on the Moon! But our astronaut isn’t quite like others, she’s…… different.

Alba has been in training and she has even made her own rocket! But can she really power a rocket with crisps? What is past Pluto? Are there robots in Space? And will anyone ever listen to the smallest of space explorers? It’s one small step for most astronauts, but one giant leap for little Alba!
Join us for a surprising space race and see if Alba really can make it all the way to the moon. A cosmic adventure to outer space!

A story of discovery, individuality and a celebration of differences for 3-7 year olds and their families. Including original live music and puppets.

From the makers of The Owl and the Pussycat. A co-comission by ARC, Queens Hall Hexham and Arts Centre Washington.

Performance at:

Wednesday 11 April, 10.30 – 11.30pm
Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill, DH6 3JS
Tickets £4 (£2 East Durham residents). Under 12 months/ accompanying adults are free.
Box office 01429 820214

Running time 55 minutes.
Suitability children aged 3-7 and their families.