Thursday 21 March 2013

Buxton Opera House Could Be The Place To Be Over Easter


Throwing off any suggestion that it is a place for old fuddy-duddys, Buxton Opera House is holding a super-dooper programme of events during the Easter holidays. Performances and workshops for toddlers up to 13-year-olds and their families will take place during Easterfest, which runs from Sunday March 23 until Sunday April 21.  The Pavilion Arts Centre will host most of the drama events, kicking off on March 23 with the fun production Mavis Sparkle, which uncovers the magic of the universe using illusion, animation and laughter.

Monday April 1 brings you Robin Hood, highlighting  live music and puppetry,  and offering an exhilarating look at the much-loved story of the outlaw Robin and his merry men.  Bringing Down The Moon on Saturday April 6 will hand the stage to a lovely tale of a mole who wants to pull the moon down to earth, but soon finds that some things are not as easy as they seem.

Buxton Opera House Auditorium
For the younger gang, well they can settle down and get comfortable for The Brothers Grimm on Tuesday April 9, a story full of the most enchanted fairy tales, while Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus on Thursday April 11 will encourage little citizens to make some noise for a sparkling show that tells of a cheeky pigeon, who in the absence of a driver is determined drive the bus (the mind boggles at that one!).

Turn up to Stories in the Forest on Friday April 12 and you will see  physical comedy, spontaneity and participation to tell tales of madness and mayhem at Cherry Tree Farm; and James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids on Saturday April 13 allows young people a chance to take on board their very own stand-up comedy. The Opera House will also play host to two productions, namely a wonderful adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s tale of the River Bank The Wind In The Willows on Sunday April 14, and a chance to celebrate the birthday of everyone’s favourite puppy with Spot’s Birthday Party on Sunday April 21.

Easterfest also features a series of fun and creative workshops running between Tuesday April 2 and Wednesday April 10, offering everything from craft making, painting and story writing to dressing–up and acting. Among the highlights will be a Roller Rave on Friday April 5, where participants can borrow skates and roller to live DJ music, while sipping a ‘mocktail’ and eating some sweets.

Further information on Easterfest is available by calling 0845 127 2190 or visit www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk.

If you just want to head to Buxton for a great Easter break (steering clear of the madness and mayhem of Easterfest), try contacting Buxton tourism to learn much more about the fascinating history of this glorious Derbyshire town and its connections to the Duke of Devonshire.


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