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Wonka (PG)
17th-18th May 2025
Venue: Broadway Cinema & Theatre
Address: Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City
Website: www.broadway-letchworth.com/cinema/kids-club/
Based on the extraordinary character at the centre of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 'Wonka' tells the wondrous story of the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker. 10:30am. Tickets...
In the Night Garden Live
20th-21st May 2025
Venue: The Alban Arena
Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/
Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends are back in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle’s Busy Day! You’ll see all your favourite characters beautifully brought to life with full-size costumes,...
Snow White (PG)
24th-25th May 2025
Venue: Broadway Cinema & Theatre
Address: Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City
Website: www.broadway-letchworth.com/cinema/kids-club/
Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'. 10:30am. Tickets are £1.75 per person at Kids Club screenings on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Milkshake Live!
25th May 2025
Venue: The Spotlight
Address: High St, Hoddesdon
Website: www.thespotlightvenue.com/whats-on/
Milkshake! Live is back with a brand-new show! Pack your bags and jump aboard the Milkshake! train as you go on an all-singing, all-dancing holiday together! It’s a family show not to be missed.
A Minecraft Movie (PG)
27th-28th May 2025
Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre
Address: Potters Bar
Website: wyllyottstheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
Four misfits - Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn - find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld:...
Flow (PG)
27th-30th May 2025
Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre
Address: Potters Bar
Website: wyllyottstheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate...
Ministry of Science
27th May 2025
Venue: The Radlett Centre
Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 8HL
Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk/What-s-On/Children/Ministry-of-Science
Join the presenters as they dive deep into the world of science and look at how science shapes the modern world we live in with a few loud bangs along the way! Direct from London’s West End.
Puppet Spectacular Glow Show
27th May 2025
Venue: South Mill Arts
Address: 1-3 South Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Website: southmillarts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/
A captivating one-hour UV puppet show featuring a cast of colourful characters that will delight audiences of all ages. This enchanting performance combines humour, music, and mesmerising glow-in-the-dark...
Tom Gates: EPIC Stage Show
27th May 2025
Venue: Watford Palace Theatre
Address: 20 Clarendon Road, Watford
Website: watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/events/tom-gates-epic-stage-show/
With catchy tunes and hilarious performances, this fantastic new stage show brings the best of the Brilliant World of Tom Gates into one live show! Based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon.
Puppet Spectacular Glow Show
28th May 2025
Venue: The Radlett Centre
Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire
Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk/What-s-On/Children/Puppet-Spectacular-Glow-Show
A captivating one-hour UV puppet show featuring a cast of colourful characters that will delight audiences of all ages. This enchanting performance combines humour, music and mesmerising glow-in-the-dark...
The Dinosaur That Pooped a Rock Show!
28th May 2025
Venue: The Spotlight
Address: High St, Hoddesdon
Website: www.thespotlightvenue.com/whats-on/
Adapted from the number one best-selling books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, the whole family will have a poopy good time enjoying a brand-new story for the stage. Featuring new songs by Tom and...
FailFailFailFailWin!
29th May 2025
Venue: The Old Town Hall
Address: High Street, Hemel Hempstead
Website: oldtownhall.co.uk/events/
Mark and Loz are circus performers. FailFailFailFailWin! is a show about not hiding all the tries you did that failed. Uplifting, nurturing and agelessly relevant. Join the adventure and explore what happens...
Magic and Marvels
29th May 2025
Venue: South Mill Arts
Address: 1-3 South Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Website: southmillarts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/
Embark on a thrilling journey into the realm of wonder and enchantment as Michael showcases his incredible talents in magic and circus arts. Michael effortlessly blends mesmerising magic with awe-inspiring...
Ministry of Science
29th May 2025
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre
Address: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/ministry-of-science/
Join the presenters as they dive deep into the world of science and look at how science shapes the modern world we live in with a few loud bangs along the way! Direct from London’s West End.
Rude Science
29th May 2025
Venue: The Alban Arena
Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/
Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates’ revolutionary, high-tech, highly-explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. On the surface it’s a riot of disgusting experiments built...
Snow White (PG)
29th May 2025
Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre
Address: Potters Bar
Website: wyllyottstheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
A princess joins forces with seven dwarfs to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother, the evil queen.
Pop Princesses
30th May 2025
Venue: The Radlett Centre
Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire
Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk/What-s-On/Children/Pop-Princesses
A magical show where beautiful princesses become pop stars. Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Lizzo, plus a few of the...
Princess Live!
30th May 2025
Venue: Watersmeet
Address: High Street, Rickmansworth
Website: www.watersmeet.co.uk/princess-live
Princess Live is the ultimate hour-long princess pop party, featuring your favourite fairy tale royalty in this all-singing all-dancing hour long concert show. With pop and musical theatre songs that will...
Professor Slug's House of Bugs
30th May 2025
Venue: The Old Town Hall
Address: High Street, Hemel Hempstead
Website: oldtownhall.co.uk/events/
Professor Slug is an eccentric expert on invertebrates who helps bugs out with their buggy problems - and you can too! This interactive show is packed full of colourful puppets, catchy songs, and educational...
The Baddies
30th May-1st June 2025
Venue: Watford Palace Theatre
Address: 20 Clarendon Rd, Watford
Website: watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/events/the-baddies/
From the producers of Stick Man and Zog, The Baddies is a wickedly hilarious adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit story, and laugh-out-loud fun for all the family.
Woman Like Me: The Little Mix Show
30th May 2025
Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre
Address: Wyllyotts Pl, Potters Bar
Website: wyllyottstheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
This show brings back-to-back chart-topping hits, incredible voices, and the electrifying energy of Little Mix to life on stage, captivating fans old and new in an unmissable celebration of their phenomenal...
Fireman Sam
31st May 2025
Venue: The Spotlight
Address: High St, Hoddesdon
Website: www.thespotlightvenue.com/whats-on/
Norman wants to go on an adventure, so when two famous animal explorers arrive in Pontypandy, he follows them into the mountains. But when Norman discovers a rare red squirrel, one of the explorers decides...
Natural History Museum Presents Dinosaur Live
1st June 2025
Venue: The Radlett Centre
Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire
Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk/What-s-On/Children/Dinosaurs-Live
Ever since they were first identified in the 1800s, dinosaurs have sparked the imagination of kids and adults alike and for the first time ever, the world-renowned Natural History Museum has teamed up...
The Dinosaur That Pooped
1st June 2025
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre
Address: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/the-dinosaur-that-pooped/
Adapted from the number one best-selling books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, the whole family will have a poopy good time enjoying a brand-new story for the stage. Featuring new songs by Tom and...
The Wild Robot (U)
7th-8th June 2025
Venue: Broadway Cinema & Theatre
Address: Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City
Website: www.broadway-letchworth.com/cinema/kids-club/
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose. Tickets...
Puss in Boots - The Ballet
8th June 2025
Venue: The Radlett Centre
Address: 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Hertfordshire
Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk/What-s-On/Children/Puss-in-Boots-Ballet
Loosely based on the original version by Charles Perrault, the Let’s All Dance Ballet Company brings a new version of Puss in Boots about a friendship between a magical cat and a young man with a talent...
Wallace & Gromit The Wrong Trousers: Live Brass Band
8th June 2025
Venue: Broadway Cinema & Theatre
Address: Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City
Website: www.broadway-letchworth.com/theatre/whats-on/wallacegromit-the-wrong-trousers-live-brass-band-2/
Hitchin Band are delighted to announce that they have teamed up with Aardman to bring you the film, with soundtrack performed live by a brass band. Audiences can expect a fun-filled afternoon for all the...
Peter Pan
12th-14th June 2025
Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre
Address: Wyllyotts Pl, Potters Bar
Website: wyllyottstheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
An adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling family receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Land, where an ongoing war between...
The Elmer Adventure
14th-15th June 2025
Venue: Watford Palace Theatre
Address: 20 Clarendon Rd, Watford
Website: watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/events/the-elmer-adventure/
Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee. The enchanting and colourful world of Elmer is brought to life...
Razzamataz Annual Showcase 2025: 'TOP OF THE POPS'
15th June 2025
Venue: Watersmeet
Address: High Street, Rickmansworth
Website: www.watersmeet.co.uk/razzamataz-annual-showcase
Razzamataz Theatre Schools Rickmansworth proudly presents their electrifying annual summer showcases! Get ready to clap, cheer, and celebrate the incredible dedication and talent of the Razzamataz students.
Bing’s Birthday
17th-18th June 2025
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre
Address: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/bings-birthday-2/
Get ready for an amazing celebration with Bing’s Birthday, a brand-new live stage show packed with fun, laughter and surprises! Full of new heartwarming moments and catchy new songs, this show is perfect...
Stevenage Festival: Hertfordshire Music Service
19th June 2025
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre
Address: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/stevenage-festival-hertfordshire-music-service/
Since 1929 Hertfordshire Music Service has been enabling children in the county to find their musical voice. Opening this year’s Festival, this spectacular showcase features the County Youth Choir and...
Mama G in the Magic Bookmark
22nd June 2025
Venue: BEAM Hertford
Address: The Wash, Hertford
Website: beamhertford.co.uk/events
Join Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Mama G on an award-winning panto adventure for the whole family. Families will love this storytelling show full of panto fun, original songs, and some of the finest...
Pirates vs Mermaids
22nd June 2025
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre
Address: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/stagecoach-stevenage-early-stages-presents-pirates-vs-mermaids/
Stagecoach Stevenage Early Stages Presents: Pirates vs Mermaids. Go on a thrilling adventure where seven seas simply aren’t big enough for both pirates and mermaids. Which side will you be on?
Shrek The Musical JR.
22nd June 2025
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre
Address: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/stagecoach-stevenage-main-stages-presents-shrek-the-musical-jr/
Join Stagecoach Main Stages as they perform the part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek JR. A fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.
Stevenage Festival: Dance Extravaganza
24th June 2025
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre
Address: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/stevenage-festival-dance-extravaganza/
The Dance Extravaganza performance is an enduring Festival favourite. It brings together pupils of all ages from Stevenage dance schools for an exciting and colourful evening displaying all styles of dance.
The Incredibles (PG)
28th-29th June 2025
Venue: Broadway Cinema & Theatre
Address: Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City
Website: www.broadway-letchworth.com/cinema/kids-club/
Get ready for a super-powered screening of The Incredibles at Broadway Cinema Kids Club for Letchworth Comic Con! Relive Pixar’s action-packed classic where family and heroics collide. It’s a blast...
Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians & Vile Victorians
3rd-6th July 2025
Venue: BEAM Hertford
Address: The Wash, Hertford
Website: beamhertford.co.uk/events
Are you ready to swing with a Georgian king? Does the Duke of Wellington get the boot? Will you be saved by Florence Nightingale? Find out what a baby farmer did and move to the groove with party Queen...
Rare Productions - Addams Family
3rd-5th July 2025
Venue: The Alban Arena
Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Website: everyonetheatres.com/whats-on/
The Addamses have lived by their unique values for hundreds of years and Gomez and Morticia would be only too happy to continue living that way. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed,...