Southbank Centre Imagine Events

The Trial of Dennis the Menace

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By Caroline Bird with original music by Matt Rogers

An hour of music, words and action for Beano-lovers big and small. Beanotown is in crisis. Who stole the mayor's gold chain? Someone is trying to put the blame on Dennis and the grown-ups of Beanotown are declaring war on fun. We say the kids aren't guilty! Who's on their side? Children unite!

'It's difficult for anyone to create a genuine Beano "first" after nearly 74 years, but our friends at Southbank Centre have achieved just that. Dennis, Gnasher and their Beanotown buddies take menacing fun to a new level in a show that - like The Beano itself - is packed with kids' pranks, laughs and jokes. If the Beanotown grown-ups really have declared war on Dennis and co. it's fair to say they may have seriously underestimated their enemy! Awesome!'
Mike Stirling, Editor of The Beano

Recommended for ages seven and over.

By Caroline Bird with original music by Matt Rogers. Directed by Rebecca Gatward, designed by Liz Cooke with lighting design by Mark Jonathan. Performed by Heather Dutton, Dana Gartland, Alex Lowe and Miltos Yeremolou

Supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Commissioned by Southbank Centre, with The Sage Gateshead and Juice Festival, and Glasgow UNESCO City of Music.
Based on original characters from The Beano.
© 2012 DC Thomson & Co. Ltd.

Start Date:

Friday 17 February 2012 - 14:30

End Date:

Wednesday 22 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£12 (adults) £6 (children)

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Purcell Room

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Cookie-making Class at Skylon

Whether your children are destined for a career in the kitchen at Skylon or have never helped in your kitchen at home, they will definitely enjoy this fun cookie-making class with Skylon's Executive Chef, Helena Puolakka.

Helena teaches the children how to roll their own cookies and decorate them so that each child has a delicious treat to take away and enjoy at home.

Space is limited so email the Skylon Reservations team now to reserve a place for you and your child: skylonr@danddlondon.com

Suitable for ages five and over (all children must be accompanied by an adult).

Start Date:

Saturday 25 February 2012 - 12:00

End Date:

Saturday 25 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£14

Externally ticketed

Facility Description:

Skylon

Family Ballroom Dance

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Take to the floor and put on your party outfits, as you let mums and dads, grandparents, aunties and uncles show you how to dance a foxtrot, waltz or tango!

Start Date:

Sunday 26 February 2012 - 12:00

End Date:

Sunday 26 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Facility Description:

The Clore Ballroom

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Beastie

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Children take part in this show, sharing a jaw-dropping secret. They create their own stories and explore their surroundings with a very special friend. The result is a playful, active and engaging experience for small groups of children. This show is for children aged 6 to 10 only.

Please note that parents/carers will be required to drop their children off at the Level 4 Blue Bar at Royal Festival Hall and then wait outside the room for the duration of the performance. Children will be accompanied at all times on their journey around the site.

Beastie is produced by Lone Twin

Start Date:

Monday 13 February 2012 - 10:30

End Date:

Friday 17 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£8 (children only)

Best Available

Facility Description:

Blue Bar, Level 4

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I'm Not Like Tracy Beaker

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A seminar on the experiences of children growing up in care led by YoungMinds, the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing of all children and young people.

In 2010 there were approximately 64,000 children in care living in England. This seminar showcases the work that Looked After Young People have created and explores the benefits of ensuring that young people are given opportunities to express themselves creatively.

Poet Lemn Sissay, who has firsthand experience of the care system, as well as a representative from Flourish, a project showcasing artwork by care-experienced children, and Jenny Clifton, Principal Policy Adviser (Safeguarding) at the Office of the Children's Commissioner, also share their thoughts and experiences.

Suitable for adults and young people aged 14 and over.

Please note - this free event requires a ticket. You can reserve your ticket online (£1.75 transaction fee) or by phone 0844 847 9910 (£2.75 transaction fee). Transaction fees apply per transaction, not per ticket. You can also reserve your seat without a transaction fee by visiting one of our Southbank Centre Ticket Offices in person.

Start Date:

Monday 13 February 2012 - 17:00

End Date:

Monday 13 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free (ticket required)

Best Available

Facility Description:

Level 5 Function Room

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Guardian Book Doctor

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Drop in to see the Book Doctor and leave with your very own book prescription from Julia Eccleshare, Children's Editor for The Guardian.

Julia recommends the best books to excite young imaginations at two drop-in sessions. Come and have a chat with her any time between 1-2pm or 3-4pm.

Start Date:

Saturday 11 February 2012 - 11:00

End Date:

Sunday 12 February 2012

Free

Mandela Tales

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With compelling storytelling and enchanting live music, Mandela Tales is an original production for children by its creator and composer, Artistic Director, Shirley J Thompson.

Mandela Tales is inspired on the book Nelson Mandela's Favourite African Folk Tales and features a number of delightful stories from across a variety of regions and traditions across Africa.

This heart-warming show is performed by special guest artists, Katrina Brown, Yolanda Grant-Thompson, Robert Mitchell, Eugene Skeefe, Shirley J Thompson, Byron Wallen and storyteller, Kerri Mclean.

Start Date:

Wednesday 15 February 2012 - 11:00

End Date:

Wednesday 15 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£8 (adults) £4 (children)

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Purcell Room

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The Incredible Book Eating Boy

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This exciting adaptation by Bootworks Theatre of Oliver Jeffers' award-winning children's book follows the story of a boy with a voracious appetite for books - in fact, he eats them!

Henry loves books, but not like you and I like books - he loves to eat them! Better still, Henry realises that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets.

But a book-eating diet isn't the healthiest of habits, as Henry soon finds out.

Come and see this unique individual performance in Bootwork's Black Box theatre, a five-minute show using live performance, puppetry and projection.

Suitable for ages four and over.

This performance is for one child at a time. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults are also welcome to attend on their own.
Tickets £6 per performance (price includes either one adult and a child, or one adult only)

There are ten performances an hour. Performances are at the following times:
11am, 11.06am, 11.12am, 11.18am, 11.24am, 11.30am, 11.36am, 11.42am, 11.48am, 11.54am
1pm, 1.06pm, 1.12pm, 1.18pm, 1.24pm, 1.30pm, 1.36pm, 1.42pm, 1.48pm, 1.54pm
3pm, 3.06pm, 3.12pm, 3.18pm, 3.24pm, 3.30pm, 3.36pm, 3.42pm, 3.48pm, 3.54pm

You must book one of these specific time slots. It's a tight time schedule, so please ensure you arrive ten minutes early for your performance to ensure that you don't miss the show. Unfortunately latecomers cannot be admitted.

Before and after the performance all are welcome to join us in Henry's Room. Here you can find books to read, cosy lighting, colouring packs and comfortable bean bags. Stay as long as you like!

'A joy from start to finish.' ***** (The Scotsman)

'Brilliant, a real five minute wonder.' (The Guardian)

'This highly original show enthrals, amuses and delights.' (The Stage)

Supported by Arts Council England

Start Date:

Saturday 11 February 2012 - 11:00

End Date:

Sunday 19 February 2012

Availability Message:

SOLD OUT

Ticket Prices:

£6

Best Available

Facility Description:

Blue Room, Spirit Level

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Tall Tale Tours

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Be guided around secret spaces and undiscovered places as you follow tales written by children for children. See live performances in unexpected locations at Southbank Centre.

Created by Telferscot Primary School in Lambeth, Lea Anderson and her company, and performers at Lewisham College.

Tours start at 12 noon and 3pm and last approximately 30 minutes.

Please note, there is a limited number of places on each tour and they will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Start Date:

Thursday 16 February 2012 - 12:00

End Date:

Sunday 19 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Facility Description:

Central Bar Foyer

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Close up with Charles Hazlewood & The Philharmonia Orchestra: Pictures at an Exhibition

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Charles Hazlewood joins 250 schoolchildren to bring you a colourful concert that combines painting, music and lots of singing! Conductor Charles Hazlewood conducts a young choir, part of Southwark Excellence in Schools, who share a stage with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

The concert allows families to experience classical music together. Help find the pictures within the music in Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and in other works that explore the links between pictures and sound. The children have also worked with Matt Deely to make a spectacular projection for the concert.

'What Heston Blumenthal is to food, Charles Hazlewood is to music.' (The Guardian)

Start Date:

Saturday 11 February 2012 - 16:00

End Date:

Saturday 11 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (unlimited availability)

Performer(s):

Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood conductor

Repertoire:

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition orch. Ravel

Facility Description:

Royal Festival Hall

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Close up with Charles Hazlewood & The Philharmonia Orchestra: From The New World

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Charles Hazlewood, one of the UK's great conductors, and a man determined to 'give young people from all backgrounds the possibility of experiencing classical music' returns to Southbank Centre to get under the surface of an iconic and familiar piece.

The Southwark Youth Orchestra and the David Idowu Choir will join forces with the Philharmonia Orchestra to bring Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 (From The New World) to life. Together they explore the thrill of new and exciting places as well as how it feels to leave home behind.

'What Heston Blumenthal is to food, Charles Hazlewood is to music.' (The Guardian)

Start Date:

Saturday 18 February 2012 - 16:00

End Date:

Saturday 18 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£10

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (unlimited availability)

Performer(s):

Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood conductor

Repertoire:

Antonin Dvorák: Symphony No.9 (From the New World)

Facility Description:

Royal Festival Hall

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Roger McGough, Jackie Kay & Lemn Sissay

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Lyrical Letterboxes

Britain's best-loved poet Roger McGough, award-winning Scottish poet Jackie Kay and Southbank Centre Associate Artist Lemn Sissay take you on a whistle-stop tour through their literary heroes, and the books they'd like to come through their letterboxes.

Featuring a wide range of characters battling demons and discovering new lands, and with adults firmly out of the picture, unlikely children emerge as champions.

In association with Booktrust's Letterbox Club.

Start Date:

Friday 17 February 2012 - 12:00

End Date:

Friday 17 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£8 (adults) £4 (children)

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Shrigley Inspired Art Workshop

Suitable for Ages 7-11

British artist David Shrigley is best known for his humorous drawings that make witty and wry observations of everyday life. This session is a chance to respond creatively to his exhibition in the Hayward Gallery that includes photography, books, sculpture, animation, painting and music.

Children under 12 are always free at the Hayward Gallery. Please ask at the ticket desk for information for children related to the exhibition. David Shrigley: Brain Activity is at the Hayward Gallery from 1 February - 13 May.

For Imagine Shrigley also presents his animation The Letter, which is projected on Royal Festival Hall from dusk.

Suitable for ages seven to 11.

Visit the exhibition website for videos, music and podcasts and a few surprises.

Follow @davidshrigley on Twitter and tweet with #haywardgallery

Like Hayward Gallery on Facebook

Start Date:

Sunday 12 February 2012 - 12:30

End Date:

Sunday 12 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Facility Description:

The Clore Ballroom

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Red House Children's Book Award 2012

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Join a star-studded shortlist of authors and be one of the first to find out who wins the Red House Children's Book Award 2012. Hosted by children's comedian James Campbell with special appearances from

Michael Morpurgo
Malorie Blackman
Korky Paul
Mick Inkpen
Kali Stileman
David Melling
Liz Pichon
Gill Lewis
Piers Ibbotson (the son of the late Eva Ibbotson)
Morris Gleitzman
Jim Kay and
Annabel Pitcher

This event is perfect for children who love the excitement of awards and enjoy reading.

The Red House Children's Book Award is the only national book award voted for entirely by children. If you know a child who'd like to join in, they can cast their vote at www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk

Event suitable for ages seven to 12.

Start Date:

Saturday 18 February 2012 - 14:30

End Date:

Saturday 18 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£8 (adults) £4 (children)

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Queen Elizabeth Hall

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The Roald Dahl Funny Prize

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Hosted by Michael Rosen

In celebration of all things funny, recent winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Liz Pichon, joins two previous winners, Louise Rennison, of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging fame and Phillip Ardagh, who won the prize in 2009 with Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky.

They all have a good old chuckle, kept in line by poet Michael Rosen, who founded the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in association with the reading charity Booktrust.

Start Date:

Sunday 26 February 2012 - 15:30

End Date:

Sunday 26 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

£8 (adults) £4 (children)

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Facility Description:

Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Imagine Craft Pavilion

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Drop in and get creative as different publishers introduce you to their favourite children's characters and stories. Wear clothes to get messy in!

Suitable for ages 5 to 12.

10.30am – 4.00pm

Start Date:

Saturday 11 February 2012 - 10:30

End Date:

Sunday 19 February 2012

Free

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Imagine Extra

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With so many exciting activities happening during Imagine Children's Festival, we've created a whole extra stage to showcase all of the fantastic authors.

Drop in to discover stories with the artists below -

Saturday 18 February 1pm - 6.30pm
Sarah McIntyre
Jamila Gavin
Steve Cole

Saturday 25 February 10.30pm - 6.30pm
Ciaran Murtagh
Tony Ross/Jeanne Willis
Liz Pichon
Mega Mash-up Boys
Tamara Macfarlane

An exact timetable of information will be available on the day.

Suitable for ages five to 12.

Start Date:

Saturday 18 February 2012 - 13:00

End Date:

Saturday 25 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Facility Description:

The Clore Ballroom

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Voicelab's Superpower Family Sing

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Don your capes, masks and best Superhero outfits and come and discover the power of song. Power ballads become Superpower ballads in this fun-packed singing extravaganza for all the family. All ages and singing abilities welcome. Please email voicelab@southbankcentre.co.uk to register your place or simply turn up on the day.

Start Date:

Friday 17 February 2012 - 15:00

End Date:

Friday 17 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Facility Description:

The Clore Ballroom

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Imagine Children's Funfair

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All the fun of the fair with a traditional carousel and vintage fairground activities, including an Austin J40 kiddies' ride and original 1950s helter skelter and hoop 'la stalls.

11am - 8pm

Start Date:

Friday 10 February 2012 - 11:00

End Date:

Sunday 26 February 2012

Free

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London Children's Book Swap

Bring along old books to swap and get new stories to share at the London Children's Bookswap.

We're teaming up with Discover Children's Story Centre, V&A Museum of Childhood, Polka Theatre and arts and literature organisations across London, to celebrate reading and make this a giant book swap.

Drop in between 10am and 6pm.

Start Date:

Saturday 25 February 2012 - 10:00

End Date:

Saturday 25 February 2012

Ticket Prices:

Free

Facility Description:

The Clore Ballroom

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