Family Arts in the City
ARTS AND CULTURE CALENDAR FOR FAMILIES MUSIC, THEATRE, MUSEUMS AND MORE
Autumn 2014
Barbican • BBC Symphony Orchestra City of London Children’s Libraries London Symphony Orchestra • Museum of London
Family Arts in the City
Museum of London
Barbican Centre
Barbican Camera Café
LSO St Luke’s Milton Court
September 2014 Sun 7
House of Muses Explored WORKSHOP
Sat 27
Framed Film Club Extra: Workshop CINEMA + WORKSHOP 4–11
Sun 28
Get Stuffed: Digital Workshop WORKSHOP
7+
Free, just turn up †
from Tue 30 Sep to end of 2014
Big Barbican Adventure UNACCOMPANIED ADVENTURE TRAIL
6+
Free, just turn up
7–18
£15 to £25
12+
see website
8+
£5 *
All ages
Free, just turn up
8+
£5 *
7+
Free, just turn up
£2
October 2014 Thu 2 to Sat 4
Boy Blue Entertainment: The Five & the Prophecy of Prana THEATRE + DANCE
Fri 17 Oct to Sun 2 Nov: see more at familyartsfestival.com
Sun 5 + prior rehearsals BBC Singers & Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion SINGING PROJECT Sat 11
BBC Symphony Orchestra: Plus Family CONCERT + WORKSHOP
Fri 17
Lunchtimes at LSO St Luke’s: Songs Part I CONCERT
Tue 21
BBC Singers: Plus Family CONCERT + WORKSHOP
Fri 24
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s CONCERT
0–5
£3 (under 1s free)
Fri 24
BBC Symphony Orchestra: Plus Family CONCERT + WORKSHOP
8–16
£5 *
Sat 25 to Sun 2 Nov
Prehistoric Beasts WORKSHOPS
5+
Free, just turn up
Sat 25
Framed Film Club Extra: Workshop CINEMA + WORKSHOP 4–11
Tue 28 to Tue 4 Nov
Psst! Secrets of a White Rabbit THEATRE + PUPPETRY
Thu 30
Lunchtimes at LSO St Luke’s: String Quintets CONCERT
Thu 30
London Symphony Orchestra at Half Term
Fri 31
Lunchtimes at LSO St Luke’s: Songs Part II CONCERT
£2
2+ £8
All ages
£10 (£5 under 18s)
5+
£10–38 (£5 under 18s)
All ages
Free, just turn up
CONCERT
November 2014 Sat 1
LSO in Wartime: Create an Opera in a Day WORKSHOP
8–11
£7 (£5 under 18s)
Sun 9
London Symphony Orchestra Family Concert: Heroes & Legends CONCERT
7–12
£10 (£5 under 18s)
Sat 22 to Sun 23
Framed Film Festival CINEMA
4–11
see website
Sat 29
Framed Film Club Extra: Workshop CINEMA + WORKSHOP 4–11
Sun 30
Animated Animals: Digital Workshop WORKSHOP
5+
£2
Free, just turn up †
December 2014 Sat 13
Framed Film Club Extra: Workshop CINEMA + WORKSHOP 4–11
Wed 17 to Sun 28
The Possible Impossible House THEATRE
£2
7+ £12
Please note booking fees apply (ranging from £0.60 to £4 per booking) to tickets booked online or by phone. See venue websites for information. * At least one of your group must be 16 or under | † Tickets allocated on arrival
HOW TO FIND US
BARBICAN and MILTON COURT Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
BARBICAN CAMERA CAFÉ Beech Street, EC1Y 8AA
Nearest tube: Barbican, Moorgate Tip: Exit Barbican tube at street level, walk through the Beech Street tunnel directly ahead and turn right on to Silk Street to find the Barbican main entrance. The Barbican Children’s Library is at the back of the main library, on Level 2. Milton Court is on the opposite side of Silk Street. Box Office 020 7638 8891 barbican.org.uk/families
LSO ST LUKE’S 161 Old Street, EC1V 9NG
Nearest tube: Old Street Tip: Leave Old Street tube via Subway 4, turning left. The spire of LSO St Luke’s will be immediately visible ahead, to the right. Box Office 020 7638 8891 lso.co.uk/bringyourfamily
MUSEUM OF LONDON 150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
Nearest tube: St Paul’s, Barbican Tip: The Museum’s entrance is on a pedestrian high walk which can be reached by stairs, escalators or lifts from Aldersgate Street, London Wall or St Martin’s-le-Grand. Box Office 020 7001 9844 museumoflondon.org.uk/families
WHERE TO EAT SNACKS/LIGHT LUNCH Barbican Foodhall, Level G Benugo Entrance Hall Café, Museum of London Camera Café, Beech Street Caterina 55, Milton Court LUNCH/DINNER Barbican Lounge, Level 1 Benugo Sackler Hall Café, Museum of London Côte Brasserie, Beech Street London Wall Bar and Kitchen Pizza Express, London Wall Wagamama, Citypoint OTHER ATTRACTIONS CLOSE BY Handle gold bars at … Bank of England Museum Climb the dome of … St Paul’s Cathedral Shop and eat at … One New Change Go swimming or enjoy spa-time at … Ironmonger Row Baths
City Family Arts Network: Coming together for Families