Looking forward to a wonderful Autumn/Winter
The Summer holidays are drawing to a close and fairly soon the dark nights and colder weather will be here. There's something wonderful about this time of year and we're really excited to share our new season of events coming to St Helens this Autumn/Winter.
We've a festive treat for little wonders which is out of this world and we're delighted to once again partner with our friends at St Helens Libraries to bring a tale of love courage & letting go and a fabulous party to the borough.
Grandad Anansi
Saturday 15th October - 11am & 2pm
Abi and her Grandad tell each other Anansi folktales. They play games as they work together in the garden among the beautiful flowers and tasty vegetables. As they plant memories, they share secrets and develop a bond that nothing can break. Grandad is as smart and mischievous as the wily Anansi legend. Can he find a way to tell his granddaughter about his plans to return to Jamaica, his beloved homeland?
Join our intrepid characters in this humorous and heartfelt inter-generational adventure, as they step into the unexpected. With evocative live music, Grandad Anansi is an uplifting tale of love, courage and letting go.
Written by award-winning children’s author Elayne Ogbeta, Grandad Anansi is a Half Moon and Z-arts co-production: an exciting collaboration by the UK’s leading small-scale young people’s venue and touring company and Manchester’s award-winning venue for children and families.
Grandad Anansi is touring the UK celebrating Black History Month.
Programmed in partnership with Cultural Hubs - St Helens Borough Council ‘s Arts in Libraries Programme.
Where: Chester Lane Library, WA9 4DE
Price: £3.10 Single Ticket / £9.25 Family Ticket (Group of 4)
Age: 4 - 9
Venue Info: The main entrance to Chester Lane Library is accessible via ramp. Free parking is available at the venue.
PALAVER Party by Fatt Projects
Saturday 19th November - 2pm - 4pm
THE PALAVER PARTY is a FABULOUS performance party for kids (and their grown-ups too).
We’ve invited all our most fabulous friends to a party where everyone is free to be whoever they want to be.
In each PALAVER KIDS PARTY will be joined by a spectacular line-up of performers and artists celebrating self-expression, difference and all the things that make us unique (with a big dose of glitter thrown in for good measure).
Get ready for music, performances, DIY costume-making, party games, sing-a-longs, glitter, and of course a rainbow disco for all the family.
PALAVER is supported by Cambridge Junction through their Vision Mixers programme, Marlborough Productions, and Arts Council England.
Programmed as part of Homotopia Festival in partnership with Cultural Hubs - St Helens Borough Council ‘s Arts in Libraries Programme.
Where: St Helens Library at The World of Glass, WA10 1BX
Price: £3.10 Single Ticket / £9.25 Family Ticket (Group of 4)
Age: 3 - 8
Venue Info: St Helens Library is located on the ground floor of The World of Glass with level access via the main entrance. There is a pay & display car park at the venue.
The Gift
Thursday 15th - Saturday 17th December - 10.30am & 1.30pm
A gorgeous new puppetry production for very young audiences from the company behind Twinkle Twinkle.
At Christmas-time the magic will find you anywhere – even in space!
Join grumpy astronaut Noli, as they embark on their biggest adventure yet – making a very special new friend!
Created especially for very young audiences, this immersive production fuses brilliant puppetry, light, animation and music to create an unforgettable, and fully Covid-secure, Christmas theatre treat.
Because Christmas is a time for giving, and friendship is the very best gift of all.
Where: Parish Church Hall, WA10 1AF
Price: £5 per child, Adults Go Free
Age: 2 - 5
Venue Info: You’ll find the entrance to the Church Hall underneath the archway to the right of the main church doors. Lift access is available from the church, please ask a member of Wonder Arts staff for assistance.
