Keep the kids busy between July 23rd and 31st
Ealing Council are laying a spectacular programme of performances, activities and events for children of all ages this summer.
Pirouette with Angelina Ballerina, marvel at magician Chris Woz, and find out how mice took over a clock tower in Tock Tick. There will also be workshops in street dance, clowning and mime, and arts and crafts.
The festival runs from 23-31 July and most activities are free - so this year there is no excuse to go out and enjoy the summer sunshine.
Ealing Summer Familes is proudly sponsored by Noon Products in association with Waitrose.
For generational information about the festival please call 020 8825 6640 or log onto www.ealing.gov.uk/ealingsummer
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
Saturday 23 July 2005
Location: Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5EQ
Forget scary make up and squirty flowers, this is clowning with a contemporary edge, fusing mime, physical comedy and vaudeville. With a unique style Strawberry receives rave reviews wherever he goes. For all ages.
Puppeteer, Roman Stefanski, will draw you in with inventive, visual retellings of folktales from Poland. For all ages.
Run by Helen Smith of Cadenza, these popular classes for younger children are bursting with energy - a great mixture of music, movement and games. For ages three to five years.
Make your way to the pavilion for a drop-in session of arts, crafts and all things creative with the Ealing 135 Group. For all ages.
Plus: Mini funfair, henna tattoos and face-painting (a small charge will apply in each case).
Sunday 24 July 2005
Location: Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5EQ
Join Angelina's creator, Katherine Holabird, as she recounts some adventures of the famous ballet-dancing mouse. There'll be games and a chance to dance like Angelina too. For ages four years and over.
Actor, percussionist and storyteller, Usifu, will take you on a wonderfully evocative journey through Africa with music, riddles, stories and songs. For ages four years and over.
Another chance to take part in Helen Smith's music workshops for under fives.
A drop-in session with arts, crafts and all things creative with the Ealing 135 Group.
Plus: Mini funfair, henna tattoos and face-painting (a small charge will apply in each case).
Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 July 2005
Time: 8.30pm Location: Gunnersbury Park W3 Tickets: £12 adults, £8 children and concessions
Join London Bubble on a journey that starts at dusk and finishes past your bedtime. A journey through a forest with a wise philosopher, The Great God Pan, and the leprechauns, desperate for the return of their gold. For as everyone knows, "a Leprechaun without a crock of gold is like a rose without perfume, a bird without a wing, or an inside without an outside". London Bubble's open-air promenade production will harness the power of that magical moment when day turns to night, as you journey from scene to scene. For all ages, but especially adults and children aged eight years and over.
For further information visit www.londonbubble.org.uk.
Saturday 30 July 2005
Location: Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5EQ
Join Molly, a young girl who has become entranced by a saxophone-playing owl in this jazz storytelling performance, accompanied by The Nic Tomalin Quintet. Presented by Jazz Umbrella for the JVC Ealing Jazz Festival.
Recently made redundant from his job as Lord Protector of the Universe and Everything, Chris brings us one of the funniest, quirkiest magic shows you'll see! For all ages.
Accomplished dancer, singer and musician, Winston will introduce you to friendly, funny and cheeky characters, using traditional and contemporary storytelling, percussion and rhyme. For ages fours years and over.
Learn breakdancing and bodypopping with street dance company, Feets Per Minute. Numbers are limited so arrive and register early. For ages seven years and over.
A drop-in session with arts, crafts and all things creative.
Plus: Mini funfair, henna tattoos and face-painting (a small charge will apply in each case).
Sunday 31 July
Location: Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5EQ
Can the custodians of a municipal clock tempt the cuckoo to call the hours before the mice take over? Using music, physical comedy and an extraordinary set, Tock Tick is a hilarious, ingenious show from street theatre specialists, Hoodwink. For all ages.
One hour of foolish behaviour and playing the clown, using mime, masks and the essential the red nose! Join Polka's professionals for a drama workshop full of fun and laughter. Arrive and register early. For ages seven years and over.
Transform a blank banner into a work of art, working alongside a professional graffiti artist. For all ages.
A drop-in session with arts, crafts and all things creative. For all ages.
Plus: Mini funfair, henna tattoos, face-painting and bouncy castle (a small charge will apply in each case).
June 27th 2005