30 Mar 2010 - 1 Apr 2010 @ Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 March 10.30am, 1pm and 4pm Thursday 1 April 10.30am ONLY
Charlie and Lola's Best Bestest Play
‘I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny…’
Don’t miss everyone’s favourite brother and sister, Charlie and Lola, in their extremely ever so wonderful stage show! The stars of the hit BBC TV series and books by Lauren Child are brought to life by a magical mix of puppets and music.
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3 Apr 2010 @ 11.30am for 5-7 years and 2pm for 7-12 year olds.
Truck Tales: Vergine Gulbenkian
A host of magical and amazing tales from around the world that come to life with every performance! Join celebrated storyteller Vergine Gulbenkian as she weaves story and song together for an experience not to be missed!
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24 Apr 2010 @ 11.30am for 5-7 year olds & 2pm for 7-12 year olds.
Truck Tales: Going Places
The Gang are going places! Where they’re going not even they know, but you’re coming with them. With the usual combination of stories, jokes, games and mayhem, coming in the morning and to the afternoon, hear all about the adventures of a brave little duck. Help Star the Pig learn how to cross a road and find out where Bonkers the Penguin has been since we last saw him!
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13 May 2010 @ 5pm
Emma Thompson and the Nanny McPhee Tales: A Children's writing event for 10-13's
If you’re aged between 10 and 13 years old, this is YOUR event.
The actor and writer, Emma Thompson, comes to Hull for the first annual children’s writing events. Emma stars as the returning Nanny McPhee in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, and also wrote the script. With a character based on the Nurse Matilda stories, this new film sprang from Emma’s imagination and is also appearing as an original novel. Clips from the film will be shown during the event.
Think up your questions for Emma, and bring them along. She’s looking forward to meeting and talking with you.
Followed by a booksigning.
Please note this event is held at Middleton Hall, Hull University not at Hull Truck Theatre.
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5 Jun 2010 @ 11.30am for 5-7 year olds & 2pm for 7-12 year olds.
Truck tales: Space
Out…out…out… in the depths of space…space…space…three storytellers, a pig, a mosquito and Bonkers the Penguin have come with one mission: to read stories, play games, tell jokes and rescue their friend Cloth Frog from the terrible trumping three-eyed space beast! Can you help…help…help? Join the mission and find out.
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10 Jul 2010 @ 11.30am for 5-7 year olds & 2pm for 7-12 year olds.
Truck Tales: The Locked Out Rabbit & Fearsome and Brave
The Locked Out Rabbit and other stories 11.30am It was Rabbit’s birthday, it was a lovely day, until she got locked out of her house. She’s going to need some help sorting things out before the party, there’ll be lots of participation. Please bring her a birthday card if you can. Fearsome and Brave 2pm Learn how Jack faced up to the beastly boggart in an old English story, hear how a little bird in India outwitted a cruel king and shake as you shape up to the devilish Spindlestone Worm of
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7 Aug 2010 @ 11.30am for 5-7 year olds and 2pm for 7-12 year olds.
Truck Tales: Food
Jrjhr wrwibbe nrwkj nroerreq eepj – mmnhfh…sorry! Never write with your mouth full. The gang are back with one aim and one aim only. To tell stories and eat. Okay two aims! Tell stories and jokes and eat. Three! Three aims: tell stories, tell jokes and play games and… oh I give up! Come along and hear stories about food and watch as Star has a belly-rumbling competition with the rest of the gang!
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12 Aug 2010 - 14 Aug 2010 @ 10am, 1pm and 4pm
Peppa Pig
Oink Oink - it's Peppa Pig!
This BAFTA award-winning children's show is recreated live on stage featuring beutifully true to life puppets for the first time - from the producers of LzyTown Live! and Roald Dahl's The BFG.
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