Stuck for things to do with the children? Callum Simpson offers up some ideas
Sunday and Monday
Ask Me Anything
The Old Market, Hove
This immersive theatre show sees the audience sit right on top of the action. Georgie Coles, Rosie Doonan and Kylie Perry make up the performing group The Paper Birds and want to answer the big questions young people have today and teenagers have sent in their questions from around the country.
Inspired by the magazine problem pages from the 90s and 00s they read growing up, the show will feature jokes, mischief and live music courtesy of Rosie Doonan (BBC Radio 2 Folk award nominee).
Set in a 90s teenage bedroom, it explores themes such as mental health, suicide, motherhood and friendship. The performance is for teenagers, grandparents and anyone in between who is still trying to work things out. Paper Birds say it’s about what they can teach the next generation and what that generation can teach them.
Open Every Day
Upside Down House
Kings Road Arches
This quirky and vibrant attraction is one of four upside down houses in the UK. The unique house is the brainchild of Tom Dirse, who built his first upside down house in Bournemouth. Visitors are invited in to explore many different rooms that you’d expect to see in an ordinary house, including: bedrooms, kitchen and lounge. Visitors are encouraged to take selfies to capture themselves in surreal images and unique poses from an inverted perspective. So, if you fancy clinging on to the kettle or crawling across the ceiling, then the Upside Down House is ideal for you. A great way to enjoy a family day out! £5 per person.
Friday and Saturday (March 13 & 14)
Dorothy Stringer Dance Show 2020
Brighton Dome
Two nights of pure Dance entertainment not to be missed. Dorothy Stringer School will show off a full programme of performances in a range of dance styles. Over a third of the school’s pupils – with dancers from every year group - come together to deliver a show that has been credited with being of a professional standard. The shows follow the school’s Let’s Dance celebration which sees over 2000 performers from 76 different schools perform from Monday to Thursday. The school hopes the shows will help encourage young people to be active, but also that it ensures dance and physical activity remain a high priority in education across the country.
Open Every Day
The Llama Park
Across 33 acres of land in the beautiful Ashdown Forest, The Llama Park is home to herds of both llamas and alpacas but has added a much wider variety over the last three years. New animals include Spanish horses, Welsh pigs, donkeys and even Reindeer! Customers can buy food to feed the animals and both visitors and animals love the interaction and getting to know each other. Family ticket from £30. For £60 a family (two adults, two children) can take two llamas on a walk around the park for 45 minutes. There is also an outdoor playground with playhouses, a bouncy castle, swing and picnic tables.
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