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they find themselves in Mama Spider’s web – a club.

“She is the wicked witch and the club is the candy house. It’s about kids being abandoned and getting into tik,” explains Honeyman. “There are little lessons in each story but we don’t want it too be heavy. It must be entertaining. We want to stimulate the imagination are accomplished storytellers. Kintu has extensive experience with puppetry (he was the head of Joey, the horse in War Horse). Kintu said it was “wonderful to tell stories. Kid’s theatre has so much potential. The ability to play – as opposed to having it spoon-fed by technology”.

Besides Bangalory’s Back, there is a range of holiday family theatre in the city. The Early Years Theatre Festival is on until December 12 at Magnet Theatre in Observatory.

Scoop: Kitchen Play is geared for babies of two weeks to one year – attending with mom or dad. There are two shows for children up to the age of seven. Treat older kids to improvised theatre with Pop-Up Tales at the Galloway Theatre from December 11-16.

● Tickets for Bangalory’s Back are R75 if booked before Monday and R95 after that. Book at Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or www.computicket.

Tickets for The Early Years Theatre Festival are R30- R50 at www.webtickets.co.za .

Tickets for Pop-Up Tales are R80 from www.waterfronttheatreschool .co.za/booknow or call Sharon on 082 772 8867.