Tom’s table topping performance

Cbeebies favourite, award-winning dance and performance poetry for young audiences make up the programme at the egg this September Tom Thumb Friday 7 – Monday 10 September, various times, ages 3+ The new term at the egg theatre kicks off with the return of egg favourite and Cbeebies star Patrick Lynch with Lyngo Theatre’s new production of TOM THUMB. One night, tiny Tom overhears mum and dad talking – there’s nothing left to eat so they are going to leave him and his six brothers in the forest! Outwitting his parents, and an ogre, Tom shows everybody that even though he is small he is still mighty, as he protects his brothers, finds the treasure and makes sure they will never be hungry again. Patrick has adapted the classic fairytale, which is performed entirely on and under a kitchen table, in Lyngo’s trademark playful style with feathery spinning birds, a flying house and a portable forest!

I Wish I was a Mountain Friday 21 – Sunday 30 September, various times, ages 6+

Local performance poet and Glastonbury Poetry Slam Champion, Toby Thompson returns to the egg with the beautiful I WISH I WAS A MOUNTAIN. Based on a famous fairytale by Herman Hesse, Toby uses rhyme, live music, and even a touch of philosophy to boldly reimagine Hesse’s tale into an intriguing performance for inquisitive minds of all ages. On the day of the annual fair, the town of Faldum receives an unexpected visit. A wanderer offers to grant a wish to anyone who wants one, and soon the town is transformed with mansions replacing mud huts and beggars riding around in carriages. But one man wishes to be turned into a mountain… (Friday 21 – Sunday 30 September, ages 6+) How does this politics thing work then? Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 September, 11.30am & 3pm, ages 7+ Comedy Club 4 Kids specialises in making young people laugh; Simple Politics specialises in helping young people understand politics in a clear and enjoyable way. They’ve teamed up for HOW DOES THIS POLITICS THING WORK THEN? – a show that will keep young audiences entertained, engaged and informed enough to shout along with their parents during Question Time! Over 60 minutes, Tatton Spiller and Tiernan Douieb show you how politics is super important and surprise you with how it can be fun too! Tickets for all productions are on sale from the egg reception on 01225 823409, the Theatre Royal Box Office on 01225 448844 and online at www. theatreroyal.org.uk