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The East London Shakespeare Festival (ELSF) merges the contemporary culture of East London with the inspirational storytelling of Shakespeare’s plays in outdoor parks and community spaces across East London. We are delighted that Much Ado About Nothing is coming to Valentines Park on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 July.

Much Ado About Nothing – Summer 2024 Tour

East London Shakespeare Festival returns with sparkling rom-com Much Ado About Nothing, with ELSF’s trademark contemporary twists and turns, high-energy party numbers and audience participation. FAMILY FRIENDLY!

This is not traditional outdoor Shakespeare – it is performed in non-theatrical community spaces, with community at its heart, seeking inspiration from the diverse cultures of East London.

ELSF aims to bring communities together in a joyful way, giving some much-needed cultural respite in ‘safe’ outdoor settings. With lots of participatory opportunities for local communities to get involved in.

A festival vibe will be encouraged with gates opening an hour before the show, so bring a picnic and why not sign up for a mask-making workshop run one of our in-house-party-goers (actors) – make your own mask and be part of the masked ball, book your tickets for pre-show mask making workshops here.

The real story…of a girl who is brave, strong, clever, and determined to prove herself.

  

The real story…about a lonely prince, a new family and sisters who might not be as bad as you think.

 

The real story…of everyday objects that change with a touch of magic and a clock that at the stroke of midnight changes everything. 

 

This is the real story…of Cinderella and the glass slippers! 

 

Tutti Frutti Productions re-imagines this classic story, with some new twists and turns to make you chuckle and inspire your real self to shine through.  

With a top team of actor musicians, songs, dancing, and inventive design, all thrown in with a bit of sparkle and magic for good measure! 

 

 

“Anyone who enjoys a charming, funny, inventive afternoon at the theatre will be sure to come out with a grin on their face”.

– British Theatre Guide


(prices include £1.50 Theatre Maintenance Levy)

A thought-provoking collection of work from the Valentines Mansion studio artists.  This powerful mixed-media collection explores the impact of our actions on our shared planet.  

As part of South Asian Heritage Month, join author Niall Moorjani for some storytelling and craft based on their beautiful debut picture book Rajiv’s Starry Feelings – and learn more about the complex emotions we all feel but can’t always name. 

Niall Moorjani is a mixed Scots-Indian award-winning writer and storyteller. They draw inspiration from fairy tales, folk tales and history and love giving them a modern twist. Rajiv’s Starry Feelings is their debut picture book. 

For more information and to book a space, click here

Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration.


The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mum Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica. As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends and accomplish more than they ever thought possible, while teaching them more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined.


Certification: U

Choogh Choogh by Beeja is inspired by the joy of travelling through India on a train. The journey starts with audience getting a special choogh choogh ticket. Sound scape is rich with sounds of train, hawkers, festivals and musicians.

Artists sing songs specially written for children – Chai Chai, Coffee Coffee. Scarves become steam, railway tracks, train windows, camels, and so much more. A journey where the audience experience the world from inside the train, through the train and outside it. Along the way the tickets get checked, imaginary food is sold and shared, among other interactions.

This show is an exploration of just how much we can see and imagine, together, as the train chooghs chooghs on. 

Suitable for children under 7 and their families.

Choogh Choogh is supported by Without Walls.

About

Catch your breath and enjoy a free, freshly made brew in this heart-warming new show by Trigger.


Tea leaves have journeyed across continents and centuries to take their place as the great comforter of our time. With tea served from Trigger’s beautifully hand painted Tuk Tuk, this gentle performance brings an uplifting moment of pause.
Uniting people across the world and throughout our lives, inviting us to rest awhile, appreciate all that we have, honour moments that have passed and ready ourselves for what is to come.

Have a well-deserved TEABREAK and as you stir your cup, gently glide through an audio journey of tea and how it’s found itself into our tea pots.
A mesmerising audio journey takes you from leaf to cup, travelling across continents from the sounds of tea-pickers in Sri Lanka to the hum of a British cafe.
Featuring sound bites from gardeners, historians, tea-makers, mothers, children speaking about what tea means to them – this audio journey is about honouring one of our most loved rituals, tea drinking.

The audio is accompanied by a beautiful piece of choreography, performed by two dancers in beautiful costumes.

Recommended for ages 8+

Booking

Headphones for the performances are limited. Some headsets will be available to book on the day. You can book your free seat in advance to guarantee a headset. Follow links to book:

Saturday 20th July: book here
Sunday 21st July: book here

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the show start, to allow time for you to receive your tea and headset, and get seated.

Access

Saturday 20th July 1pm and 3pm performances will be BSL interpreted.

A pre-recorded Audio Description introduction is available for streaming. Written by Tony McBride

An Easy Read will be available.

The TEABREAK Tuk Tuk was created by Trigger and originally presented as part of PoliNations, commissioned by UNBOXED. TEABREAK is supported by Without Walls and commissioned by Timber Festival.

Join Redbridge Outdoor Arts as we celebrate our local communities through dance, music, costume and performance as part of Vision’s South Asian Heritage Month. Relax with a cup of chai and a mindful moment at our hand painted tuktuk with TEABREAK, then jump aboard for a delightful train journey through India with Choogh Choogh.  

Schedule

Saturday 20 July
Ken Aston Square
11am TEABREAK*
12pm Choogh Choogh
1pm TEABREAK*^
2pm Choogh Choogh
3pm TEABREAK*^

Sunday 21 July
Ilford Town Centre
11.30am TEABREAK*
12.30pm Choogh Choogh
1.30pm TEABREAK*
2pm Performance by Sakthi Fine Arts Youth Dance Group
2.30pm Choogh Choogh
3.30pm TEABREAK*

Booking for TEABREAK

*Headphones for the performances are limited. Some headsets will be available to book on the day. You can book your free seat in advance to guarantee a headset. Follow links to book:

Saturday 20th July: book here
Sunday 21st July: book here

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the show start, to allow time for you to receive your tea and headset, and get seated.

Access

^TEABREAK shows on Saturday 20th July at 1pm and 3pm will be BSL interpreted.

TEABREAK offers a pre-recorded Audio Description introduction, available for streaming. Written by Tony McBride

Easy Reads will be available.

About

A large-scale outdoor performance featuring a sea giant puppet and a contemporary dancer, inspired by the themes of the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis.

Out of the Deep Blue is an outdoor physical theatre performance featuring a 13-foot tall Puppet operated by 5 puppeteers and a female dancer.
This spectacle is designed specifically for family and festival audiences and tells the magical story of Eko, a sea giant who rises from the deep ocean and who encounters, on the shore, a courageous little girl called Violet.

The performance is in two-parts: a 25-minute promenade of the giant puppet interacting with the location, environment, architecture and the audience, and a 25-minute dance theatre duet.

Access

Pre-recorded audio notes prior to the event and synchronised Full Audio Description for the performance are available for streaming and download (on SoundCloud) before the event and to listen to during the live shows.

To help with understanding what to expect from the performance of Out of the Deep Blue, an Easy Read Guide is available.

Discover all available accessibility offers here

Touch tour sign, two capital T's in a circle

A 15-minute touch tour for blind and partially sighted audience members will take place at 2:30 pm on Sunday 23 June when Eko the sea giant is sleeping before his afternoon performance.

Slots can be reserved by emailing culture@visionrcl.org.uk, but you can also just turn up!

The location is in the space in front of the Redbridge Town Hall, Ilford Town Centre, IG1 1LL

Find out what Eko is made of, ask questions to the production team of Autin Dance Theatre about the show, as they describe the performance space and other details.

What is a Touch Tour?
A touch tour is usually held before an Audio-Described performance of a theatre production to provide context about the show and to allow blind and partially sighted members of the audience to familiarise themselves with the design of the space, costumes and props ahead of the show itself.

Funding, commissioning and partner credits

Autin Dance Theatre presents OUT OF THE DEEP BLUE with the support of Arts Council England, Midlands Arts Centre – MAC, 101 Outdoor Arts, Déda Derby (Offsite affiliate partners Appetite, Birmingham Hippodrome, Derby Festé & Wild Rumpus) Birmingham City Council, DanceXchange and Without Walls Blueprint R&D support. 

Join us for a fun filled family friendly event as Redbridge Music School are joined by championship section brass band Redbridge Brass in a large scale film screening of the classic Wallace & Gromit film ‘The Wrong Trousers’. The concert will also feature music from other young brass players from the Redbridge Music Service.

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