As Christmas approaches you’ll no doubt be wanting to book your tickets for the best Pantos and Christmas Shows. Here’s your guide to the shows taking place in the borough of Barnet during the holiday period …
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5 Nether Street, North Finchley, N12 0GA
Sun 11 – Fri 30 Dec
Following hot on the heels of the sell out tour of The Gruffalo and his monstrous West End success comes the Gruffalo's Child - with attitude! Just how brave is she? Find out by joining her at artsdepot this Christmas season.
The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood... But one wild and windy night, the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warning and tiptoes out into the snow on her own. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist... Does he?
Tall Stories Theatre Company returns, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s award-winning sequel to life in this magical, musical adaptation.
All adults must be accompanied by a responsible child.
Chickenshed
Chase Side, Southgate, N14 4PE
Wed 30 Nov – Sat 14 Dec
Chickenshed's spectacular new version of Cinderella takes all the familiar and traditional elements of this much-loved tale, and serves them up with a modern twist. An unforgettable musical extravaganza with a cast of hundreds, this is the festive show that you will never forget!
With a feisty heroine who will appeal equally to boys and girls, young and old, everyone will delight in her tough talking adventures on the way to the palace.
Age 5+ recommended, approx 2hrs (including an interval) estimated run time.
Chickenshed
Chase Side, Southgate, N14 4PE
Wed 21 – Fri 23 Dec
This Christmas, the Tales from the Shed team present a full-on family Talesomime (a pantomime starring all your favourite Tales characters). It’s gonna be high energy, hi-jinxing fun...Oh no, it’s not! Oh yes, it is!
So bring your little ones to Tales this festive season and Can-Can, The Thing That Goes Blurgh and the Tales team will be right ‘behind you’!
Come and join a world where everybody can share together, believe in the magic and make it happen.
Age Recommendation: 0-7 yrs
Running Time: 50-60mins
The Bull Theatre
68 High Street, Barnet , EN5 5SJ
Sun 4 Dec
Adapted from the poem by Tim Burton, this stunningly visual performance by pupils of the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School is being performed as part of The Barnet Christmas Fayre to raise money for charity. It is 40 minutes long and suitable for all ages.
The Bull Theatre
68 High Street, Barnet , EN5 5SJ
26 Dec
Quantum Theatre present their unique take on Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale in a two hour production, which includes a twenty minute interval. family production aimed at all ages.
One summer's day a splinter from the mirror lodges in Kay's heart and his personality changes - he becomes cruel and aggressive - and later that year, when winter comes, the Snow Queen appears and whisks Kay away to her palace in the North Pole.
She sets out on a long and dangerous journey but eventually reaches the Snow Queen's palace.
Kay seems unrescueable, but Gerda's tears melt the splinter in his heart and the spell is broken.
They travel home and find that it hasn't changed, but they have - they've grown up and it's summer time once more.
Wesley Hall
9 Stapylton Road, Barnet, EN5 4JJ
Mon 5 Dec
This promises to be an wonderful evening of powerful contemporary songs sung by this thriving Barnet adult choir. The newly formed Youth Choir will be performing alongside them and they aim to sing their hearts out!
Finchley Methodist Church Hall
Ballards Lane, Finchley, N3 1NB
Wed 7 – Sat 10 Dec
It's time for the Pantomime season and the Guild Players , Finchley's Amateur Dramatic Group, present Puss in Boots .
Peter has been thrown out of his home by his scheming but bungling brothers Hector and Casper. With the magical assistance of Mother Goose, Peter's loyal old cat is transformed into Puss in Boots. Together with his other friends from the village they fight to reclaim his rightful inheritance.
Along the way they have to deal with the evil Gruesome and his master Crunchbones the ogre. Also involved in the mayhem are Queen Fanny and her madcap assistant Freckles, Jack Spratt, Marjory Daw, a long suffering Chamberlain and an unexpected ghost.
The Glory of Christmas - Finchley Chamber Orchestra and Choir
Trinity Church
Nether Street, North Finchley, N12 7NN
Sat 10 Dec
Music for all the family, including: Handel: Zadok the Priest, JS Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze, Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite (excerpts) with music by Elgar, J Strauss and J Willcocks and favourite carols for all to sing.
More information 020 8440 1899
If you know of a Christmas show we’ve missed, please let me know.
