We are excited to be able to offer you the opportunity to attend the opening week of the dazzling multi-award winning DREAMGIRLS at New Wimbledon Theatre! Our friends at the Ambassadors Theatre Group have made FREE tickets available – although you must confirm that you can travel to and from the Theatre on your own, meeting at 7PM, and able to stay for the duration of the performance.

Direct from the West End with an extraordinary story and the unforgettable, spine-tingling vocals that send audiences wild, this spectacular musical production features the classic songs And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going, Listen, I Am Changing and One Night Only.

Meet The Dreams – Effie, Lorrell and Deena – three talented young singers in the turbulent 1960s, a revolutionary time in American music history. Join the three friends as they embark upon a musical rollercoaster ride through a world of fame, fortune and the ruthless realities of show business, testing their friendships to the very limit.

*Nicole Dennis* will play the iconic role of Effie White. Her credits include Dear Evan Hansen, Dreamgirls (West End production) and finalist on ITV’s The Voice in 2019 where she wowed viewers and judges singing And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going with team mentor Jennifer Hudson.

Anne of Green Gables London Children’s Ballet at The Peacock Theatre

Come and join Nova at the ballet, with this unique adaptation of the charming classic, Anne of Green Gables, performed by the UK’s leading children’s ballet company, London Children’s Ballet (LCB).

An 11-year-old orphan, Anne Shirley, is adopted by mistake when an elderly brother and sister ask an orphanage to send them a boy to help on the farm. Instead, Anne arrives. Her wild and wonderful imagination is matched only by her fierce temper, which gets her into hot water with everyone. But Anne’s courage, kindness and loyalty shine through, and the local village are eventually won over by her irrepressible spirit.

Anne of Green Gables has been turned into a ballet for the first time by LCB, and will be performed by a talented company of 50 young dancers, aged 9-16, set to the music of a live orchestra. Hugely popular among family audiences, LCB ballets are told in two 40-minute acts and are perfect for audiences aged 5-14.

Craig Revel Horwood – The All Balls And Glitter Tour at New Wimbledon Theatre

Dinosaur Speed Workshop at The Invention Rooms

In this exciting workshop you’ll use real science to work out how animals that died millions of years ago may have moved! Meet dinosaur scientists from the Natural History Museum, explore real fossils, look at dinosaur footprints, and use your science skills to work out how quickly dinosaurs might have run, before making your own footprints, and seeing if you could overtake a t-rex!

Meet at the venue at 13:45: The Invention Rooms, Stadium House 68, Wood Lane W12 7TA (Tube: White City)

The Lexi Cinema – Song 2

The new chapter in Illumination’s smash animated franchise returns with big dreams and spectacular hit songs as can-do koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of animal performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet …in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There’s just one hitch: They first have to persuade the world’s most reclusive rock star—played by legendary music icon Bono, making his animated film debut—to join them.

(110min, Rated U)

Meet at the venue at 14:15: 194b Chamberlayne Rd, London NW10 3JU

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Baking with Maryam (Zoom)

Join our very own Maryam for some easy baking recipes.

Kew Gardens

Join us for a visit to Kew Gardens, London’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Site. Home to the world’s most diverse collection of living plants and a scientific research centre of international renown, it’s the perfect day out. We will also visit the Children’s Garden and follow The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s enchanting trail through the Gardens. 

Children’s Garden – A fun, interactive space to climb, run, jump and explore everything that a plant needs to grow

Great Pagoda  – Kew’s Pagoda was completed in 1762 as a gift for Princess Augusta, the founder of the Gardens. It was one of several Chinese buildings designed for Kew by Sir William Chambers, who had spent time travelling and studying the architecture of East Asia. A popular ‘folly’ of the age, it offered one of the earliest and finest bird’s eye views of London – which you can enjoy today.  

Age: 0+

Snakes & Ladders

Join us for a trip to Snakes & Ladders!

Bursting with indoor play activities, Snakes and Ladders is fun for children of all ages and is so much more than just soft play. There’s so much to do.

See more of what Snakes & Ladders has to offer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9EonHShQ44

Please note, everyone taking part in indoor soft play MUST wear socks.

Age: 0+

Transport: Bus

Paint the Universe at The Invention Rooms

Meet at the venue at 13:45: The Invention Rooms, Stadium House 68, Wood Lane W12 7TA (Tube: White City)

Roy Mehta – Revival – Exhibition & Artist Talk 

Snow White at Polka Theatre

In a wild and windswept land, far, far away, a cruel Queen is assured by her magic mirror that her beauty surpasses all others. Until one day, the mirror proclaims that Snow White is the fairest in the land…

Join our charmingly cheerful heroine as she escapes her hilariously homicidal stepmother with help from a family of feisty woods-dwelling, banjo-strumming, washboard-wearing vegans.

This joyful retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale is about growing up, growing old, growing your own food and why you shouldn’t trust a very shiny red apple. Overflowing with charm and wit, this laughter-filled delight celebrates how we can all make the world a better place.

Suitable for ages 5+

Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SB

Magnetic Art at The Invention Rooms

Meet at the venue at 13:45: The Invention Rooms, Stadium House 68, Wood Lane W12 7TA (Tube: White City)

Mud Larking

Want to try London’s coolest new hobby? Mudlarking is the quirky riverside activity that we’re sure you will love – provided you don’t mind getting a little muddy.

Mudlarking is the practice of scavenging through river mud for lost items of value or historical significance. Twice a day, the Thames in London swells with tidal water, and as that great daily gush tumbles through the ancient channel, it tosses up centuries of junk. When that great churn of water departs the city again at low tide, it leaves behind newly exposed treasures that have been lost in time.

Potential finds might range from Celtic times up to modern day – and “everything in between” – as well as fossils that are millions of years old. Join the experts for an organised session and you’ll have the chance to explore two millennia’s worth of history through the everyday objects you’ll find washed up on the riverside. 

Transport: Bus

Ages: 8+

Snow White at Polka Theatre

In a wild and windswept land, far, far away, a cruel Queen is assured by her magic mirror that her beauty surpasses all others. Until one day, the mirror proclaims that Snow White is the fairest in the land…

Join our charmingly cheerful heroine as she escapes her hilariously homicidal stepmother with help from a family of feisty woods-dwelling, banjo-strumming, washboard-wearing vegans.

This joyful retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale is about growing up, growing old, growing your own food and why you shouldn’t trust a very shiny red apple. Overflowing with charm and wit, this laughter-filled delight celebrates how we can all make the world a better place.

Suitable for ages 5+

Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SB

Snakes & Ladders

Join us for a trip to Snakes & Ladders!

Bursting with indoor play activities, Snakes and Ladders is fun for children of all ages and is so much more than just soft play. There’s so much to do.

See more of what Snakes & Ladders has to offer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9EonHShQ44

Please note, everyone taking part in indoor soft play MUST wear socks.

Age: 0+

Transport: Bus

Amazing Tie Dye Colours at The Invention Rooms

Meet at the venue at 13:45: The Invention Rooms, Stadium House 68, Wood Lane W12 7TA (Tube: White City)

Pinocchio at the Little Angel Theatre

Transport: Tube

Address: 14 Dagmar Passage, London N1 2DN

The Lexi Cinema – The Bad Guys

Nobody has ever failed so hard at trying to be good as THE BAD GUYS. In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet – becoming model citizens.

Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys – dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell), seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), short-fused “muscle” Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos) and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), aka “Webs.”

But when, after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good.

Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade), an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out to fool the world that they’ve been transformed. Along the way, though, Mr. Wolf begins to suspect that doing good for real may give him what he’s always secretly longed for: acceptance. So when a new villain threatens the city, can Mr. Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become … The Good Guys?

Rating: PG

Meet at the venue at 14:45: 194b Chamberlayne Rd, London NW10 3JU

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The Unicorn Theatre: Marvin’s Binoculars

Age: 6-11

Address:  147 Tooley St, London SE1 2HZ

Platinum Jubilee Community Celebration at Kensington Palace

Join us for the Queens Jubilee celebration at Kensington Palace – activities and fun for all the family, including The School of Humanity! Limited places available, reserve your space via this link – REGISTER

The Great Get Together

We’d love for you to join us for our Get Together For Grenfell next week.

Along with communities up and down the country, we run this annual event to bring the local community together, celebrate kindness, respect and all we have in common.

A movement inspired by the late Jo Cox, who was passionate that: “We are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us.”

For us, June also marks the 5 year anniversary of Grenfell and so this is a time for us to remember those we lost whilst celebrating the strength and resilience of community.

• The School of Humanity
• Arts & crafts with 24 Hearts
• Children’s theatre workshop with SPID
• Bounce and slide soft play