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Hitchin’s Market Theatre has been entertaining audiences for nearly 30 years, and the Kids Club is a huge part of this wonderful venue in Sun Street.
Winner of the Best Activity Class or Group for School-age Children and runner-up for Best Holiday Club or Class in the Mum's guide to Hitchin 2024 Awards, there's a lot to celebrate!
Classes run on Wednesday evenings, Friday after school and Saturday daytimes, with age groups 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-15 and 16+ catered for. All staff are fully qualified teachers and/or professional actors.
Our youngsters enjoy acting classes, singing, movement, poetry, improvisation, script work, drama games and much more. At the end of every term, there is a show for families and friends, and in July, we present an end of year show at the Priory School in Hitchin.
Unlike most other drama schools, we do not charge for the term up-front. Classes are paid for on a weekly basis.
The Kids Club also run LAMDA classes in the Autumn Term. Jo Croydon-Foster, who runs the venture, is an International LAMDA Examiner & Team Leader.
Come and see us! We are always happy to show people round, and children are welcome to try a class for a week to see if they enjoy it…we’re sure they will!
If you have any questions, please contact Jo Croydon-Foster at the Market Theatre.
We hope to see you soon!
Find all the information on the Market Theatre via the website - www.markettheatre.co.uk/kids-club/
Follow them on facebook - www.facebook.com/mtkidsclub.
The longest running initiative of its kind, Kids Week has introduced over 2.5 million young people and their families to the magic of live theatre for over 25 years.
How it works:
In addition to free tickets,some shows will run activity sessions or interactive curtain calls, so you can get even more from your theatre trip.
The Kids Week offer includes selected performances between 21 July – 31 August.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 10th June so check out participating shows and get ready to book, as tickets go fast!
The Kids Week offer is available exclusively at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.
Booking will be very busy on the first day particularly for very popular shows and those where less tickets are made available so you may have to be patient and keep trying. We'd recommend planning ahead and having a few shows in mind and several several dates/times. If you're not successful in getting what you want, do keep checking the website, as often new tickets are released.
Check out full details here and get ready to grab a bargain! tickets will go fast!
Free Entry Every Weekend!
(FREE)
17th May
- 29th June
Celtic Harmony Camp, Bourne Wood, Brickendon Ln, Brickendon
Mini Millers
23rd May
- 12th December
Mill Green Museum, Bush Hall Lane, Hatfield, Hatfield
Letchworth Festival
1st June
- 29th June
Letchworth, throughout Town
The World of Martin Brown: Horrible Histories and Other Dazzling Drawings
7th June
- 21st September
North Herts Museum, North Hertfordshire Museum, Brand Street, Hitchin
Kingshott Nursery & School Open Morning
23rd June
Kingshott School, Hitchin
Grapes & Babes *Sparkling Wine Special*
25th June
Kite at The Red Hart, HITCHIN
Circus Zyair
25th June
- 29th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Free Conflict Management & Women's Safety Talk
(FREE)
26th June
Council Offices, Letchworth
Art on the Common
27th June
- 28th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
A Little Taste of Seoul : Destination for Local Produce - OPENING
(FREE)
27th June
- 29th June
Stable 2, Hitchin
Letchworth Comic Con
27th June
- 28th June
Letchworth, throughout Town
Art on the Common
27th June
- 28th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Roman Theatre
27th June
- 13th July
The Roman Theatre, Bluehouse Hill, St Albans
See Chase and Skye at Woburn Safari Park
(FREE)
28th June
Woburn Safari Park, Bedford
Festival of Flight
28th June
- 29th June
Shuttleworth Collection & Gardens, Biggleswade
Summer Evenings at Hertfordshire Zoo
28th June
Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne
Pokémon Day at David's Books
(FREE)
28th June
David's Bookshop, Letchworth
Goslings Summer Fayre
(FREE)
28th June
Goslings Playgroup, Hitchin
Hitchin Festival
28th June
- 31st July
Various Venues, Hitchin
Medieval Jousting
28th June
- 29th June
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles
Harpenden Summer Carnival - RESCHEDULED
(FREE)
28th June
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Hitchin Creative Day
(FREE)
28th June
Hitchin Market Square, Hitchin
Mentley Farm Lavender Family Day
29th June
Mentley Farm Lavender, Ware
Hitchin Symphony Orchestra presents A Children's Concert
29th June
The British Schools Museum, Hitchin
Mum2mum Market Stevenage
29th June
Barclay Academy, Stevenage
Great Wymondley Village Fete
(FREE)
29th June
Great Wymondley Village Green, Great Wymondley
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