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By the Light of the Moon Christmas Show
Hat Factory Arts Centre in Luton, which is run by the Culture Trust and part of the Winter with The Culture Trust programme of events.  The production is a family Christmas show, put on by Full House Theatre, showcasing a beautiful story a... Read more

The Mum's guide to Hitchin Easter Holidays Guide
Hat Factory Arts Centre, LutonVarious events throughout Easter Rapunzel Family Film Club - Shrek Gaby Gulliver's Travels So Unfair! More details Easter Events at Stockwood Discovery Centre, LutonVarious events throughout Easter The Zoo t... Read more

Events

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Hat Factory Arts Centre
Tue 31st March 2026
11:30am and 2pm

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For School-age

Golden-haired Rapunzel takes charge of her own destiny in this bold and witty tale. Not a prince in sight!
Rapunzel is trapped in her lofty tower by a wicked witch, who lops off the locks of her beautiful hair and sells them for profit. Can Rapunzel ever figure out a way to escape?
This bold and funny story removes the handsome prince altogether, making Rapunzel the mistress of her own destiny.

Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65 - 67 Bute Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 4LX

Family Film Club: Shrek

Family Film Club: Shrek

Hat Factory Arts Centre
Tue 7th April 2026
10:30am

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For Parents/Adults

Join the club! Handpicked titles for the whole family to enjoy, screened at The Hat Factory Arts Centre.
Film: Shrek

Celebrating 25 years since its release!

In a bid to get his land back, Shrek agrees to retrieve Princess Fiona for the fairytale-hating Lord Farquaad of Duloc, but falls in love with her on the way.

Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65 - 67 Bute Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 4LX

Gaby Gulliver's Travels

Gaby Gulliver's Travels

Hat Factory Arts Centre
Thu 9th April 2026
11:30am and 2pm

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For School-age

A family shadow theatre show for adults and children.

Set in the present day, Gaby Gulliver, an eight-year-old child, is sent on an errand into the woods for her mum...

Gaby finds herself in another universe, a weird but wonderful world... then another, and

another, as she travels on a magical journey through time and space!

Along the way, regardless of where she is, the problems seem the same as at home...

Gaby's journey into these parallel universes is one of survival and enlightenment in this

contemporary reimagining of Gulliver's Travels by Indigo Moon Theatre.

Told through shadow theatre, unfolding before your eyes, this new puppetry production explores how it feels to be big or small.... Read more

Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65 - 67 Bute Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 4LX

Gaby Gulliver's Travels

Gaby Gulliver's Travels

Hat Factory Arts Centre
Thu 9th April 2026
11:30am and 2pm

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For School-age

A family shadow theatre show for adults and children.

Set in the present day, Gaby Gulliver, an eight-year-old child, is sent on an errand into the woods for her mum...

Gaby finds herself in another universe, a weird but wonderful world... then another, and

another, as she travels on a magical journey through time and space!

Along the way, regardless of where she is, the problems seem the same as at home...

Gaby's journey into these parallel universes is one of survival and enlightenment in this

contemporary reimagining of Gulliver's Travels by Indigo Moon Theatre.

Told through shadow theatre, unfolding before your eyes, this new puppetry production explores how it feels to be big or small.... Read more

Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65 - 67 Bute Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 4LX

So Unfair!

So Unfair!

Hat Factory Arts Centre
Sat 11th April 2026
11:30am and 2pm

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For School-age

Welcome to our interactive science demo - with a twist! We need YOU to take on some big challenges - and help us save the day.

How can we make things more fair? And what could go wrong if we don't?

Help Daniel Bye change the world, in an unexpectedly ridiculous adventure involving engineering challenges, bad dad jokes, and an extraordinary quantity of molten chocolate.

Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65 - 67 Bute Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 4LX

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Luton's leading arts and entertainment venue featuring live music, club nights, theatre, dance, films, children's activities, workshops, classes and exhibitions. The Hat Factory is a centre of artistic excellence set within a vibrant urban environment. It offers the chance to engage with the arts, to be inspired by the UK's leading arts practitioners, and to develop artistic... Read more