The Elephant and the Drummer

THE ELEPHANT AND THE DRUMMER Darwen Market Square WITH SONIA SABRI COMPANY FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. A roaming, interactive, dance and live music walkabout performance Elnaz the Elephant and Dholli the Drummer are the best of friends and absolutely love music and dance. When Dholli starts playing, Elnaz can’t stop herself from dancing…

Pirate Princess

PIRATE PRINCESS Darwen Market Square WITH GEMMA BOND FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Pirate Princess is a heartwarming story of hope against adversity told with physical theatre, clowning and circus.  Join poor shipwrecked Princess Poppy on a tiny island. Can she overcome a big dress, extreme weather and the ultimate test of strength to…

Puppet Birding

PUPPET BIRDING Darwen Market Square & Darwen Market WITH HANDMADE THEATRE FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join HandMade Theatre for some Puppet Birding, a fun family show inspired by British birds. Meet our two quirky Bird Watchers as they take you on an adventure in search of birds. Look out for our friends Robin,…

Caspian’s Storm

CASPIANS STORM Darwen Market Square WITH LAStheatre FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join us for Caspian’s Storm! Caspian the crab is small in stature but BIG in curiosity. Happy in his rock pool home, he loves cleaning, collecting adventure stories, and watching the humans who live near the shore. But one stormy night, a…

Aquanauts Adrift

AQUANAUTS ADRIFT Darwen Market Square WITH ENTER EDEM FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Bubbles and barnacles are everywhere! Explore the Aquanauts Adrift, trawl and see what you find in their nets, with wonderful Krill puppetry, eye-catching bubble spectacles and fascinating storytelling seashells, join these deep sea divers on their journey from the ocean.  This…