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Book now: Christmas shows for toddlers in London

By CW Contributor on 4/6/2019

Here are the best shows to book now for autumn and winter's Christmas season for your toddler, from Peppa Pig to panto.

Oi Frog and Friends lands in the West End this November

Oi Frog and Friends!, Lyric Theatre

As a parent, you will read hundreds of picture books. Out loud. So the ones that get it so, so right quickly become firm favourites. Kes Gray and Jim Field's best-selling Oi Frog! is one that ticks every box, so we can't wait to see the characters come to life on stage. And oh, the rhymes. Your toddler won't be able to get enough of them. Cats sit on mats, right? Or is it gnats?

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29 Nov 2019 – 05 Jan 2020, various
WHERE
Lyric Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES
Peppa Pig's Best Day Ever (photo: Dan Tsantilis)

Peppa Pig's Best Day Ever, Duke of York's Theatre

This family show takes kids on a journey into Peppa's family day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Road trip! Not only are the most famous pigs on the planet here for the ride, Miss Rabbit, Mr. Bull, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe and others all make an appearance as the family visits castles and caves, spots dragons and dinosaurs, eats ice creams and jumps in muddy puddles.

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29 Nov 2019 – 05 Jan 2020, various
WHERE
Duke of York's Theatre
St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4BG
The Snail and the Whale crawls to the West End stage for Christmas

The Snail and the Whale, Apollo Theatre

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's beloved tale, The Snail and the Whale, is crawling to the West End this November, with music, storytelling and plenty of adventure as we learn all about an adventurous snail's journey around the world on the tail of a humpback whale - and how the tiny snail rescues his big friend.

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WHEN
30 Nov 2019 – 05 Jan 2020, various
WHERE
Apollo Theatre
31 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES
Meet Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay in The Scarecrows' Wedding on stage at the Leicester Square Theatre

The Scarecrows' Wedding, Leicester Square Theatre

"Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay were scarecrows. (They scared lots of crows every day.) Harry loved Betty, and Betty loved Harry, So Harry said, 'Betty, my beauty, let's marry! Let's have a wedding, the best wedding yet, A wedding that no one will ever forget.'" So begins Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's story of two scarecrows preparing for their wedding. It's when the couple sets off on a hunt of everything they'll need for the wedding that some drama ensues... in the form of rakish scarecrow Reginald Rake. Scamp Theatre's production - the same team behind the celebrated Stick Man - is directed by Eva Sampson and has all of the ingredients you need in a hit children's theatre show: singing, dancing, silliness, laughter and Julia Donaldson's fabulous rhymes.

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WHEN
29 Jul 2019 – 29 Dec 2019, various
WHERE
Leicester Square Theatre
6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
Goldilocks and the Three Bears panto

Goldilocks and the Three Bears panto, London Palladium

Goldilocks and the Three Bears is landing at the London Palladium for a five-week stint in December 2019, starring Paul O'Grady as the Evil Ringmaster, Matt Baker (Joey the Clown), Julian Clary (Ringmaster), Paul Zerdin (Silly Billy), Nigel Havers (Daddy Bear) and Gary Wilmot (Dame Betty Barnum). The premise? Dame Betty Barnum and her daughter Goldilocks' circus is under threat from an evil rival circus owner, and they're singing and dancing their way to rescue their circus from ruin, with the help of three bears who join the gang. In addition to the usual panto fare, Goldilocks and the Three Bears will include specialty acts like illusionist Phil Hitchcock, Italian roller-skating duo,The Skating Medini, 'Rola Bola' Sascha Williams (you may recognise him from BGT) and Peter Pavlov, Europe's youngest stunt rider. The show is directed by Michael Harrison, with choreography from Karen Bruce.

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WHEN
07 Dec 2019 – 12 Jan 2020, various
WHERE
London Palladium
Argyll Street, London, W1F 7TF
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