Cinema/theatre/TV

the newly launched parental controls which came to Disney+ with the launch of Star – the latest general entertainment brand to join the Disney+ family.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz performed in a sitting room near you – reviewed by Anne Coates.

This year we can't enjoy our usual seasonal treat of a panto at a theatre but production companies have been working hard to bring the shows into our homes. Harriet and Anne Coates had a fabulous, interactive experience with Tea Break Theatre's Sleeping Beauty? 

Book your tickets for Tea Break Theatre's Sleeping Beauty? on a pay what you can basis.

CBeebies announces Christmas in Storyland as this year’s Christmas Show which will be available to watch on Saturday 12 December on the CBeebies channel and BBC iPlayer.

This December, award-winning site-responsive and leading digital theatre-makers Creation Theatre present a surreal and anarchic adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which will be performed LIVE online in real time, across two weeks from the 19 December to 3 January. 

BBC Newsround unveils exciting new changes to its format to offer more kids more news in more places.

This Christmas, "Blue Peter" legend Peter Duncan streams his new production of Jack and the Beanstalk directly into homes from 4 December to 10 January, for the perfect family treat, promising you boos, hisses, "he’s behind yous", a sing-a-long song and all the classic panto antics that we love.

Her husband took everything. Now she's taking back her life.  Eureka Entertainment are to release, ALICE, the debut feature film from multiple award-winning writer and director Josephine Mackerras, on selected digital platforms from 24 July 2020. Review by Anne Coates.

To mark World Theatre Day (Friday 27 March), the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is inviting people to join a live "watch along" from their living rooms on Saturday 11 April of a recording of their 2017 production of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, featuring Adrian Edmondson as Malvolio and Kara Tointon as Olivia.

From STX Entertainment an action-packed film to entertain the whole family: My Spy – reviewed by Anne Coates.

Greta Gerwig's film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, Little Women, is a triumph and a delight to watch, writes Anne Coates.

Black Beauty, presented by Red Bridge Arts and Traverse Theatre Company is one of the funniest family shows I've seen. If you are near London this is a must-see, writes Anne Coates.

Following a successful launch in 2018, UK audiences are invited to watch CBeebies’ theatre recording of this year’s Christmas Show: Hansel & Gretel on the big screen on 30 November and 1 December.

Underbelly & MEI Theatrical presents Twirlywoos Live!, the beloved BBC TV show,Underbelly Southbank this August running from 3 to 31 August 2019. Our young reviewers were entranced.

For the whole of August, a child who’s aged 16 or under can go to any participating show for FREE as long as they’re accompanied by a full paying adult. Adults can also buy up to two extra children’s tickets at half price, with no booking fees. Booking opens on 11 June, 2019 so plenty of time to check the shows and what you'd like to see.

Harriet and Anne Coates went to a preview of Dumbo the new live-action adventure story directed by Tim Burton which expands on the original animated Disney classic. The film is a triumph and they loved it.

Harriet and Olivia Coates went to see one of the last performances of The Winter's Tale at The Dorfmann – National Theatre this half term. Read what they thought about it.