Cinema/theatre/TV

Hazel Bothma and her five year old daughter Frida went to the Gala Performance of the The Go! Go! Go! Show in London's Leicester Square and gave it a top rating!

On the Sly (A pas de loup), is the first release from Showcomotion Films, which has been established with the support of the Creative Arts Venues (CAV) Network and aims to build a diverse audience for children’s cinema from around the world by releasing a handpicked selection of international children’s films during the school holidays. Anne Coates was captivated.

Booking now for a singing, dancing and laughing experience at London's Empire Leicester Square, Go! Go! Go! Show opens on 2 June 2012.

Kindur uses notion capture technology, an interactive stage and digital projections to allow children to join the seasonal migration of Icelandic sheep across volcanoes, waterfalls and glaciers underneath the Northern Lights. The tour across the UK and Ireland begins 10 May 2012.

The Peacock Theatre in London launches My First Sleeping Beauty, the first in a series bringing children their first taste of the magical world of ballet. Anne Coates took Harriet (almost two) and Rosamunde (almost seven) for a spellbinding treat!

The Wiggles are proud to announce that they will be bringing their live tour back to the UK and Ireland in 2012. Celebrating the return of original yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, the fab four will be bringing a brand new show to venues in Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Guildford, Bristol, London, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Oxford and Brighton.

English National Ballet presents My First Sleeping Beauty, choreographed and designed by Matthew Hart. The UK National Tour runs from 3 April to 3 June 2012.

This year's Royal Institution's Christmas lectures, presented by Professor Bruce Hood, will be broadcast on BBC Four at 8pm on 27, 28 and 29 December 2011 – fun-filled science for young people and families.

Anne and Harriet Coates joined Sooty and his friends at the Garrick Theatre, London for an Izzy Wizzy Christmas show.

Don't miss the charming adventures of Dora the Explorer in her latest animated adventure on the Nickelodeon TV Network.

Anne Coates reviews the  second feature film from director Céline Sciamma, Tomboy.

Wiggles Big Birthday will be in cinemas from Monday 29 August, 2011

Anne Coates went to the premiere of The Itch of the Golden Nit, an ambitious project from the Tate which exceeds expectations. See it on Saturday 2 July at 9am on BBC2.

Warner Bros Pictures and Imax Filmed Entertainment present Born to be Wild narrated by Morgan Freeman. Rob Porter took his son James along to the preview.

Joan Wilson went along to The Imperial War Museum with her grandson Jack and his friend Alex (both aged 11) to a special screening of series three of Horrible Histories. This multi-award winning series returns to CBBC this month with fascinating facts, silly songs and gruesome gags.

Brian O'Neill went along with son Matt to a preview screening at BFI IMAX of Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough – a film they both rated highly.

Showing every weekday at 10am on Nick Jr, Poppy Cat, an animated series for preschoolers, will take the audience on a series of ten minute adventures.

Alex Bell and her family went to see Shaun's Big Show live on stage at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley for Parenting Without Tears enjoying the pure comedy of dancing sheep, well paced dance routines and musical arrangements.