Cinema/theatre/TV

Next spring award-winning arts venue The Vaults will host the world theatre premiere of Goosebumps in a strictly limited run, exclusive to London. Working closely with publisher Scholastic, The Vaults have been granted permission to create an immersive world based on the phenomenally popular book series. Booking is now open.

You only have until 3 January to see The Gruffalo at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, see it if you possibly can, writes Anne Coates, your children will love you for it.

Charles Way's Beauty and the Beast at the Polka Children's Theatre, is a must-see, writes Anne Coates.

An original 13 part series from Marvel – Jessica Jones – and a comedy exclusive A Very Murray Christmas head the line-up on Netflix along with the recently acquired Toy Story and The Hobbit.

A new 60 episode series of Teletubbies begins on Monday 9 November on CBeebies – Laura Chambers went to the world premiere and reports back.

Opening in cinemas from 23 October, from the makers of Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, Independent Cinema Office (ICO), The Big Knights – a newly remastered compilation, hand-picked by its creators, of the best of the brilliant BBC children's series. 

Beasty Baby, devised and produced by Theatre-Rites at Polka's Adventure Theatre, is a fabulous experience for young children and adults alike, writes Anne Coates. 

Yvette Henlon and her family went along to the celebration and special screening of Messy Goes to Okido, the latest CBeebies show. Here are her thoughts about the event. 

Family Saturday nights are back with the new season of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. To stop all the arguments about previous shows and to help you predict the winner, here are some statistics and facts.

DinoTrux from Dreamworks is premiering exclusively on Netflix 14 August, 2015.

From MGA Entertainment a new Netflix original programme, Project Mc2, plus character dolls and merchandise. Harriet and Anne Coates went along to the launch party to find out what it was all about – lots of science and lots of fun.

Produced by Wizard Presents, I Believe in Unicorns is playing at the Vaudeville Theatre in London until 30 August and then will go on tour throughout the UK in the autumn. Harriet and Anne Coates went to see a special performance graced by the author Michael Morpurgo who took part in a Q and A session afterwards.

Suitable for children aged three upwards, Aliens Love Underpants playing at London's Dominion Theatre until 5 September, was a great success with Harriet aged five, writes Anne Coates.

This season's Proms 2 and 3 was Ten Pieces, which included live performances by pupils from various primary schools, designed to help children learn more about classical music. Harriet and Anne Coates went to the Saturday performance.

Presented by Olivier Award nominated Wizards Presents and starring Danyah Miller, I Believe In Unicorns opens at the Vaudeville Theatre in August, bringing this magical adaption of Michael Morpurgo’s book of the same name to life. After London the production goes on tour.

Until 1 August, 2015, Opera Holland Park in London is the venue for Will Todd's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Harriet and Anne Coates went along to join in the fun.

Harriet and Anne Coates went to see The King of Tiny Things at the Underbelly at the South Bank Centre but there are ten more venues in which to be captivated by author Jeanne Willis' delightful story.

Pupils from four primary schools have been invited to take part in two Proms concerts at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July, 2015, celebrating the first year of BBC Music’s classical music initiative Ten Pieces. The two Proms will feature Barney Harwood, Dick and Dom, Molly Rainford and Dan Starkey.