Half Term Theatre at Fulham Palace

A family theatre programme at Fulham Palace in London, offering four interactive shows built around fairy tales and Oscar Wilde stories across two half-term holidays.

Four short shows, each based on a well-known story, make up this family theatre programme at Fulham Palace. The Halloween offering includes a puppet-led retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale of siblings who come upon a house made of gingerbread, and a staging of Oscar Wilde's story about a mischievous spectre troubling a haunted house. The February performances move to a quiet toy who longs to be loved, and to a playful adventure drawn from Wilde's tales, centred on a royal wedding that needs rescuing.

The Hansel and Gretel and Velveteen Rabbit shows are interactive, combining puppetry, storytelling, games and song. Children are invited to bring a favourite toy along to the Velveteen Rabbit performance to join in the adventure. The Canterville Ghost and A Wilde Wedding are aimed at older children and are told through live storytelling and playful stage action.

Each performance lasts around fifty minutes, without an interval, and is staged in a marquee in the Chaplain's Garden at Fulham Palace, an activity venue in south-west London. The programme is designed as a family outing, with separate shows for younger and older children.