Half-Term Adventures at Home with Brighton Dome

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Keep little people entertained at home this half-term holiday with a range of family-friendly online events and activities from Brighton Dome.

Children aged 6 and over can step into The Anarchist's Mobile Library across the half-term week (Mon 26 Oct-Sun 1 Nov) and create their own story  - book online directly HERE . Accessed online, this narrated audio piece created by Tessa Bide Productions, offers families the chance to dive in and choose what adventure they might seek and what ending they would like to see, with story options to select as they go. Bold and colourful animations will accompany the narration if needed, with children encouraged to put down their screens and let their imaginations paint the visuals. While theatres are closed, this audio adventure takes young minds on an immersive story-telling journey of their own making.

On Sunday 1 November, families can enjoy a live stream performance of Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler’s classic book The Snail and the Whale, adapted for the stage by Tall Stories. Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world on the tail of a big, grey-blue humpback whale. Live music, storytelling and plenty of audience interaction bring the book vividly to life in a heart-warming adventure suitable for ages 4 and up.

From Friday 23 October, families are also invited to create their own film about Brighton Dome’s heritage, in collaboration with local charity Carousel. Watch the online tutorial and download the accompanying pack to make a film starring some key characters from the venue’s rich 200-year history. Submit your finished film and it could be featured on the Brighton Dome website! Find out more here.

Catherine Bohart sits on a black chair, with her arms on the arm rests, and sticks her tongue out at the camera
Image by Raphael Neal

Self-deprecating, introspective and whip-smart, Catherine Bohart delves into her ‘needless worries’ in Borrowing Trouble. Bohart discusses moving in with her girlfriend for the first time and mental health in this powerhouse house hour from Irish comedy favourite (Fri 16 Oct). Dan Tiernan has hit rock-bottom in Quartz and All, and what better way to cope that to turn to the world of crystal healing? This “brilliant, blistering, eardrum-drum battering” (Daily Telegraph) sees Tiernan armed with rose quartz and sage as he discusses sexuality and mental health in an uproarious hour of stand-up (Fri 23 Oct). Over at the Concert Hall, internationally acclaimed comedian and filmmaker Simon Amstell presents an hour of reflection, dissection, and the psychology of indulging in a celebrity crush in I Love it Here (Thu 22 Oct).