Taking small children to the theatre is a bit of a gamble. Will they sit still? Will they enjoy it? Will we enjoy it? Will it be worth the trouble of taking them all the way into London? Fortunately in this case it was completely worth it, what a brilliant show!
The story is based on Julia Donaldson's book (illustrated by Axel Scheffler) of the same name. Stick Man (who lives with his Stick Lady Love and his stick children, three) ventures out of the family tree, and that's where it all goes wrong.
With just 3 actors and a one-man band, the show is so imaginatively put together and the simple props were so cleverly used. Both my 4 year old and my 18 month old (!) sat through the entire thing mesmerised.
The Leicester Square Theatre is just the right size for something like this - small and intimate. it was perfect for the actors to run around into the audience and interact with the kids. We took my daughter to see another children's show a few months ago in one of the bigger theatres and it just didn't work as well.
I'd highly recommend this as an enjoyable alternative (or addition) to the panto (though I warn you I've still got earworm from the very catchy theme tune). It's on now until the 3rd January - do check the Leicester Square Theatre box office for more details. Photo credit: Steve Ullathorne
Oh! I used to love reading that to DGS2.
"I'm stick man, I'm stick man, I'm stick man that's me, And I'm heading away from the family tree!"
Wonder if he'd let me read it to him again now. Ten's not that grown-up. [sigh] 
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