insideKENT Magazine Issue 80 - November 2018 | Page 80

CHRISTMAS
So Many Festive Events… So Little Time cont.
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Kent Police Male Voice Choir Christmas Concert // 8 Dec
IN LONDON FOR CHRISTMAS…
Cinema In The Snow // 13-23 Dec
The Kent Police Male Voice Choir will be singing at St Dunstan’s Church,
Cranbrook, in a joyous seasonal celebration to raise funds for Kent
charity, Canterbury Oast Trust. Expect some great voices at the concert,
during which the choir will be joined by the Queen’s Regimental Corps
of Drums. This occasion makes a very special start to the Christmas
season – good music for a good cause.
Canterbury Oast Trust supports 100 adults with a learning disability in
residential care and community-based living and offers day training
opportunities to almost as many again.
7.30pm. Price: £11
St Dunstan's Church, Stone Street, Cranbrook TN17 3HA
www.kpmvc.co.uk / 01233 732684
Aladdin // 8-30 Dec
The Orchard
Theatre's spectacular
pantomime is
packed with all of the
traditional
ingredients
audiences expect,
Aladdin features
laugh-out-loud
comedy, stunning
scenery, beautiful
costumes and plenty
of boos and hisses.
Follow the evil
sorcerer Abanazar,
Aladdin, his brother
Wishee Washee and,
of course his mother
Widow Twankey, on
a spectacular
adventure. This year’s
Orchard Theatre
pantomime will see
audiences
transported to Old
Peking on a thrilling
3D Magic Carpet ride. Expect flying carpets, a wish-granting genie, an
evil sorcerer and a lamp-full of laughs, so book your magic carpet ride
to old Peking to the magical pantomime Aladdin! Marti Pellow will lead
the cast of this year’s spectacular family pantomime, playing the role
of the evil sorcerer Abanazar.
Various times. Price: from £15
The Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk / 01322 220000
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Pop Up Screens have announced that tickets are now on sale for
their Cinema in the Snow, which will run both matinee and evening
screenings from 13th-23rd December at Hackney Showrooms.
Pop Up Screens will transform Hackney Showrooms into an
enchanting alpine wonderland. Guests will be immersed in a Pop
Up Screens take on Narnia, and enter a snowy forest through a
wardrobe before sitting down for a screening of The Holiday or
Love Actually, mulled wine in hand.
Various Times. Price: from £10 (children £6)
Hackney Showroom, Hackney Downs Studios, Amhurst Terrace,
London E8 2BT
www.popupscreens.co.uk
IN SUSSEX FOR CHRISTMAS…
Christmas At Drusillas // 17 Nov – 23 Dec
Enjoy the magic and enchantment of Christmas at Drusillas Park
this year! Come face to face with a husky at the zoo before getting
your face painted as a reindeer, fairy or even a Christmas pud in
Hello Kitty’s Parlour. Enjoy the festive Christmas lights (until January
1st) while you sip your mulled wine and tuck into a yummy mince
pie as Drusillas fills your little ones with Christmas cheer!
From 10am. Price: £18.95
Drusillas, Alfriston Road BN26 5QS
www.drusillas.co.uk / 01323 874100