There’s lots of things to do this October Half Term right here in East Staffordshire, including a wide range of activities at Burton Market Hall and The Brewhouse Arts Centre.
Monday 24th October
Butterflies
The Brewhouse
11:00am & 2:00pm
Ages 3-8 years
Butterflies is an uplifting tale of friendship, courage and facing your fears, told using innovative staging, breath-taking physicality, the power of play and an original musical score.
Wednesday 26th October
Halloween Clay Modelling
Burton Market Hall
10:00am & 1:00pm
Ages 3+
Join our expert tutor and make some of your very own spooky Halloween clay models which you can take away.
Saturday 29th October
Wind in the Willows
The Brewhouse
2:00pm
Ages 3-10 years
A beautiful new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s much loved classic by award winning theatre company Box Tale Soup, featuring wonderful puppetry, innovative theatre and a charming original score.
Saturday 29th October
Giant Cinema Screenings
Burton Market Hall
5:30pm, 7:45pm & 10:00pm
Make your Halloween a fright to remember, as we relive some cinema classics on our giant cinema screen at Burton Market Hall! We start the evening with the American family fantasy comedy horror film Hocus Pocus, before a screening of Nosferatu, one of the silent era's masterpieces!
This screening of the original 1922 film will feature a live accompaniment from Minima, a quartet who use instrumentation including cello, double bass, baritone guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, autoharp, dulcimer, synthesizer, glockenspiel and drum kit to create a unique live experience. We’ll round off the evening with a showing of Evil Dead 2, the 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Raimi.
Sunday 30th October
Family Funday
The Brewhouse
10:00am-2:00pm
Frightful dancing and fear striking crafts will be in abundance at this year’s Family Funday.
Create last minute decorations to help freakify your home and learn some ghastly moves at our spooky silent disco to help you improve your trick or treating game!
This fun and inclusive day is accessible to all ages and abilities and will contain no horror, just good spooky fun.
For more information visit www.brewhouse.co.uk/events or www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/markets/events.