Five Paddington books to read with your child, and why the bear on the page is different and worth meeting
Paddington in the books is an incredibly sincere, polite bear who takes the rules a little too literally.
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Christmas Comes to Moominvalley: a magical show that honours Tove Jansson and her creations
The show manages to be positive and heartwarming, championing kindness and generosity without being schmaltzy or saccharine.
England’s education recovery plan should focus on wellbeing, not on ‘catching up’
A focus on ‘catching up’ implies a deficit on the part of pupils.
Flock is a refreshing play about the complex reality of growing up in care
In England, at least one in three children who enter care are separated from their siblings. The voices of young people who have lived in care give this play its beating heart.
J M Barrie’s returning ‘lost’ play gives us an early glimpse of Peter Pan
Bandelero the Bandit is being performed for the first time since 1877. It is the ideal opportunity for a reappraisal of the Scottish writer’s oeuvre.
Lear is Not Okay: meta play explores what happens when teenagers rewrite Shakespeare’s tragedy
Youth theatre encourages actors to connect with characters of canonical plays, but the trajectories of young women within them can make it hard to find redemptive or empowering touch points.
Florida school shooting: urgency of gun reform calls for dramatic action from young survivors
The story behind the conspiracy theory that claims Florida shooting survivors are ‘crisis actors’ coached by the FBI.
Marvellous Moomins, the downfall of Dahl and David Attenborough’s Ocean – what to see, watch and read this week
Bringing you the very best of arts and culture this week.
How to talk to children about terrorism
Children’s imaginations around events can be even more frightening than reality.
Cats: a box office bomb, but has anyone noticed the ethnic stereotyping?
There are many reasons the movie version of Cats has flopped, not least the unfortunate way in which various characters have been assigned racial characteristics.
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