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Queens Walk
Friday 10 February 2012 - Sunday 26 February 2012
All the fun of the fair with a traditional carousel and vintage fairground activities, including an Austin J40 kiddies' ride and original 1950s helter skelter and hoop 'la stalls.
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Royal Festival Hall
Close up with Charles Hazlewood & The Philharmonia Orchestra: Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday 11 February 2012
Charles Hazlewood joins 250 schoolchildren to bring you a colourful concert that combines painting, music and lots of singing! Conductor Charles Hazlewood conducts a young choir, part of Southwark Excellence in Schools, who share a stage with the Philharmonia Orchestra.
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The Clore Ballroom
Saturday 11 February 2012 - Saturday 11 February 2012
Roll up for a musical tour of the animal kingdom.
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Yellow Room, Spirit Level
Saturday 11 February 2012 - Sunday 19 February 2012
Drop in and get creative as different publishers introduce you to their favourite children's characters and stories. Wear clothes to get messy in!
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Blue Room, Spirit Level
The Incredible Book Eating Boy
Saturday 11 February 2012 - Sunday 19 February 2012
This exciting adaptation by Bootworks Theatre of Oliver Jeffers' award-winning children's book follows the story of a boy with a voracious appetite for books.
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The Clore Ballroom
Shrigley Inspired Art Workshop
Sunday 12 February 2012
British artist David Shrigley is best known for his humorous drawings that make witty and wry observations of everyday life.
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The Clore Ballroom
Sunday 12 February 2012
Explore traditional Indian mythology with your voice, feet and imagination.
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The Clore Ballroom
Dr Octopus & his Wheels of Steel
Monday 13 February 2012 - Tuesday 21 February 2012
Join DJ and poet Charlie Dark as he takes you on a poetical adventure deep beneath the sea.
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The Clore Ballroom
Monday 13 February 2012
Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is performed as you've never seen it before by Mulberry School for Girls from East London.
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Blue Bar, Level 4
Monday 13 February 2012 - Friday 17 February 2012
Children take part in this show, sharing a jaw-dropping secret
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Level 5 Function Room
Monday 13 February 2012
Chris Bradford, author of the award-winning Young Samurai series, launches his new book Ring of Wind at this year's Imagine festival.
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Poetry Library
Monday 13 February 2012 - Monday 13 February 2012
Join poet Laura Dockrill to explore Roald Dahl's daring, gruesome and hilarious poetry.
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Level 5 Function Room
Monday 13 February 2012
This seminar covers the experiences of children growing up in care and the benefits of giving young people opportunities to express themselves creatively.
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Purcell Room
Tuesday 14 February 2012
We're very excited to be welcoming Jeremy Strong back to Imagine, for another hour packed full of stories and jokes.
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Purcell Room
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Francesca Simon, bestselling author of the Horrid Henry series, reads from her new book The Sleeping Army.
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Purcell Room
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Cressida Cowell, author of the How To Train Your Dragon series, brings her larger than life stories to the Imagine festival for the first time.
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Level 2 Foyers at Royal Festival Hall
Valentine Peace Project's Big Flower Give-Away
Tuesday 14 February 2012
To celebrate Valentine's Day at Imagine Festival, the Valentine Peace Project will be giving out Fairtrade roses along with poems by children on themes of love and peace.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - Wednesday 15 February 2012
Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn.
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The Clore Ballroom
Wednesday 15 February 2012
The Big Bingo Show is a riotous rock 'n' roll show with themed bingo rounds, impromptu dance routines, special guest stars and a soundtrack to sing-along to.
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Purcell Room
Wednesday 15 February 2012
With storytelling and live music, Mandela Tales is a show for children created especially for Imagine by composer Shirley J. Thompson.
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