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IMAGINE CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL: Mandela Tales
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Composer and conductor Shirley J Thompson has created this show, based on the book 'Nelson Mandela's Favourite African Folk Tales', especially for Imagine. Kerry McLean takes storytelling duties, while Robert Mitchell guests on piano.
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The cosiest venue in the Southbank Centre complex, the Purcell Room is an intimate, 365-seat auditorium within the Queen Elizabeth Hall....
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