Kevin Lewis in 'Baby Show' at Unicorn Theatre
© Helen Murray | Kevin Lewis in 'Baby Show' at Unicorn Theatre
© Helen Murray

London theatre for toddlers and young children

Let a trained professional do the entertaining at these theatre shows for toddlers and little ones

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London's vibrant theatre scene is for all ages and even includes the odd show for babies; by the time your kids have become toddlers they'll find themselves spoilt for choice at venues like the Little Angel Theatre and the Unicorn Theatre, which regularly host shows aimed for ages three and up. 
If you're planning ahead for the school holidays, you can also check out top 10 children's theatre shows this half-term and our 101 things to do in London with kids

Theatre for young children

  • Children's
  • Islington
  • Recommended
What is it? Sometimes it seems like picturebook writer extraordinaire Julia Donaldson and her rotating cast of illustrator collaborators must provide the source material for about 50 percent of all kids’ theatre. And why not? She offers tight, kinetic rhymes, a relentless cavalcade of memorable characters and gently subversive twists on classic kids’ stories. This returning adaptation of one of her less known books is typically lovely. 
Where is it? Little Angel Theatre.
  • Children's
  • Canonbury
  • Recommended

What is it? This splendid 2D cardboard puppet adpatation of Jon Klassen’s droll trilogy of children’s books about animals battling it out over discarded headgear is a pure delight and it’s wonderful to have it back.

Where is it? Little Angel Theatre Studios. 

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  • Children's
  • Wimbledon

What is it? Music-loving Princess Shiloh can’t sing – but she discovers anpther way she can express herself to music vocally in this new stage adaptation of Hannah Lee and Allen Fatimaharan’s kids’ books. For ages three to six.

Where is it? Polka Theatre.

  • Children's
  • Wimbledon

What is it? A new kids’ theatre spin on the classic Aesops’ fable about the improbable – but highly allegorically satisfying – race between a speedy hare and a slow tortoise. Aimed at ages three to seven, it’s a collaboration between Polka Theatre, Derby Theatre and Hiccup Theatre and comes from the team behind its recent Chicken Licken.

Where is it? Polka Theatre.

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  • Children's
  • Kingston

What is it? This musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved picturebook about an accident-prone dragon come from Freckle Productions, whose adaptation of the duo’s Stick Man is a festive West End fixture. Aimed at ages three-plus.

Where is it? Rose Theatre Kingston.

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