Hot Poets & Tongue Fu for Kids: WonderPoems
Join us for an adventure in poetry, science and music as we celebrate protectors of our planet, with performers Kate Fox, Jasmine Gardosi and Testament.
Scientists are superheroes without capes – we can prove it: children are saving the sea in Scotland, grown-ups are turning deserts into green forests… and don’t get us started on elephant poo… it’s big!
Created with the help of Michael Rosen and scientists from Oxford University, UCL and the Met Office, Wonder Poems is part of a nationwide programme with National Poetry Day, reaching one million children across the UK.
For this Imagine special, Hot Poets join forces with the acclaimed Tongue Fu for Kids – the hit spoken word and music show where the brilliant Tongue Fu band improvises wonky, weird and wonderful soundtracks to poems and stories.
Come along for laughter, learning and a whole hour of wonder for curious minds and their grown-ups, hosted by poets and Hot Poets directors Chris Redmond and Liv Torc.
Need to know
Every adult and child needs a ticket, except for babes in arms aged under 18 months at the time of the performance who don’t need their own seat. Under-12s must be seated next to an accompanying adult.
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Access
Imagine is a Relaxed festival and this event is a Relaxed Performance (RP). Relaxed Performances have a relaxed approach to noise and movement in the space, and you are free to leave and re-enter during the performance. A chill-out space and noise-cancelling headphones are available for both adults and children. There are no adjustments to sound and lighting for these performances and this performance contains amplified sound and moving lights.
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This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
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