★★★★
"With catchy songs and a consistent theme, delicious Latino food, everyone was mesmerized."
Latino Life
★★★★
"Catchy and memorable."
Lost in Theatre Land
6-year-old Manny is bursting with excitement at the thought of preparing a welcome home dinner for his dad Tony, who’s been away. Together with his mum - professional chef Valeria - his granny Abuela Alma, and his superhero companion Mighty Mujer, he’s planning to cook a family meal of arepas, guacamole, and a delicious Brigadeiro dessert.
Abuela, however, would rather Manny go and play with his toys than help in the kitchen – she thinks it’s ‘a woman’s place’. Manny feels differently - Why can’t he cook and learn to be a professional chef, or a superhero when he grows up? Or both?
But when his mum has to get a missing ingredient and his abuela falls asleep, a mishap puts the whole dinner on the line. Manny will have to be resourceful and take on the challenge to put things right with the help of Mighty Mujer – and the audience!
Join us for this award-nominated musical that invites children and their families to sing, dance, and cook with a Latin American family.
Be aware that this performances uses haze.
Please note there will be food during the performance which will be managed by the cast.
Audiences will be able to handle dough balls (made of gluten free rice flour) and will be offered tortilla chips and guacamole for audiences to eat the at the end of the performance. Audience members will be made clear of all ingredients used during the performance.
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Please note: All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult or young person aged 16 years or over.
Multi-buy offer available! Purchase tickets to any of the applicable shows at the same time and receive 5% off for 2 shows, 10% off for 3 shows or 15% off for 4 or more shows!**
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Age Suggestion - 4-8 years
Polka Theatre creates a range of productions to be enjoyed by children from 0-12 years. Whilst all children may attend our productions, we feel that this story is best suited to the suggested audience. This may be due to the themes or presentation style. We encourage you to consider this when booking tickets. All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult or young person aged 16 years or over.
This show takes place in the Adventure Theatre.
The Adventure Theatre is a mix of unreserved bench and floor seating, where children are highly encouraged to sit on the floor to be closer to the action. If you have any questions please contact the box office using the details below.
Creative Team
By Betsy Picart, with music by Ariel Cubría.
Photography by Hector Manchego
A Maya Productions production
*£2.50 transaction fee applies to phone and online bookings. Delivery fees may apply.
** Multi-buy valid on all Adventure Theatre seats and Band A and Band B seats in the Main Theatre. Group offers valid on Band A and Band B seats only and not applicable during preview performances. Offer not valid on concession tickets, during previews and can not be used in conjunction with another offer. We reserve the right to remove or amend this discount at any time.
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- Age range 4-8 yrs
- 11th Oct - 13th Oct
- Start time Varied
- Duration 55 mins
- Location Polka's Adventure Theatre
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