Children’s events

The Amazing Bubble Man
Louis Pearl will be coming direct from California with a host of astonishing bubbles. With four shows, including an evening show perfect for the whole family to attend. Tickets are £8.50, Family (4 people) £31, available online at www.nordenfarm.org or by calling the box office on 01628 788997.
6 April, 11.30am and 2pm and 7 April, 2pm and 7pm, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead.

Egyptian Jewellery Activity
Explore Egyptian jewellery from the Museum’s collection and make your own to take home. Drop in any time between 10am and 12 noon or 1pm and 3pm. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No need to book. For further details visit www.buckscountymuseum.org or call 01296 331441. Tickets £3.
6 April, 10am, Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury.

Egyptian Canopic Jar Heads Activity
Learn how the Egyptians got themselves ready for the afterlife and make your own replica canopic jar. Drop in any time between 10am and 12 noon or 1pm and 3pm. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No need to book. For further details visit www.buckscountymuseum.org or call 01296 331441 or email museum@buckscountymusuem.org. Tickets £3 per child.
7 April, 10am, Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury.

Art Daze - Three Day Art Club
Immerse yourself in three fantastic days of inspiring art! Experiment with techniques used by famous artists including collage, weaving and papier-mâché. Try out a whole range of materials including spray paint and fabrics. Work on group and solo projects, and take home something new every day. Booking and more information at www.norden.farm/events/jump-in-art-daze, or call 01628 788997.Tickets £85 for 3 days, £75 with an advantage card.
7 April until 9 April, 10am to 4pm, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead.

Roller Mania Half Term Special
Roller Mania includes a live DJ, party games and chart music with skate stewards. For more information on our Rollermania sessions please call our reception team on 01494 688100 or visit www.rollerdiscouk.com.Tickets under £4 Per Skater (spectating adults free).
7 April, 2pm, High Wycombe Sports Centre, Marlow Hill, High Wycombe HP11 1TJ.

Make an Egyptian Shabti Statue
Create your own helpers to work in the fields of the afterlife based on real ones from the Museum’s collections. Drop in any time between 10am and 12 noon or 1pm and 3pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No need to book. For further details visit www.buckscountymuseum.org or call 01296 331441. Tickets £3per child.
9 April, 10am, Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury.

Roald Dahl Museum events:

Crackling egg cups
For 5+ years: listen to some storytelling from The Twits and paint your own egg cup.
£2.50 per participant plus Museum entry.
4 April, 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm, The Roald Dahl Museum, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Glumptious treat bags
For 5+ years: decorate a cloth bag with your favourite Roald Dahl characters, ready to fill with all your seasonal treats.
£3 per participant plus Museum entry.
5 April, 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm,The Roald Dahl Museum, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Chirpy chick puppets
For 5+ years: make your own chick puppet from a wooden spoon and some swashboggling yellow craft materials. £2.50 per participant plus Museum entry.
6 April, 10.30am and 12pm, The Roald Dahl Museum, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Meet Steve Lenton
For 6+ years: from pups that pinch things to a princess who is full of pluck, Steven Lenton can draw them all beautifully. Come along and hear Steve as he tells the story of those robber dogs Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, and the dragon-hunting Princess Daisy, together with lots of drawing and laughter. £3 per person (adults and children) plus Museum entry
6 April, 1.30pm and 3pm, The Roald Dahl Museum, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Swashboggling stop frame animation
For 7+ years: join our awesome animator Will Howes for this lively session. He’ll help you create your own plasticine Roly Poly Bird and show you how to make a short animation sequence to make it fly! £3 per participant plus Museum entry. We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.
9 April, 11am, 1pm and 3pm, The Roald Dahl Museum, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Music

Jackie Oates
Jackie Oates is a name synonymous with the reinvigoration of English folk music, beguiling audiences with a delicate balance of tradition and reinvention. Her mellifluous voice and imaginatively plaintive fiddle style have won her several BBC Folk Awards during her 10 year recording career.  Tickets are £13, available online at www.nordenfarm.org or by calling the box office on 01628 788997.
8 April, 8pm, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead.

Amersham Festival of Music
Enjoy some classical music with the 33rd Amersham Festival of Music. With a total of nine events taking place throughout the month, there is something to satisfy everyone’s musical needs from piano and violin recitals, an opera study day to an organ spectacular with Iain Ledingham. Tickets are available by calling 0333 666 3366 and also online and at local outlets listed at www.amershamfestival.org.
7 to 26 April, Amersham and the surrounding area.

Johnny Wheeler Band returns to Amersham RBL
We welcome back Johnny Wheeler and the band. A real mixture of styles and tempos to suit every taste. Adequate free parking and sensibly priced drinks. Call 01494 433443 for more information. Tickets: A small fee on the door.
4 April, 8pm, Royal British Legion, 91 Woodside Road, Amersham.

Chemical Pulse
Chemical Pulse perform covers of all the best rock songs. Call 01494 488632 for more information. Free event.
4 April, 8.30pm, The Gate at Bryants Bottom, Bryants Bottom Road, Great Missenden HP16 0JS.

Boxcar Kelly and the Railroaders
Come along to our country and western evening with six-piece band, Boxcar Kelly and the Railroaders. Covering songs by Patsy Cline, Pam Tills, Toby Keith and Leann Womack to name a few. Tickets are £5 for non-members, free for members. Call 01494 024794 for more information.
4 April, 8.45pm, Cressex Community Centre, Cressex Road, High Wycombe HP12 4PZ. 

Theatre

The Full Monty
In 1997, a British film about six out of work Sheffield steelworkers with nothing to lose, took the world by storm. Now, they’re back and this time they really have to go The Full Monty…live on stage. With songs from the film by Donna Summer, Hot Chocolate and Tom Jones, this award-winning production is one huge package of laughs and emotion coming to Wycombe Swan direct from London’s West End starring Gary Lucy, Andrew Dunn and Louis Emerick. Tickets range from £19.50 to £32.50, available online at www.wycombeswan.co.uk or by calling the ticket office on 01494 512 000.
6 to 11 April, 7.30pm and 2.30pm showings, Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe HP11 2XE.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
This colourful retelling of the biblical story about Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours sings out to young and old alike with a score which is crammed wall to wall with hits - including Jacob and Sons, Close Every Door and Any Dream Will Do. Having garnered sensational reviews and standing ovations at every performance since its inception almost 35 years ago, Bill Kenwright’s production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical has embarked on a new tour. Tickets range from £13.90 to £46.90, available online at www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury or by calling the box office on 0844 871 7607.
1 to 4 April, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 2pm and 5pm showings, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Exchange Street, Aylesbury.

The Sandow Clowns slapstick theatre
The best value clean slapstick comedy on stage for all the family. Hilarious comic sketches, juggling, balancing, stilt walking, comedy musical car, stage participation and lots of prizes. All profits annual covenant to CLIC Sargent. One 80 minute performance at 2pm. Tickets on the door from 30 minutes prior to performance. Call 0796 993 3236 or visit www.childrenschoices.co.uk for more information. All tickets £4 adults and children three years and over, free for two years and under.
7 April, 2pm, Princes Risborough Community Centre, Stratton Road, Princes Risborough.

Some enchanted evening
Featuring some of the industry’s most talented professionals, performing favourites from Broadway and West-End musicals. Including songs from Oklahoma, South Pacific, Les Miserables, and many more, this professional musical revue has already been reviewed as a ‘must see spectacular’ by audiences around the country. Call 01491 575698 for tickets and information. Tickets: £14 for adults, £13 for keepers, friends and senior citizens.
9 April, 7.30pm, Kenton Theatre, New Street, Henley.

Easter events

Easter Egg Cosies
Sew simple little cosies to keep your Easter breakfast warm. Drop in any time between 10am and 12 noon or 1pm and 3pm. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No need to book. For further details visit www.buckscountymuseum.org or call 01296 331441. Tickets £3.
3 April, 10am, Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury.

Thorntons Easter Egg Hunt
A unique event is taking place this year in the form of a nationwide Easter Egg Hunt, making use of the untapped method of ‘geocaching’. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the treasure hidden at that location. The lucky hunters will be rewarded with a very special treasure in the form of a free Easter egg from Thorntons. They come in the form of fake rocks, pine cones and little Easter egg chicks so you’ll need to keep your wits about you. Visit http://blog.thorntons.co.uk/harry-hopalots-easter/Easter-Egg-Hunt for locations and co-ordinates. Free event.
3 April, 12pm, Beaconsfield and Chalfont St Giles.

Squire's Windsor Create and Grow Easter Holiday Fun
Create & Grow is back this Easter Holidays. Plant a beautiful Easter bunny basket for you to look after and watch it grow in your garden.You can also take part in our free Easter hunt. Find all the names of the hidden Easter eggs around the centre and receive a mini chocolate egg. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. Tickets £5.50.
Until 10 April, 9am to 12pm, Squire's Garden Centre Windsor, The Willows, Maidenhead Road, Windsor.

Easter egg hunt
The hunts will have little explorers giggling their way around the garden centre as they search of the punchlines to six jokes on their activity sheet. Those who return their sheets to a member of staff with all six punchlines correctly identified will earn themselves a chocolaty treat!
Until 6 April, 11am to 4pm, Nottcutts Garden Centre, Booker.

Celebrate Easter at Missenden Abbey
The grounds will be open for all to enjoy an adventurous Easter egg hunt as well as some exciting inflatable fun for kids. We will also be offering a range of Afternoon Tea options for you to indulge on the day. Cream tea will be available with no prior booking for £6 per person, or if you would like a little more, our full traditional afternoon tea package will be available if booked at least one day prior to the event for £15 per person. Call 01494 866811 or email sales@missendenabbey.ltd.uk for information and tickets.
4 April, 11am, Missenden Abbey, London Road, Great Missenden.

Easter egg hunt
Duke the Theatre Bunny has lost all his Easter eggs around the theatre and needs your help to find them! We have transformed the theatre into a farmyard setting with some real live animals to come and see as well as taking part in our Easter egg hunt. We also have games, face painting and Egg crafts all available with a free chocolate gift included. Call 01494 524233or email enquiries@dukestreettheatre.co.uk for more information and buy tickets at
www.dukest.tixato.com/buy. Tickets £4 children, adults free.  
5 April, 10.30am, Duke Street Theatre, 11C Duke Street, entrance on Townfield Road, High Wycombe.

Frozen Easter Workshop
Three fun-filled days of dancing, singing, arts and crafts based on the hit Disney film Frozen. Open to children of all levels and abilities aged 5+. All classes are taught by fully qualified professionals with enhanced CRB’s and first aid training. Call 07743065766 or email hello@cre8tivekidz.co.uk for more information. Tickets £65 per child.
7 to 9 April, 9am, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Priory Road, Chalfont St Peter.

On the radar

What the Royal Butler Saw
William French gives a highly amusing, fascinating and intensely interesting account of his life as a Butler to the Royal Family and international film stars. His photographs and memorabilia add to the enjoyment of the talk. Tickets are £7.50 available from Marlow Tourist Information or by calling 01494 511629, or emailing sue.longman1@btinternet.com.
16 April, 8pm, The Compleat Angler Hotel, Marlow SL7 1RG.

Sex in Suburbia
Claire Sweeney stars in and co-writes this brand new comedy about dating, men and finding Mr Right. Penny Crowe is the host of a late-night radio phone-in and as Britain’s leading Agony Aunt, she takes calls about every date from hell and the occasional one from heaven. She is more than happy to dish out relationship advice, but is she as happy to take it? Packed full of sensational songs including I’m Every Woman, I Want To Break Free and Somebody Else’s Guy, this show will make you laugh, cry and dance in the aisles. Based on real stories from real women. Tickets range from £20.90 to £39.90, available online at www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury or by calling the box office on 0844 871 7607.
26 April, 7.30pm, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Exchange Street, Aylesbury.

Oh What a Lovely War
This highly acclaimed revival directed by the multi award-winning Terry Johnson is a riot of music and colour, deeply moving and features some of the greatest songs from the First World War including It's a Long Way to Tipperary, Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, Goodbye-ee, And When They Ask Us, Keep the Home Fires Burning and many more. Tickets range from £12.90 to £48.40, available online at www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury or by calling the box office on 0844 871 7607.
28 April, 7.30pm and 2.30pm showings, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Exchange Street, Aylesbury.

An evening with Julian Lloyd Webber
A brilliant evening of stories and music as Julian Lloyd Webber takes you through a historical and musical journey of his life and career showing clips of him performing and chatting with many of the artists he’s worked with during his illustrious career such as, Nigel Kennedy, Elton John, Andrew LW, Rachmaninov, Faure, Bach and many others. A rare treat to step behind the curtain and get a true insight into one of the most important British musicians of the last 50 years. Tickets are £26, available online at www.wycombeswan.co.uk or by calling the ticket office on 01494 512 000.
29 April, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe HP11 2XE.

Ridge off roader
With 10km and 6.5km off-road races in the Chiltern Hills, and 1km and 2km races for younger competitors, the Ridge Off Roader is an event for all the family. Tea, coffee and bacon sandwiches, medal and a goody bag available for all runners and a bouncy castle to keep the kids entertained. All the proceeds from the races go to Bledlow Ridge School. Visit www.ridgeoffroader.co.uk for entry forms and prices.
26 April, 10am, Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge HP14 4AZ.