Flyaway Katie
Long Nose Puppets
Long Nose Puppets are the chaps that brought you the children’s show Shoe Baby, which garnered much critical acclaim at the Brighton Festival Fringe in previous years. We’ll be expecting more of the same quality stuff from Flyaway Katie, which stops off for a few dates in Brighton as part of a summer tour. It’s already been reviewed by The Argus, who thought it was smashing. Hooray.
Upstairs at Three & Ten, 17–18 May, 12:30pm (1:10pm),1:30pm (2.10pm), £6.00 (kids on laps go free), fpp 28

Aesop’s Fables
Scamp Theatre and Bristol Old Vic
Ahh, Aesop’s Fables. I had a book of those when I was a kid. Just seeing the title brought back memories. But you know what my book didn’t have? It didn’t have a one-man band, and that’s exactly what this dramatisation has. Brilliant. ThreeWeeks love a one man band, and we believe you should too. We also think you should pay attention to old Aesop, be you 5 or 25…
Komedia, 25 May, 2:00pm (3:00pm), £7.00 (£5.00), fpp 28

The Tim Bat Trick Show
This chap sounds good, and according to his website, comes endorsed by writer Ian McEwan. It seems to basically be what title says; a man doing fun tricks featuring things like yoyo-ing, rope spinning, and brolly twirling… sounds good to me, fast, quirky and entertaining for kids and adults alike. I suspect a wee bit of audience participation might be added into the mix, but I wouldn’t let that stop you. It might stop me, but then, I’m pathologically shy.
The Brunswick, 10,11 and 18 May, 12:00pm (1:00pm), £5.00, fpp 29