{"id":1904,"date":"2013-11-05T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/news\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2023-03-28T13:43:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T13:43:21","slug":"5-best-family-shows-london-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/events\/5-best-family-shows-london-autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"5 of the best family shows in London for autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/iStock_000007673139XSmall.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1915\" src=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/iStock_000007673139XSmall-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Maple leaves\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/iStock_000007673139XSmall-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/iStock_000007673139XSmall-315x209.jpg 315w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/iStock_000007673139XSmall.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>No\u00a0stay at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/explore_the_uk\/?location=51.5117,-0.0914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" class=\"wpel-icon-right\">London Hotel<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a> is complete without an exciting trip to the theatre. These 5 great shows are a great way to escape from the autumnal British weather and an excellent build up to Christmas. Travelodge\u00a0has\u00a0partnered with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/partners\/lovetheatre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" class=\"wpel-icon-right\">Love Theatre<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a>, providing you with great discounts to your favourite shows!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This brand new musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane is spellbinding! Based on Roald Dahl&#8217;s delicious tale of the chocolate loving Charlie Bucket, this show will whisk you away to a land filled with oompa-loompas, golden tickets, Willy Wonka and his\u00a0magical delights. Watch your children&#8217;s faces fill with excitement as they experience a world they never thought was possible! Beware, it might leave you drooling for a chocolate filled factory of your own!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. We Will Rock You<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rockers amongst you will love this official musical by Queen, which has now been running for a whopping 11 years. You can&#8217;t miss the giant Freddie Mercury towering over Tottenham Court Road and you definitely don&#8217;t want to. This musical will have you and your kids playing air guitar and jumping out of your seats. Set in\u00a0a future where musical instruments have been banned and all music has gone\u00a0&#8220;Ga Ga&#8221;, a few dangerously cool Bohemians set out on a mission to free the world and go back to the Golden Age of The Rhapsody<sup>.<\/sup> A great show for adults, children and teenagers alike!<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. The Lion King<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is another classic show, great for all the family and now celebrating its 14th year in The\u00a0West End.This re-imagining of everybody&#8217;s favourite Disney Film\u00a0will transport you to the\u00a0Serengeti Plains into a rhythmic\u00a0African wilderness.\u00a0Watch the stage come\u00a0alive\u00a0with puppets, special effects\u00a0and brilliant African drumming as you follow Simba on his quest to become\u00a0King!<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Horrible Histories : Balmy Britain &#8211; Part 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This exciting production brings the history of Britain alive on stage in a hilarious character driven show. Do you dream of time travel? Do you love a good laugh? Then this show is for you! A fun day out to the Horrible Histories is a great way to get your children excited about history and wanting to learn more. If you have read the books or watched the TV show you will know what you are in for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. The Nutcracker on Ice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nutcracker is a classic Christmas show and it could only be made better by being on ice! The Imperial Ice Stars, which include Olympic Gold Medallist\u00a0Evgeny Platov, and dual World Champion Maxim Stavisk, have bought a team of 26 world class skaters to The London Palladium for a breathtaking show. As toy soldiers, sugar plum fairies and rats fly through the snowy scenes, you will feel like all your Christmas wishes have come true at once. This is the perfect show combining beautiful dancing, fairytale, Christmas Spirit and awe inspiring skill and strength.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"5 Of The Best Family Shows in London for Autumn","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180,583,2,1201],"tags":[1812,284],"class_list":["post-1904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-family-adventures","category-featured","category-historic-sights","tag-archived","tag-autumn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}