King's Lynn St George's Guildhall offers swashbuckling fun this Easter for families to get stuck into
For all sorts of pirate fun families can head to St George’s Guildhall this Easter school holiday for activities inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
Budding buccaneers can get ready for swashbuckling fun with this tale of treasure and mutiny on the high seas, as innkeeper’s son Jim Hawkins searches for the dead man’s chest, helped or hindered by the double-crossing pirate Long John Silver.
Tim Fitzhigham, creative director at the Guildhall and West Norfolk Council’s cultural officer, said: “Come to the Guildhall on King’s Street over Easter for more exciting activities for young people and their families.
“This time it’s the classic, daring and brilliant story of Treasure Island.
“Buried treasure, pirates and all sorts of fun.
"On Wednesday, April 5 and 12, get to see behind the scenes of the UK’s oldest working theatre and have a great time making a show, laughing with friends, and on Thursday, April 6 hunt for eggs.
“The Guildhall was founded by a pirate in 1406 so we’d love to see as many of you young and old pirates as possible over the Easter holidays for Treasure Island fun and Easter eggs.”
On Wednesday, April 5, children aged 5-12 and their families can come along to hear the story of Treasure Island, make pirates hats, eye patches, treasure maps and mini treasure chests to take home, learn lines from this classic tale, and explore the Guildhall Theatre through a themed treasure hunt, before dressing up and performing their lines on stage.
There are two sessions at10.30am -11.45am and 12.30pm - 1.45pm and the cost is £2 per session, with accompanying adults free of charge.
On Thursday, April 6, there is a free Easter egg hunt, giving youngsters a chance to explore the venue, while bagging themselves an egg or two. Fun starts at 11am and continues until 3pm or until all the eggs are gone.
On Wednesday, April 12,there will be a Treasure Island themed theatre workshop at 10.30am for young people aged 11-25.
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