Go & See

Offering a range of opportunities for pupils and their teachers to experience theatre and visual arts in London.

Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

Go & See gives pupils and staff in one year group per school the
opportunity to experience the arts within venues rather than at school. It
also aims to support teachers to connect these experiences to classroom learning, through online CPD sessions. The programme has two seasons:
Winter 2024 and Summer 2025.

For the Winter season of Go & See, schools can apply for tickets from
a choice of five different theatre productions, and one immersive art
installation. For the Summer season of Go & See, schools can apply for
tickets from a range of film, theatre and visual art options. The Summer
season will open for bookings in Spring 2025.

Schools will:

  • Receive tickets for a theatre performance, gallery visit or cinema screening in London for all classes in one Year Group.
  • Be supported to connect these experiences to classroom learning and the National Curriculum through tailored CPD and resources.
  • Be supported with risk assessments.

Go & See - What's on offer?

  • Brixton House: Alice in Wonderland Returns

    Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

    Alice in Wonderland Returns is suitable for Key Stage 2 and SEND.

    About the show

    After an explosive argument with Mum at Brixton Underground Station, eleven-year-old Alice leaps onto the tube seconds before the doors hiss shut. Trapped on a train speeding into Nonsense, surrounded by weird and wonderful passengers, and at the mercy of a Queen who won’t relinquish the controls, can Alice turn this train around? Multi-award-winning company Poltergeist weaves rap music together with the sights and sounds of Brixton into a hundred-mile-an-hour Christmas adventure.

    Show dates:

    • Friday 22 November, 11am
    • Tuesday 10 December, 1.30pm.

    Running time: Approx. 1 hour 50 minutes, including a 15 minute interval.

    Venue information:

    Brixton House is located at 385 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8GL (map).

    Brixton House has a fully wheelchair accessible building and theatre spaces.

    Watch the video:

    Teacher CPD

    All schools attending a theatre performance will be able to access a pre-
    recorded online CPD exploring:
    • How to prepare your pupils for a visit to the theatre.
    • Ideas for activities to do before and after your visit.
    • How to utilise drama activities in the classroom.

    Brixton House

    Brixton House is a modern arts venue in South London. An inspired vision to build a cultural hub centred on the legacy of the former Ovalhouse Theatre. Our new multi-arts venue, with a particular focus on theatre, tells stories from underheard voices and communities that represent our home in the heart of Brixton.

  • Greenwich Theatre: Dick Whittington and his Cat

    Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

    Dick Whittington and his Cat is suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and SEND.

    About the show

    Join Dick Whittington and his Cat as they seek fame and fortune in an adventure through good old London Town! Can he outwit the evil King Rat, defeat his gang of revolting rodents?! Will he win the beautiful Alice Fitzwarren’s hand in marriage and become Lord Mayor of London?! Find out in this pantomime paved with gold!

    Following our Offie Award winning panto in 2019 and our nominations for “Robin Hood” and “Snow White”, Dick Whittington and his Cat will once again see the return of the much loved Greenwich Theatre Pantomime production team.

    Show dates:

    • Wednesday 27 November, 10am
    • Thursday 28 November, 10am

    Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes, including interval.

    Venue information:

    Greenwich Theatre is located at Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES (map).
    Greenwich Theatre is wheelchair accessible with a lift and level seating.

    Teacher CPD

    All schools attending a theatre performance will be able to access a pre-
    recorded online CPD exploring:
    • How to prepare your pupils for a visit to the theatre.
    • Ideas for activities to do before and after your visit.
    • How to utilise drama activities in the classroom.

    Greenwich Theatre

    Greenwich Theatre is one of London’s foremost Off-West End theatres, working on a local, national, and international stage.

  • Little Angel Theatre: The Singing Mermaid

    Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

    The Singing Mermaid is suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) and SEND.

    About the show

    One day, the singing mermaid is tempted away from all of her sea creature friends and her peaceful home at Silversands to join a travelling circus. The audiences love to hear her sing, but the poor mermaid was tricked! Instead of the swimming pool she was promised, she is kept in a small tank by the wicked circus master Sam Sly, and she soon longs to return to the freedom of the sea. Will she ever escape? And who will help her along the way?

    Through beautiful puppetry and performance, Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’s enormously popular story, The Singing Mermaid, is brought to life.

    Show dates:

    • Friday 6 December, 10.30am
    • Friday 13 December, 10.30am
    • Friday 13 December, 1.15pm

    Running time: 55 minutes.

    Venue information:

    Little Angel Theatre is located at 14 Dagmar Passage, Islington, London N1
    2DN (map).

    Little Angel Theatre is wheelchair accessible but with limited wheelchair availability. There is no parking available on site.

    Watch video:

    Teacher CPD

    All schools attending a theatre performance will be able to access a pre-
    recorded online CPD exploring:
    • How to prepare your pupils for a visit to the theatre.
    • Ideas for activities to do before and after your visit.
    • How to utilise drama activities in the classroom.

    Little Angel Theatre

    Little Angel Theatre has used puppetry to create and share inspiring stories since opening its doors in 1961; igniting the imaginations of the youngest minds. The theatre’s success has been built upon a spirit of artistic innovation. We are
    committed to pushing the boundaries of what puppetry can be, whilst preserving its heritage.

  • Lyric Hammersmith: Aladdin

    Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

    Aladdin is suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 & 6) and SEND.

    About the show

    Your wishes have been granted, for Aladdin is the Lyric’s 2024 panto! Soar above the streets of Hammersmith with our panto heroes Aladdin and Jasmine for an adventure you won’t forget.

    Following the success of Jack and the Beanstalk in 2022, award winning writer Sonia Jalaly and director Nicholai La Barrie join forces once again to bring us a brand-new take on the story we all know and love, with added chart-topping tunes, side splitting comedy and a fresh yet familiar Lyric twist.

    Show dates:

    • Thursday 28 November, 10am
    • Wednesday 4 December, 10am
    • Friday 6 December, 1.30pm

    Running time: Approx. 2 hours, including interval.

    Venue information:

    Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is located at Lyric Square, King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0QL (map).

    The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is inclusive and welcoming to all. The building is fully accessible. There is no parking available on site. The nearest disabled car parking spaces are in the King’s Mall shopping centre.

    Teacher CPD

    All schools attending a theatre performance will be able to access a pre-
    recorded online CPD exploring:
    • How to prepare your pupils for a visit to the theatre.
    • Ideas for activities to do before and after your visit.
    • How to utilise drama activities in the classroom.

    Lyric Hammersmith

    The Lyric Hammersmith is a theatre in West London that creates world class
    theatre from the heart of Hammersmith.

  • Stratford East: Pinocchio

    Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

    Pinocchio is suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and SEND.

    About the show

    Will Blue Rinse Fairy and Krik Krak the cricket be able to keep Pinocchio off the crooked path, as he battles the trials and tribulations of becoming a “real boy”?

    Round up your class and join us for a reimagined telling of the fairy tale classic to find out.

    Show dates:

    • Tuesday 3 December, 10am
    • Thursday 5 December, 10am

    Running time: Approx. 2 hours, including interval.

    Venue information:

    Stratford East is located at Gerry Raffles Square, London E15 1BN (map).

    The main entrance to the theatre has step-free access. Within the
    auditorium, there are six wheelchair spaces in the stalls. There is no parking
    available on site. The nearest disabled car parking spaces are in the
    Stratford Centre.

    Watch the video:

    Teacher CPD

    All schools attending a theatre performance will be able to access a pre-
    recorded online CPD exploring:
    • How to prepare your pupils for a visit to the theatre.
    • Ideas for activities to do before and after your visit.
    • How to utilise drama activities in the classroom.

    Stratford East

    Stratford East is a theatre in East London that prides itself on making extraordinary shows that are affordable for all. We have a long and proud history of programming ambitious and innovative theatre and are about to celebrate turning 140 this year.

  • Frameless: Immersive Art Experience

    Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

    Frameless is suitable for Key Stage 2 and SEND.

    Delivered in partnership with Frameless, your class will be able to experience some of the world’s greatest works of art, presented in ways never seen before.

    The ultimate immersive art experience is suitable for Key Stage 2 children. You should allow for around 70 minutes in the galleries. Your class will be able to step inside art itself as they travel through four distinct, immersive galleries, featuring iconic masterpieces from some of the world’s best-known artists; Rousseau, Dali, Van Gogh, Canaletto, and Rembrandt to name but a few.

    Relaxed sessions are designed especially for pupils that have special
    educational needs and disabilities.

    Dates and times:

    Monday 25 November 2024

    • Session 1: 10:10am - 12pm
    • Session 2: 10:20am - 12pm
    • Session 3: 10:30am - 12:15pm
    • Session 4: 12:15pm - 1:45pm
    • Session 5: 12:15pm - 2pm
    • Session 6: 12:30pm - 2pm
    • Session 7: 12:40pm - 2:15pm

    Thursday 30 January 2025

    Relaxed Session (priority for this session will be given to SEND settings but mainstream schools are welcome to apply).

    • Session: 10:30am - 12:30pm

    Venue Information:

    Frameless is located at 6 Marble Arch, London W1H 7AP (map). Frameless is wheelchair accessible.

    Teacher CPD

    A pre-recorded online CPD will also be available for schools attending a visual arts offer. This will explore:

    • Using visual art in the classroom.
    • How to prepare primary aged pupils for a visit to a gallery.
    • Ideas for activities to do before and after a visit to a gallery.
    • How to engage with gallery spaces and artworks and ideas for activities.

    Frameless

    Frameless is an award winning multi sensory immersive art experience where visitors can experience iconic world-renowned masterpieces as they’ve never been seen before. With four main galleries featuring 42 masterpieces from iconic artists such as Van Gogh, Monet, Hokusai, Kandinsky and many more, accompanied by a carefully curated soundtrack, the Frameless experience is sure to leave you spellbound from the moment you step inside.

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Access & Inclusion

An access budget will be available to support participant engagement in this
programme, for example towards transport, additional staff or other costs.

Eligibility

The Primary Arts Go & See programme is open to state primary and primary SEND settings in London. The programme aims to support pupils’ personal enjoyment, wellbeing and enrichment through the arts, as well as supporting their learning through CPD for teachers.

Your school must be in a London borough to be eligible for the programme. If your school or a member of your school staff is participating in another area of the Primary Arts programme, you are still eligible to take part in this strand of the programme. If you participated in the pilot of the Go & See programme in 2023/24, you are unlikely to be allocated a place on the programme this year.

Teacher CPD

All schools attending a theatre performance will be able to access a pre-recorded online CPD exploring:
• How to prepare your pupils for a visit to the theatre.
• Ideas for activities to do before and after your visit.
• How to utilise drama activities in the classroom.

A pre-recorded online CPD will also be available for schools attending a visual arts offer. This will explore:
• Using visual art in the classroom.
• How to prepare primary aged pupils for a visit to a gallery.
• Ideas for activities to do before and after a visit to a gallery.
• How to engage with gallery spaces and artworks and ideas for activities to do during a visit.

How to Book

Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter

  • How to make a Go & See Booking Request

    Please read the offer descriptions carefully and consider your school’s needs and areas of interest. For theatre productions, please identify your first and second choice of offer. If you apply for theatre, you may also apply for visual art (Frameless). You can also apply for visual art (Frameless) only – i.e. without also submitting a theatre booking request.

    Each description includes year group suitability – please ensure the offer you are interested in is suitable for the year group you would like to participate.

    Check your travel before you book: Please consider carefully the location of your chosen venue, the distance from your school and the feasibility of travelling to and from it. All events will begin promptly at the given start time so your group must be able to arrive in good time. It is your school’s responsibility to arrange transport – free travel on public transport for schools can be booked through the TfL School Party Travel Scheme and must be booked at least 14 days in advance.

    We may be able to offer access support for pupils with access requirements.

    Go & See bookings that are cancelled due to travel plans are likely to incur a cancellation charge.

    Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

    Please note that there is a limited number of tickets available per performance. We will try to allocate tickets to as many schools as possible but it may not be possible for us to accommodate every booking request we receive. You will be contacted by Monday 4 November to confirm whether we are able to offer you tickets for your chosen offer.

    Please note that while the Go & See programme is free of charge to schools, we may charge a fee of up to £300 per class for cancellations with less than three weeks’ notice prior to your event (excluding school holidays).

Go & See - What's on offer?

Brixton House: Alice in Wonderland Returns

Award-winning five-star production follows Alice and friends on a Christmas adventure

Greenwich Theatre: Dick Whittington and his Cat

Join Dick Whittington and his Cat as they seek fame and fortune in an adventure through good old London town!

Little Angel Theatre: The Singing Mermaid

A fun, warm-hearted musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson's much-loved book.

Lyric Hammersmith: Aladdin

Soar above the streets of Hammersmith with our panto heroes Aladdin and Jasmine.

Stratford East: Pinocchio

Join wooden puppet Pinocchio and his poor toy maker father Geppetto in Stratford this Christmas!

Frameless: Immersive Art Experience

Redefining the experiential immersive art world, experience the largest permanent multi-sensory experience in the UK.