The London Eye Mystery

Performed by the Unicorn Ensemble

When Ted and Kat watch their cousin Salim board the London Eye, they naturally assume they’ll see him again 30 minutes later. After all, there’s no way off once the pod’s left the ground, is there? But as the pod completes its journey and everyone troops off, there’s no sign of Salim. How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air?

Frustrated by the lack of progress in the hunt for Salim, Ted decides to try and solve the mystery himself. With the help of his sister Kat, they follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their missing cousin. But will they succeed where the adults have failed?

This fast-paced, exhilarating production follows the young characters’ frightening ride from despair to hope, and is the first ever stage adaptation of Siobhan Dowd’s multi award-winning novel.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTING.

The London Eye Mystery is brought to you by the writer/director team behind the Unicorn’s 2006 production of Journey to the River Sea.

“An extraordinary and exhilarating show”  The Guardian on Journey to the River Sea

Want to hear more from the London Eye Mystery characters?

Look for clues in the LEM blog or check out their video diaries in our Schools section. 

London Eye Mystery is supported by the Dana & Albert R. Broccoli Charitable Foundation, Molecule Theatre and the Ronald Spinney New Writing Fund, established by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. The Unicorn's Spring Season 2010 is supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation. 

The Unicorn would also like to thank The London Eye for supporting the production.

Competitions

If you're on Facebook, you can also take part in the London Eye Mystery Facebook Pod Lottery. Just have a look at the photo and leave a comment telling us which pod you think is the winner. The first to guess correctly wins prizes!

Complete our Audience Questionnaire to enter a prize draw and have a chance of winning Amazon Vouchers.

Family Days

Enjoy the full Unicorn experience at one of our Family Days- attend an entertaining 90-minute theatre workshop, see The London Eye Mystery and then meet some of the cast over a cup of tea! Family Days for The London Eye Mystery will take place on:

14 & 28 March
11, 13 & 18 April

For more info contact our box office on 020 7645 0560 or visit our Get Involved pages.

Jake & Cake

The company that brought last year’s sell-out hit Under The Bed to the Unicorn returns with a brand new adventure.

If you’re lost in the woods and fall asleep in the circle of magic stones, a great grey wolf will bring you the dreams you need to dream.

Jake has moved to the country. Missing his best friend Raymond, he wishes to be back in London. One day, a local girl called Cake tumbles into his life with stories of strange magic and ancient myths. Does she have special powers to find Raymond and will Jake ever believe her stories? As storm clouds gather, they move into the woods in search of friendship and the winding path home.

“Writing that ripples with sensuousness and sensitivity - a glorious experience.”
Financial Times

Running time: 50 minutes, no interval

My Mother Told Me Not To Stare

by Finegan Kruckemeyer and Martyn Harry

A deliciously dark operetta for curious children and their grown ups.

Have you ever done things your parents told you not to do? Have you swallowed the pips of an apple and waited for a tree to grow in your belly? Have you made a face when the wind changed? Or turned your back on the sea?

In Bobby Rogers’ town everyone lives very normal lives. But Bobby has noticed that a child who was there one minute is gone the next. So he digs a hole through the earth, all the way to kangaroos and upsidedowness. And he may have stayed forever there, but vanishing kids does not seem fair, and there is nothing so fun as a grudge to bear, so one day Bobby Rogers returns to Upper Crumble to settle the score…

Told in an operatic, gothic style, My Mother Told Me Not To Stare is about the disappeared, those kids who did something naughty and got sent to The Fixing Kitchen, a place from which they never returned.

The only boy who can stop it is the naughtiest one of all.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Want to know more? Check out the My Mother Told Me Not to Stare mini-site and keep up with all the news from the company on Theatre Hullabaloo facebook page.

Telling Tales

Quentin Blake invites you to an evening of children’s stories and live illustration, compèred by Michael Rosen, with readings by some favourite Unicorn friends.

This evening of words and pictures will launch the Unicorn’s new PLAY YOUR PART campaign to inspire children through theatre and art.

To book, please call our Box Office on 020 7645 0560.

How Cold My Toes

Award-winning theatre company Travelling Light packs a whole year into one enchanting hour in this brand new production. Devised in collaboration with dance company Champloo, the show takes you on a fun-filled magical journey through the seasons, from the seed-sprouting vitality of spring all the way to the frosty frozen fingers of winter.

Families and children of all ages will be captivated by the combination of Travelling Light’s renowned brand of performance, music and design with Champloo’s amazing urban choreography. This unique collaboration adds a new twist to the formula that made Shadow Play such a huge success with audiences everywhere.

Winter’s never been this hot, summer’s never been this cool…

Running Time: approx. 50 minutes, no interval.

Something in the Air

For young people aged 3-19 with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities or an Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Oily Cart, the makers of 2007’s Blue, in collaboration with aerial theatre company Ockham’s Razor present Something in the Air, an interactive aerial show specifically created for young people aged 3-19 with complex disabilities or an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Comfortably seated in suspended nest-chairs, the young people and their carers will fly amongst the aerial performers in this unique kinaesthetic adventure.

Due to the nature of this show there is a maximum capacity of six young people and six adult companions for each performance.
 
PLEASE NOTE: This production is now SOLD OUT. If you would like to placed on a waiting list for tickets, please call our box ofice on 020 7645 0560.

Something in the Air is supported by the City Bridge Trust. 

The Unicorn's Spring Season 2010 is supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation. 

The Tempest

By William Shakespeare

An enchanted island. A magician’s daughter. A shipwrecked prince.

Shakespeare’s much-loved tale of romance, comedy and magic storms onto the Unicorn stage.

Miranda has grown up with only her father Prospero and the strange islander Caliban for company. But her sheltered world is changed forever as a mighty storm brings ashore her father’s greatest enemy, a handsome stranger and two drunken rascals with plans of their own.

A powerful, physical production, performed by the Unicorn’s acting ensemble, brings classic characters to life. Music and sound combine with Shakespeare’s words to create a world of enchantment and adventure.

Exploring the perspectives of the play’s young characters, this ideal first experience of The Tempest will also reveal an extraordinary play afresh to everyone.

The Unicorn's Spring Season 2010 is supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation.