It’s time to round up the family for Aurora Orchestra’s Carnival: Family Edit, created in collaboration with physical theatre company Frantic Assembly.

When: May 3 at 3pm

Where: Queen Elizabeth Hall

Age: 7 to 11 and their families

Ticket price: From £17.

Find out more and book here

Running time: 1 hour and 10 minutes approximately

More information from organisers:

In the first half of this new production, Aurora Orchestra presents a staging of Saint-Saëns’ vibrant introduction to orchestral instruments. The show is from memory and infused with movement, design, lighting and new text by Kate Wakeling.

From the virtuosic flight of the flute to the speed of the pianists, prepare to be dazzled by this parade.

In a playful twist, the second part of Aurora’s Carnival takes us behind the curtain to see what happens to the performers when the show is over.

Specially commissioned for this production, Richard Ayres’ new work Dr Frompou’s Anatomical Study of an Orchestra introduces us to the madcap scientist Dr Frompou. The doctor keeps the instruments of the orchestra captive in a laboratory, performing musical experiments and finding new ways to make strange and powerful sounds.

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