BIRTHDAY PARTY FAQS

Birthday Parties are available every time that a production is on at The Dream Factory and as long as there is availability at the show.

Our production schedule is always available on our website and will give you full information about what a show is and who it is suitable for. Alternatively, you can give us a ring and we’ll be able to tell you what is in the pipeline!

For a Performance Party, there would need to be a minimum of 8 x children attending. There is no maximum number…as long as we have enough seats available.

No – Playbox staff do not supervise Birthday Parties. You would need to book adult tickets at the regular adult price as part of your party booking. Playbox staff will guide you on the backstage tour and take you to your room for tea, but you are responsible for looking after your group during the performance, and during tea (although our front of house and café staff will always be there to help in any way that they can!).

We recommend at least 1 adult for every 8 children attending the party.

At the end of the show, the birthday party will stay in the auditorium until everyone else has left. The director will then come on stage and invite the group to come down and join them. Several members of the cast will return to the stage and take part in a Q&A, facilitated by the director. Senior cast members, or Playbox staff, will then take the birthday party on a backstage tour, before delivering you all to the space where birthday tea is taking place.

Usually birthday tea happens in the glass studio at the entrance to The Dream Factory. Occasionally tea will be located in another private studio, if there are several events taking place at the same time.

Lots of yummy things! Please see the answer to this question in the Make A Play section of this page

Performance Parties are £20 per head, with adults paying the regular adult ticket price (which varies from production to production). This figure includes best available seats at the performance, Q&A and backstage tour, birthday tea, invitations, party hats & helium balloons for all guests, as well as party bags.

We are so pleased and we promise you and your family a wonderful celebration! Please email info@playboxtheatre.com or call 01926 419555 to discuss availability and to make your booking.