A CHILDREN’S theatre festival is heading to the streets of Durham next month.

The Take Off festival will include a family fun day, which will see 15 theatre productions staged in the city along with a Mad Hatter’s tea party, music sessions and arts and crafts.

The event on Saturday, October 22, will feature street theatre, music, storytelling and activities.

Miranda Thain, creative producer at Theatre Hullabaloo, which organises the day said: “This year’s TakeOff Festival Family Day promises to be better than ever, with performances and activities for everyone to enjoy.

“We hope families will come along and make a day of it, see more than one performance and soak up the atmosphere of the day.”

For a full list of all the performances and for ticket details visit www.takeofffestival.org.uk.