{"id":6590,"date":"2019-11-26T12:15:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2019-11-26T14:53:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:53:46","slug":"go-to-the-ball-this-christmas-with-cinderella-at-the-vaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/11\/go-to-the-ball-this-christmas-with-cinderella-at-the-vaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas with Cinderella at The Vaults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t be fooled by the name Cinderella, this is the antitheses to most fairy tales &#8211; a feature of the season of pantos! The Vaults, found at Waterloo right now,\u00a0presents another cutting edge, fringe-style production, due as much to the location and the unique setting.\u00a0\u00a0If you are looking to impress older, mixed groups of colleagues, family, teens &#8211; \u00a0this may raise your kudos quota.<\/p>\n<p>For me (<em>more so as the years progres<\/em>s) getting my teen to\u00a0get off the phone and engage with me is a challenge &#8211; let alone any other family members. \u00a0So, I jumped at the chance to find a relevant excursion and go the whole hog and invite the Grandparents! Gone are the days when we saw\u00a0Frozen together and\u00a0was it really 4 years ago we both were at the Vaults&#8217; immersive experience that was Alice? \u00a0The tinge of reluctance to attend shows alongside me may have started shortly after that last event, still, knowing what the Vaults&#8217; productions were capable of, convinced me to pursue this date with her. (<em>read between the lines, it was no mean feat!<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cinderella_Christmas_Theatre_Show_Waterloo_London_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cinderella_Christmas_Theatre_Show_Waterloo_London_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cinderella_Christmas_Theatre_Show_Waterloo_London_2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cinderella_Christmas_Theatre_Show_Waterloo_London_2-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0award for determined parent goes to&#8230;.me! \u00a0Now, at 17,\u00a0 my daughter will just about eat with us on special occasions, so getting out the door (<em>once the eyebrows are on<\/em>) inline with my timing is a minor miracle! That occurred last Friday for the opening of Cinderella, and somehow we arrived together whilst the Grandparents were there and already seated. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t know what to expect&#8230; \u00a0If you enjoy going to the pub, engaging in karaoke and seeing a bunch of characters perform all around you &#8211; this is for you! \u00a0 Going to the bar during the show was part of the experience so we kept the liquid &#8211; Apple Juice for her, quotient up. \u00a0Being served by Cinders&#8217; Stepmother was a thrill whilst the not so ugly but very funny &#8211; Sisters &#8211; kept everyone amused. \u00a0Think Little Britain with more swearing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cinderella_Christmas_Theatre_Show_Waterloo_London_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cinderella_Christmas_Theatre_Show_Waterloo_London_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cinderella_Christmas_Theatre_Show_Waterloo_London_3-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cinderella_Christmas_Theatre_Show_Waterloo_London_3-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I would describe this experience as having a sprinkle of Bendidorm meets Eastenders meets Kingsman&#8230; \u00a0the kind of old-school classic London night-out in the pub that many may relate to. \u00a0A very modern take on the classic storyline. \u00a0The end message was quite empowering and such that I got a thumbs up from the teen and a huge cheer from the crowd.\u00a0 I think she now feels accepted as a grown up having shared that experience, the Grandparents paid for dinner so it must have been enjoyed. \u00a0Seasoned pros, as they all are, I&#8217;m going to see Frozen solo it would appear&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why bother with the ball this Christmas when you can Karaoke with Cinderella at The Vaults! If you fancy going along with your teen bella&#8217;s and prince charmings, we currently have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/idea\/cinderella-at-the-vaults\"><strong>20% off Cinderella at the Vaults on LittleBird<\/strong><\/a>. Book now, save and laugh the night away this Christmas!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t be fooled by the name Cinderella, this is the antitheses to most fairy tales &#8211; a feature of the season of pantos! The Vaults, found at Waterloo right now,\u00a0presents another cutting edge, fringe-style production, due as much to the location and the unique setting.\u00a0\u00a0If you are looking to impress older, mixed groups of colleagues, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/11\/go-to-the-ball-this-christmas-with-cinderella-at-the-vaults\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,563],"tags":[3143,1236],"class_list":["post-6590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiring-families","category-whats-on","tag-cinderella-at-the-vaults","tag-the-vaults"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6590"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6599,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6590\/revisions\/6599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}