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The Lion King - (theatre) - for a six year old

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BiffChipsandKippers · 03/03/2023 19:41

Has anyone seen this and taken a young ish child?

I DS to see Mary Poppins last summer and he juuust about managed to sit through itm wondering if he'd enjoy the Lion King?

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kitcat15 · 03/03/2023 19:42

My eldest GD now 7 did lion King at 5 years ...loved it

PepsiMaxLime · 03/03/2023 19:44

We took DS last year when he would’ve been 6…he loved it. Enjoy!

MargaretThursday · 03/03/2023 19:49

I'd have said Lion King was easier for a younger child than Mary Poppins.

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CassAndOats · 03/03/2023 20:03

I just took my 6 year old DS to see it and he LOVED it! The costumes, set and dancing are amazing.

MissHoollie · 03/03/2023 20:06

Y es

kittybloom · 03/03/2023 20:08

If you can afford it, recommend you sit in stalls for a more interactive feel.

TwilightSilhouette · 03/03/2023 20:13

He will enjoy it but probably won’t remember it after for very long.
As long as he can sit still and not disrupt the enjoyment of others around him then it should be fine.

IkBenDeMol · 03/03/2023 20:16

TwilightSilhouette · 03/03/2023 20:13

He will enjoy it but probably won’t remember it after for very long.
As long as he can sit still and not disrupt the enjoyment of others around him then it should be fine.

This is key. Tickets for that sort of show are not cheap. Nobody wants to be spending £50+ on a ticket to be next to or behind a smallish child who can't sit down and shut up.

We went to see the Lion King pre-lockdown, there was a family a couple of rows down with a small child (about 3) who was so over tired and fractious that they had to leave at the interval.

gawditswindy · 03/03/2023 20:22

I'd rather be sitting beside a small child than a pissed adult, which seems to be more of an issue these days.

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BiffChipsandKippers · 03/03/2023 20:44

IkBenDeMol · 03/03/2023 20:16

This is key. Tickets for that sort of show are not cheap. Nobody wants to be spending £50+ on a ticket to be next to or behind a smallish child who can't sit down and shut up.

We went to see the Lion King pre-lockdown, there was a family a couple of rows down with a small child (about 3) who was so over tired and fractious that they had to leave at the interval.

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He wouldn't disturb anyone (I wouldn't let him!). He sat through MP and that's was 3+ hours. Performance info for LK says 2.5 hours and under 3s not admitted. Agree it's poor form to let a child disrupt others enjoyment, hence asking the question 🙂

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70sDuvet · 04/03/2023 00:00

We took DS at 6 and he enjoyed it and sat through it with no issues.
You know your child best, and if he's already "done" Mary Poppins then there's no reason he couldn't do this.
I agree with above that if you can afford stalls the cast perform a little with the audience.

In saying that whist the stage craft was brilliant, the singing when we went was school play level awful and DH and I were gobsmacked that we had paid over £200 to see some very mediocre acting. It was shockingly awful. DS however loved it.

On the same trip we saw Matilda (excellent 10/10 - but possibly dulled now the movie has been done of the show) and School of Rock which was unbelievable (now closed so no help to you)

BobbyBleu · 04/03/2023 00:03

I took my 6 year old to see lion king last month. She loved it. She didn't sit very still and kept standing up at times but it didn't affect the people behind us and there were lots of children in the audience also wiggling around in their seats/standing up so it was fine.
I'm really glad we took her, it was a lovely experience!

justasoul · 04/03/2023 00:03

DD went on a school trip when she was 7, she really enjoyed it.

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