Lightbox and Story Adventures with CAST

Lightbox

Special events by The Story Republic will take place on Wednesday 15 and Wednesday 22 August.

Little Story Seekers from 10am – 11am. Drop-in storytelling and song for pre-school-age.

Story Adventurers from 11.30am – 1.30pm which need to be booked in advance. Interactive sessions based on well-known fairy stories for 5 to 8 year-old.

You can book your places for Story Adventurers through CRBO, phone 01726 879500 or buy at Tourist Offices in St Ives, Penzance, Truro, Bodmin and Heartlands, Pool, Redruth.

Come to CAST to explore and play with shadow and light, make art and animation, and see great children’s world cinema throughout the summer holidays! Lightbox is a festival of free activities and entertainment for families, hosted in a specially constructed light box projection space. 31 July – 28 August.

Make and do workshops will run every Tuesday from 31 July. Drop into Helston Museum any time between 10.30am and 2pm to make shadow puppets, props, miniature worlds and wind up theatres. Then, take your creations up the road to CAST and bring them to life in the Light Box animation studio. No booking required. Please be prepared to wait if sessions are particularly busy.

On Saturday mornings drop into CAST between 10am and 2pm where there will be opportunities to explore light and shadow play spaces, dress up and pose for old-fashioned portrait photography sessions or have a go on the magical camera obscura portrait drawing machine.

On Saturday afternoons watch children’s classic films, world cinema and animation in the Lightbox cinema, with popcorn, drinks and a range of snacks available from CAST Café.

Further information about age ranges, times, dates and booking details will be available through Lightbox from mid-July.