Mendelssohn and the Moving Machines (for grown-ups)
Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away
Beep beep, adults aboard! Are you ready for a musical adventure with Aurora Orchestra?
Have you ever sat in a children’s concert and wondered, ‘What would this be like if there weren’t any children here?’
Here’s your chance to find out. Aurora Orchestra’s principal players and storyteller Jessie Maryon-Davies have been presenting the Far, Far Away series (storytelling concerts for children aged 0-5) for the past 15 years and have discovered that there is a lot of fun to be had if you present these concerts to an audience of grown-ups (after the children have gone to bed).
Grab a drink and take the opportunity to jump aboard the moving machines with Fanny Mendelssohn; conduct a steam train, lie underneath floating hot air balloons, help a unicorn cross the road and sing with the sailing ships. This performance will fill your heart, tickle your funny bone and delight your inner child.
There are two seating options: mats on the floor or chairs. You can choose where you want to sit on the night, but both seating options will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
This event will last approximately 60 minutes, without an interval.
See Far, Far Away: Mendelssohn and the Moving Machines family event dates here.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Disability Benefit
- Income Support or Job Seekers allowance
- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets are available for certain shows to attendees aged under 30. To access Under 30s tickets, update your account with your Date of Birth. Please visit the account centre to add your Date of Birth.
If £10 tickets are available, the ticket discount will apply automatically at checkout. If the discount does not apply, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out for the performance.
Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
Reviews
‘Once again Aurora breaks boundaries in an AMAZING AND BRILLIANT way. Thank you.’ audience member
‘It was a lot of fun! The narrator was incredibly amusing and engaging. She set the tone of the evening perfectly. The musicians were incredible.’ audience member