The library was founded in 1653, and is the oldest public library in the world – but the building dates back even further, to 1421. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. There are four Blue Badge parking spaces available for visitors located on the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road.

Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants Learn the Songs: Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants

Formed in 2005, eleven musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in South Yorkshire with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group comprising five string players, five wind players and a pianist. Known only to himself as the 'World's Greatest Portrait Artist', Korky regularly visits schools promoting his passion for drawing. Brave and bold, courageous and true, he’s the perfect knight for the job… even if he is only six years old! Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.Andreae successfully manages to capture the imaginations of young children in this rhyming, comic-like illustrated book. With its irreverent sense of humour and recurrent references to underpants, this story of a brave young knight taking on a bully is sure to entertain. I think this is a fantastic book, perfect for bedtime and one that will have everyone laughing aloud. I am not sure whether I would particularly choose to read this story to my class as there are some questionable descriptions used within the book. The concert featured storytelling and projected illustrations from the best-selling children’s book by Giles Andreae and Korky Paul, with musician Polly Ives doing a tremendous job of leading audience participation in singing and dancing over the course of the witty and inventive hour-long show.

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Blue Badge holders and those with access requirements can be dropped off on the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road off Belvedere Road (the road between the Royal Festival Hall and the Hayward Gallery). Outside Ensemble 360, the musicians all have highly successful individual careers including as Principal players in a number of Europe’s top orchestras such as the Philharmonia, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, London Mozart Players, Camerata Bern and Manchester Camerata. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads. His love of knights and jousting of course is the drive but golden underpants was the cherry on top.

A drop-off point at the Royal Festival Hall (30 metres) has been created for visitors who are unable to walk from alternative car parks.

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Your details will remain confidential and we will only use your data for the purpose for which it was collected. Armed with his trusted trumpet and an insatiable thirst for adventure, he sets off on a very important quest to retrieve the king’s stolen golden underpants from the clutches of the fearsome, evil giant.

Proof of their success came at the end of the show from both the queues at the book-selling stall, as well as the lines of excited children coming up to meet the musicians who had gathered in the foyer with their instruments. Original music by our children’s Composer-in-Residence, Paul Rissmann, features instruments including strings, woodwind, and horn, presented together with story-telling and projected illustrations from the best-selling children’s book by Giles Andreae and Korky Paul. If you have any access requirements, please sign up to our Access Scheme for discounts, wheelchair spaces, dedicated seats and free companion tickets. Their home performance space is the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse in Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, an intimate space in which the audience is seated “in the round” and never more than twenty feet away from the stage. With a string of awards to his name, including both the Kate Greenaway Award and the Red House Children's Book Award, he is best-known for his portrayal of Winnie the Witch, everyone's favourite magical mischief maker.

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Step inside a world of food and poo in this fascinating new exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum.Since being formed in 2005 to take up residency at Sheffield’s Crucible Studio Theatre, Ensemble 360 (who take their name from the Crucible’s wonderful in-the-round space) have endeavoured to take classical music to new audiences. Brave and bold, courageous and true, he's the perfect knight for the job… even if he is only six years old! I still haven't gotten tired of reading aloud "They're my underpants of glory, my underpants of power, my breakfast will be ruined if they're not back within the hour" - and that's saying something, because I seem to have read it a thousand times.