The Enchanted Cinema

100 years of hand-drawn animation come to life with live scores and sound FX created by a family pop-up orchestra lead by , featuring My Neighbour Totoro, The Adventures of Prince Achmed and The Illusionist.

Professional musicians lead children and adults to become an orchestra creating the sound effects and music from these much-loved animated classics using instruments, hands and voices.

Start with a warm-up using hands and voices, before children and adults team up with instruments – turtle drums, lyre harp, zaphir chimes, gong, bird flutes, ocarinas and bamboo canes – to create a live score.

This event is aimed at children aged 4 to 12.

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Key Event Information

All persons attending the event require a ticket for entry - children and adults.

This event will take place in our auditorium (Level One), our front of house staff will guide you.

We don't have any childcare facilities, so you'll need to stay with your children at all times during the event.

Getting Here and Parking

The closest station to The National Archives is Kew Gardens, approximately a 10 minute walk away. It is serviced by the London Overground and District lines.

While we do have onsite parking available we encourage visitors to use public transport if they can.

For more detail on how to reach us, click here.

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