THEATRICAL performances for children aged three and under are included in the Easter attractions offered for all the family by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon will be able to join in workshops and free activities including Curious, which is described as a perfect giggle-making introduction to the theatre for the very young.

Curious is a Tam Tam Theatre production - presented by Half Moon - where children can journey into a world where kitchen meets garden and where pots and pans get mischievously mixed up with planters and pails.

A story without words, Curious is a spirited play for the very, very young providing a perfect introductory experience to theatre that explores everyday objects in an inter-active environment.

The performance concludes by inviting the children to venture onto the stage to dig, delve and rummage in the soft, moist soil.

Performances are on Sunday, April 13 at 10.30am, 2pm and 3.30pm and on Monday and Tuesday, April 14 and 15, at 10.30am and 2pm Workshops include - Blood, Guts & Gore (April 16 and 24 from 11am-12noon), which will be suitable for all ages, although all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Story Garden, for four to eight-year-olds, is on April 17 and 22 from 11-11.45am, while Speaking Shakespeare is on April 23 (2.30-3.30pm) and Introducing Shakespeare is on April 25 (11am-12.30pm) with all taking part in various parts of the RST.

There is also a Family Workshop on April 25 (2-3.30pm). This will comprise an introduction to a Shakespeare story on the day and will be suitable for ages eight-plus.

Free activities are The Great Shakespeare Egg Hunt, for which a clues booklet is available from the theatre, and which runs from April 12 to 27, and also Crafty Drop-ins at the Swan Reading Room in the Swan Theatre for three to seven-year-olds on April 17 (2-4pm) and April 23 (10am-12.30pm).

For more information, including costs, visit www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/events/easter-activities.aspx or to book call the theatre box office on 0844 800 1114.