A Thousand Cranes theatre company present its beautiful re-telling of the Japanese legend of Tanabata, A Milky Way, at Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park, London, on Saturday, December 12 at 10.30am and 11am.

Aimed at three- to eight-year-olds and using traidtional Kamishibai (Japanese paper theatre), this charming tale of friendship set among the stars, blends, words, pictures, and imagination.

Tickets: 020 8348 8716, www.lauderdalehouse.co.uk (£3-£4.50). No advance booking