In the Night Garden coming to DVD and Cinema

A MAGICAL TRIP TO REMEMBER - IN THE NIGHT GARDEN IS COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU

Don't miss 'Your child's first cinema experience'

Mums, Dads, nannies and grannies - dig out your diaries and don't miss this unique opportunity from the top children's show, In the Night Garden to treasure the first time your little one goes to the cinema. Share a magical and memorable occasion at your child's 'first cinema experience' from 20 March - 2 April 2009 at selected Picturehouse cinemas across the country.

Looking for a fun activity to make a change from the usual music, painting or ballet class, but on a budget? Well don't get in a pickle - head down to your local cinema* to share the ultimate enchanting experience with your child that is guaranteed to make them giggle! An episode from the fun-filled adventures from the latest In the Night Garden DVD - Look at That! - will be broadcast on the big screen and tickets are available from just £3.00 whilst adults go free. Not only that, every child will receive a FREE gift upon entry too!

Let the fun begin on 20 March 2009 when the fortnight of screenings will be shown on selected dates at 11:00am and 11:55am, perfectly timed to fit in with every parent's busy schedule. Not to mention a chance to sit down and relax in a comfortable and sociable environment, packed with fellow In the Night Garden family fans!

'Your child's first cinema experience' celebrates In the Night Garden's return to DVD with the release Look at That! Containing five episodes with everyone's favourite characters from the much-loved pre-school show, this wonderfully captivating DVD will allow you to transport yourselves whenever you want to the most enchanting garden on television. Out to own on 23 March, Look at That! is the perfect memento from the first cinema experience you'll never forget.

If you miss out this time, watch out for the next chapter of In the Night Garden adventures coming to DVD and a Picturehouse Cinema near you in November 2009. Explore www.inthenightgarden.co.uk for all the latest news, ticket information and full listing details and now don't delay, book today!
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About In the Night Garden


In the Night Garden is produced by Ragdoll Productions and has been created by Andrew Davenport, who with Anne Wood created the Teletubbies. It is about a magical picture-book place that exists between waking and sleeping in a child's imagination. Words, rhymes and music carry young viewers through a happy world of loveable characters and nursery rhyme nonsense.


In the Night Garden has been filmed in a real woodland setting using High Definition technology to create a compelling and fully immersive experience for young viewers.


About Picturehouse Cinemas

City Screen is the owner and operator of Picturehouse Cinemas, Britain's largest circuit of independent cinemas.

City Screen prides itself on keeping abreast of the latest business and technical developments and has been at the forefront of digital cinema and pioneering live cinecast events, such as Filmmaker Question and Answer programmes, live comedy and screenings of opera from the New York Metropolitan Opera to cinemas across the UK.