Families travelling through Heathrow will be treated to swizzfiggling fun, swashboggling sausage and mash and squiggly spaghetti as the airport celebrates the world’s number one storyteller, Roald Dahl this October half term.
With 1.8 million passengers set to take off between 17 October and 3 November, some of Roald Dahl’s best-loved – and indeed best-loathed - characters will be on hand to make sure each and every journey is smooth, entertaining and fun.
The activity marks a unique partnership between Heathrow, the award-winning Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Puffin Books and the Royal Shakespeare Company, whose multi award-winning production of Matilda the Musical is currently playing to packed audiences in London’s West End and on Broadway.
Across all terminals at Heathrow, passengers will be able to experience:
- Roald Dahl Mischief and Mayhem storytelling and craft sessions for children
- Puffin Books’ Roald Dahl ‘bags of tricks’ activity sheets in restaurants to keep kids busy and entertained during meal time
- The chance to take a unique holiday snap with a Matilda in a photo frame.
To make sure little tummies are ready for take off, “kids eat free” offers will be available with a special Roald Dahl twist to the menu including fresh Mudburgers, Swashboggling sausage and mash and Squiggly spaghetti at dedicated restaurants across Heathrow:
- Est Café in Terminal 1
- Oriel and Rhubarb in Terminal 3
- Dining Street in Terminal 4
- Huxleys in Terminal 5.
Claire Field, Acting Director of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, said;
‘We are absolutely thrilled to be taking some of the Roald Dahl magic to Heathrow this half-term. Roald Dahl famously wrote ‘watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.’ This half-term, there will be Roald Dahl secrets and fun to be discovered in each and every terminal so keep your eyes peeled at all times.’
To find out more about Roald Dahl’s Mischief & Mayhem at Heathrow, and to get involved, log onto www.heathrow.com/competitions to enter a competition to win a family set of tickets to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s multi award-winning production of Matilda The Musical, one night’s accommodation at a 4 star hotel in London for two adults and two children and a complete set of Roald Dahl’s books for children.
Lucky Heathrow Rewards members will be invited to enter a competition to win a flight to New York to see the Matilda The Musical on Broadway courtesy of our friends at American Airlines to enjoy the Roald Dahl experience before they fly. Become a Heathrow Rewards member at www.rewards.heathrow.com
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was one of the world’s most imaginative, successful and loved storytellers. His stories are currently published in 49 languages worldwide. They continue to inspire the world’s most creative collaborators, resulting in wonderful new movie adaptations, classical music, opera, plays and musicals.
10% of author royalties from all Roald Dahl books, films, plays, and merchandise are donated to the two Roald Dahl charities. www.roalddahl.com
For more information about Matilda The Musical, please visit www.matildathemusical.com
Heathrow restaurants
The following dishes are available across Heathrow’s dedicated ‘Kids eat free’ restaurants:
- Truly Munchious Margherita, Gloriumptious Grilled Chicken and Buckswashling Brownies at Est Café in Terminal 1
- Fresh Mudburgers (Beef burgers), Flavory-Savory Chicken (Chicken goujons) and Squiggly spaghetti at Oriel in Terminal 3
- Flavory-Savory Chicken, Swashboggling sausage and mash and Squiggly spaghetti at Rhubarb in Terminal 3
- Frumptious fish fingers, Swashboggling sausage and mash and fresh mudburgers at Dining Street in Terminal 4
- Fresh mudburgers, Swashboggling sausage and mash and Vermicious Vanilla Ice Cream at Huxleys in Terminal 5.
Roald Dahl storytelling
Parents can check storytelling times at www.heathrow.com
