THERE’S a cracking selection of Easter treats at the Lighthouse in Poole as the venue hosts a special season of family shows.

The season opens on Tuesday, April 14 with a stage version of Roald Dahl’s heartwarming children’s tale, Danny the Champion of the World.

It’s the story of a young boy and his Dad who are facing eviction from the caravan they share. That is, until Danny hatches a plan that can make him Champion of the World.

Directioners, Mixers, Katy Cats, Beliebers, Swifties and Little Monsters alike will want to be at Pop Factor: The Concert, which pays tribute to the songs and stars of today’s pop charts on Wednesday, April 15.

Totally live and interactive, Pop Factor is a high-energy non-stop party for teens and tweens.

Bringing the world of magic bang up to date, Jamie Allan: iMagician, on April 16, explores the work of the great illusionist Harry Houdini – then shows how modern technology can make illusions even more mindblowing.

His incredible illusions have been seen recently on BBC’s The One Show, BBC Breakfast and ITV’s The Alan Titchmarsh Show.

My First Ballet: Swan Lake, April 18 and 19, is a unique collaboration between English National Ballet and English National Ballet School, whose second year students perform the world’s favourite ballet with a narrator to help the young audience follow the story and Tchaikovsky’s wonderful music.

A gripping story from the Finnish folk epic The Kalevala, Swanhunter, April 21, is an inventive chamber opera specially created for a family audience that fuses opera, puppetry and live action with a six-piece chamber orchestra on stage.

In search of a bride and against his mother’s wishes Lemminkäinen travels north where he must face the Devil’s Elk, the swan on Death’s River and unseen dangers in the shadows.