Dorchester's Brewery Square is offering a free, interactive extra-terrestrial experience for families on Saturday, March 18 to celebrate Dorchester Science Festival.

'The Discovery Lab' is part participatory science workshop and part improvised theatre performance by not-for-profit theatre and community arts company Brave Bold Drama. The story follows a pair of travelling aliens on an Earth exploration mission.

Families can take part in a variety of fun, quirky science experiments, with young 'Earth experts' encouraged to share their knowledge and help create a unique experience.

Having captured participants' knowledge about the wonders of science, intergalactic explorers Orchy and Kela will reframe and present these discoveries back to the audience in a quirky, memorable and accessible way through the medium of live performance.

Tara Bailey, centre manager at Brewery Square, said: "We're proud to support Dorchester Science Festival for the second year running with a captivating workshop and performance from Brave Bold Drama.

"It's fantastic to work with our community to celebrate science in all its glory, educating children and adults alike through engaging activities. Last year's event went down a storm and we can't wait to see the buzz that this year's events bring to our town."

The performance at Brewery Square is suitable for ages 6 and above. Advance ticket bookings are essential and can be made by visiting the Brewery Square concierge or calling 01305 267777.

For more information about Brewery Square, please visit www.brewerysquare.com

Dorchester Science Festival will be held from March 10 to 19, programmed as part of British Science Week to celebrate science, technology, engineering and maths. 

Activities will be hosted by a range of partner organisations across the town and include something for all the family.

Following the huge success of last year, Family Science Day returns to Dorset Museum on March 12 from 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm. There will be more than 20 stalls with a great range of hands-on activities and investigations hosted by local scientists.

Find out how physics plays a part in everyday life, discover the invisible world of microbes, explore the biodiversity of the natural world, discover how magnets and gravity work, test your knowledge of water systems, fossils and seaweed and even handle a 205 million year old meteorite!

The event is free but booking is essential via the Dorset Museum website.

Other highlights of Dorchester Science Festival will include:

• Close ups sessions with some amazing creatures
• A talk from the UK Space Agency
• Craft sessions
• An educational day out at the river with scientists!
• Exciting, interactive theatre & science shows
• Space themed Rhymetime RockSTARS
• Talk on artificial intelligence from Professor Jeremy Frey
• Science experiments
• Lego sessions

For more details of all events, visit https://discoverdorchester.co.uk/dorchester-science-festival/