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combine in Ian Turbitt's adaptation of this popular children's story.
GorgieIDalry Community Association 22 Mlle/.eiti/ Street. (ling/e. [ft/in/nl/g/t.
0/3/ 337 3252. Thu I Apr. l0.30am. £2.50.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43—45 High Street. Edinburgh. 0/3/ 556 9579/2647. Mon 5 8' Tue 6 Apr. 11am. £3.50 (£2.75). Muir Hall (ieorge Street /)(ntne. Stirling. 0/786 473544. Wed 7 Apr. I latti. £2: family ticket £5.
Cowane Centre ('(nt‘tine S/t‘eel. Stirling. 0/786 473544. Wed 7 Apr. 2.30pm. £2: family ticket £5.
SINBAD THE SAILOR Ages 5+. See photo ca tion.
Gilmorehill Centre 9 L’htt-et-s-t'ti xlt'entte. (iltisgmi: 0/4/ 287 55//. Mon 5 Apr. 11am. £3.50 (£2.50). ‘ Longniddry Community Centre Seth/t 80ml. [.ungnit/(lrr. 0/875 8529.33. Tue 6 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.50).
Benarty Community Centre Ht‘lt RIM/(l. Bolling/y. 0/592 86/535. Wed 7 Apr. 10.30am. £1.
Baldridgeburn Community Leisure Centre Dun/erm/ine. ()/.\’8.\’ 72475/. Wed 7 Apr. 2pm. £1.
Newtongrange Community Centre //5 Main Street. .‘\'eii‘/(tngr(tnge. 0/3/ 663 4276. Thu 8 Apr. 10.15am. £2.50 (£1.50): faitiily ticket £5.
Danderhall Community Centre Sen-mt) (.‘linrt'li Rut/(l. /)(/IIt/t’l'/I(Ill. 0/3/ 663 9280. Thu 8 Apr. 2.15pm. £2.50 (£1.50): family ticket £5.
Howden Park Centre things/hit. 0/506 433634. Fri 9 Apr. 2.30pm. £4 (£2.50): family ticket £12 (£7.50).
Linlithgow Leisure Centre /.ttth‘thgmt~. 0/506 433634. Fri 9 Apr. 2.30piti. £3 (£2); family ticket £9 (£6).
Allanton Community Centre .ttut'tt Street. Allan/(tn. 0/698 2675/5. Sat 11) Apr. 10.30am. £3.50 (£2.50): family ticket £10.
The New Town Hall Bruit Il‘iti .\'(tr//t ('(tr/n'ttin RUt/(l. ('itnt/ierntnt/(l. 0/698 2675/5. Sat 10 Apr. 2pm. £3.50t£2.50); famin ticket £11).
Netherbow Arts Centre 43-45 Higlt Street. Edinburgh. t/l3/ 556 9579/2647. Mon 12 Apr. Ilatii. £3.50 (£2.75).
THE HALF CHICK AND TWO TALES Ages 5+. Puppetry. music and storytelling combine Ill this spellbinding Spanish fairytale performed by Storybos Theatre. MacRobert Arts Centre ( 'ttt‘t-etstit- u; Stirling. Stirling. 0/786 46/08/. Mon 5
A r. llatii 8; 2pm. £2.50.
Gilmorehill Centre 9 tittt‘tet-ott x\)‘t’ltl/(’. (i/(isgtni: 0/4/ 28.~ 55//. Tue 6 Apr. llatii. £3.51) (£2.50).
Blyth Hall .\"eii'/itn'/-()n-'litt. life. (//.\’82 54/856. Thtt 8 Apr. 2pm. £2.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43- 45 High Street. Edinburgh. ()/3/ 556 95 79/264 7. Fri 9 Apr. 11am. £3.50 (£2.75),
Adam Theatre [it’ll/tin //\ Ill/(Ill. Kit'kt'tl/(li'. (H.592 4/2929. Sal ll) Apr.
| lam. £2 (£2); family ticket £9.
THE PUPPETELLER Ages 3+. lati 'I‘ut‘bttt’s Puppets presents popular children's stories using iiiustc aiid puppets both large and small.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43» 45 High Street. Edinburgh. 0/3/ 556 95 79/264 7. Mon 5 it Tue 6 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.75). THE SNOW CHILD Ages 6+. An old man and woman's longing for a child turns itito a reality in Pay la‘s Puppets adaptatiott of this poignant Russian folktale
Maytield Leisure Centre /0 .itmtt’ehl I’lut'e. tl’ltl\‘//e/(/. 0/3/ 665’ 22/9. Tue 0 Apr. 10.15am. £2.50 (£1.50); family ticket £5.
Bonnyrigg Leisure Centre King (;eht-ge V I’iir/s'. Bun/tyrth 0/3/ 66." 75 79. Tue 6 Apr. 2.15pm. £2.50 (£1.50): faintly ticket £5.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43. .45. High Street. lit/in/ntrg/i. (1/3/ 556 9579/2647. Thu 8 Apr. llaiii. £3.50 (£2.75). Prestonpans Community Centre Pres/0n Rot/(l. I’rey/tni/ittny. 0/875 8/3349. Fri 9 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (2.50). THE BOY WHO FLEW TOO HIGH Ages 4+. Icarus suffers at the expense o1 lits father's inventions in The Folding Theatre Puppet Company's new show.
Town Hall, South Street St Ant/rem. 0/334 4746/0. Tue 6 Apr. 10.30am. £2. Rothes Hall Rtil/iey St/iittre. (i/enrti/lies. 0/592 6/l/0l. Tue 6 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.50).
Carnwath Town Hall .t/(tt'tt Street. C(ll'llll‘ul/l. 0/555 66/.i‘3l. Fri 9 Apt".
2.30 )m. £2 (£1 i.
Kirklieldbank Village Hall ty't't-t/leh/httttk.
0/555 66/33/. Sat 10 Apr. 2.30pm. £2 (£1 ).
Volunteer Hall St .ltt/llt Street. (iii/(ts/tie/s. 0/750 20842. Mon 12 Apr. 3pm. £2.50 (£1.50); family ticket £6.
Jedburgh Town Hall .tetlhttt-gh. 0/ 750 20842. Tue 13 Apr. 3pm. £2.50 (£1 50): family ticket £6.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43- 45 High Street. lit/itt/nirgli. 0/3/ 556 9579/2647. Wed l4 Apr. 1 lam. £5.501£2.75). Musselburgh Sports Centre :\'eu‘/iigging. .llitsyellntrgli. 0/3/ 65." 6367. Thu l5.-\pr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.50). HARLEQUIN IN TROUBLE Ages 5- 11. Norwich Puppet Theatre draw on the Italian coiiiedia'ti‘aditioti for this lively and Colourful comedy.
MacRobert Arts Centre l7!l1(/'\/l\ (if Stirling. Stirling. (I/ 786 46/08/ Tue 6
A it. 11am 8 2pm. £2.50.
Gilmorehill Centre 9 l ill/1t’/'\/l\ xll‘e/II/t’.
; (at/(gait. 0/4/ 3s? 55/). ma 7 Apr.
1 Ian). £3.501£2.50i.
f Paisley Arts Centre .\'eu .y‘tt-eei. /’t/l.\l(‘\. ; 0/4/ 887 Ill/0. Thu 8 Apr. lptti. £4 (£2).
SEA STORIES Ages 5+, A beaclicoiiiber tells stories ll‘tilll the things he finds on the shore iii ('lydelittilt Puppet Theatre's iiew show.
2 St Bride's Centre /0 (nu-ell li‘t'l'llt e.
lit/in/iitrg/t. 0/3/ 3’46 l405. Tue 6 Apr. 1.30pm. £3 (£2).
Queensway Leisure Centre QI!(’(‘/t.\it'(t\_ Pen/(ink. 0/968 6787"? Wed 7 .-\Pt‘. 10.15am £2.50 (£1.50); family ticket £5.
: Gorebridge Leisure Centre //I//Il(’/'Ilt‘l(l ly’tntil. (litre/trttlge. (1/875 82/ 7.39. Wed 7
£2.50 N; 1.51)); faintly ticket
.’ pr. 2.15pm. £5.
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SINBAD THE SAILOR See listin for dates and venues. Ages 5+. The story ad begins to recount his strange and
unfolds in Baghdad where Sin
Corn Exchange Dim/mt: ()/.368 863353. Tue 13 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.50).
WILLIE THE WICKED WOLF Ages 6+. Over
The Top‘s COITilC tale of Willie The Wicked Wolf who has a taste for Little Red Riding Hood and her granny.
etherbow Arts Centre 43-45 High . treet. lit/in/nt/g/t. 0/3/ 556 9579/2647. Wed 7 Apr. llaiii. £3.50 (£2.75). SEARCH FOR THE HERO Ages 5+. Over The Top’s fast-iiioving tale to find the hero that lives within all of us. using puppets. masks. water-squirting and quick costume changes. Netherbow Arts Centre 43-45 High Street. Edinburgh. 0/3/ 556 9579/2647. Wed 7 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.75). TACT Community Hall Blantyre. ()/.355 26/000. Sat 10 Apr. 10.30am. £2 (£1 ). Spittal Community Centre Curr/el- Rot/(l. Riitlietglen. 0/4/ 634 70/0. Sat 10 Apr. 2pm. £2 (£1 ). MORAG AND THE WATER HORSE Ages 5+. Jack 0‘ Lantern's adaptation of this traditional Scottish folktale which tells the story of Moi'ag. whose father sends her away to look after the cattle. even though a terrible Kelpie (or water horse) lives near by. Netherbow Arts Centre 43—45 High Street. Edinburgh. ()/3/ 556 9579/2647. Thu 8 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.75). THE THREE LITTLE PIGS Ages 3+. Ketispeckle Puppets present the tale of the three little pigs who try to outwit the nasty wolf. McLaren High School Matti Street Kill/ti. Stirling. (t/786 473544. Sat 10 Apr. 1 lam. £2: family ticket £5. Cowane Centre Ctiit‘tltte Street. .S/t/‘l/Itg. ()/786 473544. Sat 10 Apr. 3.30pm. £2: family ticket £5. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Ages 7+. \‘ictor Hugo‘s classic story of Quastttiodo is recreated by Hunter Puppet Theatre. with the help of local primary schools in (iot'gie/I)alt'y who helped in its production.
In“ ‘ '- ' V“ “V
incredible voyages - how he rode on the back of a whale, flew with the
great rokh bird and escaped the clut
ches of the evil ogre. Garlic Theatre's
new show combines puppetry, original music and object animation to capture the magic and mystery of the Orient.
St Bride's Centre [0 Orwell Terrace. Edinburgh. 0131 346 I405. Tue l3—Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm (Thu 15 & Sat 17 Apr mats. 2pm). £3 (£2).
WINNIE THE POOH Ages 5+. In the true spirit ofA.A Milne’s wonderful stories. Pooh Bear and friends are recreated using soft toy puppetry by Richard Medrington’s Puppets.
North Berwick Community Centre Law RUl/(l. North Berwiek. 0/620 892/97. Wed 14 Apr. 11am. £3.50 (2.50).
JACK AND THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER Ages 4+. Folding Theatre Puppet Company capture the magic of this well— known Scottish Traveller‘s tale about a young boy who falls in love with a mermaid.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43—45 High Street. Edinburgh. 0/3/ 556 9579/2647. Wed 14 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.75).
Animation Perfonnancesdr Workshops
Events at MacRobert Arts Centre
Uni i'ersily (it'Slirling. Stirling. 0/ 786 46/08/
Animation On Film Mon 5 Apr (ages 7—9) 8; Wed 7 Apr (ages 10—13). 10am—4pm. £5. Animator Walter McCrorie takes you through the whole process of making your own animated film.
Pippi Longstocking (PG) Sat 3 Apr. 2.30 at. £1.50. See Film Index.
Tintin And The Mystery 0f Shark Lake (PG) Tue 6 Apr. 2.30pm, £1.50. See Film Index.
A Bug's Life (U) Mon 12. 2.30pm & Tue 13 Apr. 1 lam St 2.30pm. £1.50. See Film Index.
Events at The Filmhouse
88 [.titliiuti Rut/(l. Edinburgh. 0/3/ 228 2688. How Do They Do That? Tue 6 Apr. 3.30pm. £1.20. Ages 8+. Following screenings of new short films by young British animators. Shiona Wood. Filmhouse Education Officer leads a lively discussion on various techniques. including drawn. cut-out. model and computer animation.
Drawing On Film Tue 13 & Wed 14 Apr. l0aiti—4pm. £10. Ages 7—9 & 10-12. An exciting animation workshop led by an animator from the Edinburgh Film Workshop and students from Edinburgh College of Art Animation Department. The session will explore techniques with the aim ofcreating a short film by the end of the day.
Events at Gilmorehill Centre
9 University Avenue. Glasgow. 0/4/ 287 55/].
Instant Animation - Drawing 0n 16mm Film Tue 6 Apr. 9.30am—4pm. £5. Ages 8—12. Mary Morrison leads this animation workshop that doesn‘t require cameras. Using the technique pioneered by Norman McLaren. you can draw directly onto strips of film and have your animation projected up on the big screen. Animate 1 8t 2 - Plasticine Animation Wed 7 Apr. (ages 8—12)& Thu 8 Apr. (ages 13—16). 9.30ani—4pm. £5. Create your own animation using plasticine characters and stop-frame techniques with animator Mary Morrison.
Tintin 8t The Mystery 0f Shark Lake (PG) Thu 1 Apr. 2.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50). See Film Index.
Fred, Gromit & Friends (U) Fri 2 Apr. 2.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50). See Film Index. Toy Story (PG) Mon 5 Apr. 2.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50). See Film Index.
Pippi Longstocking (PG) Fri 9 Apr. 2.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50). See Film Index.
A Taste Of India Tue 13 Apr. 10am- 4pm. £3.50 (£2.75). Netherbow Arts Centre. 43—45 High Street. Edinburgh. ()131 556 9579/2647 and Thu 15 Apr. 10aai—4piii. £3.50 (£2.75). Moredun Community Wing. 5 Moredunvale Place. Moredun. Edinburgh. 0131 556 9579/2647. Edinburgh Puppet Company offer two play-iii-a-day workshops aimed at youth clubs and groups with urban aid areas of Edinburgh. which provides an insight into the culture of the sub-continent. its society. history and mythology.
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