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Festival performances are listed alphabetically by show title and then by venue in date order. Shows listed until Thu 12 Apr, and further listings will be published next issue. For a copy of the festival programme, contact the Netherbow Arts Centre on 0131 556 9579.
Performances
ANDROCLES AND THE LION .Ages 5--8. Spring Onion Puppet Theatre tell the story of Androcles and a lion he befriends. who are forced to tight for their lives in the ('olosseum in front of the Roman limperor. Regal Community Theatre South Bridge Street. Bathgate. 01506 433634. Thu 5 Apr. 10.30am & 1.30pm. £4 (£2.50): family ticket £12 (£7.50).
Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline. ()1383 314127. Tue 10Apr. 10am. £3. Netherbow Arts Centre 4345 High Street. lidinburgh. ()131 556 9579/2647. Wed 11 Apr. 1 lam & 2pm. £3.50 (£2.75). Dick Institute Museum and Art Gallery lilmbank Avenue. Kilmarnock. ()1563 554343. Thu 12 Apr. 3pm. £2 (£1 ). CAN’T YOU SLEEP LITTLE BEAR? Martin Waddell's book about a little bear who is afraid of the dark is reworked by Pavla‘s Puppets.
Harbour Arts Centre I l4—l 16 Harbour Street. Irvine. ()1294 274059. Fri 30 Mar. 10.30am & 1.30pm. £1.50. MacRobert l'niversity of Stirling. Stirling, (11786 461081. Sun 1 Apr. 1.30pm. £2.50.
Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline. 01383314127. Mon9Apr. 10am. £3. Netherbow Arts Centre 43—45 High Street. lidinburgh. 0131 556 9579/2647. Thu 12 Apr. llatn & 2pm. £3.50 (£2.75). THE DRAGONS OF BEN VAIR Ages 5» -8. Two ferocious dragons are terrorising a small crofting village. but they soon meet their tnatch in Archie who seeks revenge after his girlfriend is captured. The traditional Scottish tale is retold using the expert puppetry of Folding Theatre Puppet (‘ompanyz
Carnegie Hall l-last Port. l)unfermline. ()1383 314127. Tue 3 Apr. 10am. £3. McLaren Hall Main Street. Killin. 01786 473544. Mon 9 Apr. 2pm. £2.50. MacRobert l'niversity of Stirling. Stirling. 01786461081. Wed 11 Apr.
1 lam. £2.50.
FLEA CIRCUS Ages 5+. Watch in amazement as these little daredevils perform death-defying stunts. as
trained by (iarlic Theatre.
Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline. 01383 314127. Thu 5 Apr. 10am. £3. Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes.0159261l101. 1-‘ri 6 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3 ).
Musselburgh Sports Centre Newbigging. .\ltrsse1burgh. 0131 653 6367. Mon 9 Apr. 1 1am. £2.50 (£1.50). MacRobert l'niyersity of Stirling. Stirling. ()1786 46108]. Tue 10 Apr.
1 lam. £2.50.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Kenspecklcl’uppclslcnthisclaxflc fairytale Using humour and catchy tunes. Eastfield Community Centre Dukes Road. ('atnbuslang. 0141 641 8319. Thu 12 Apr. 1.30pm. £1.50. JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH Ang 8 s 1 1. Follow Axel as he encounters exploding volcanoes. man-eating dinosaurs and mysterious males in Blue Boat Theatre’s adaptation of Jules \"erne‘s classic novel. .\lark Pencak's puppetry takes the characters and the audience on an adventure into the unknown.
Burgh Halls The Cross. l.inlithgow. ()1506 844600. Thu 29 Mar. 10.30am. £4 (£2.50); family ticket £12 (£7.50). Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline. 01383 314127. Wed 11 Apr. 10am. £3.
KING NEPTUNE’S MAGIC SHELL Kenspeckle Puppets tell a story based on a young girl who ventures deep into the ocean to find a magic shell.
Cowane Centre (‘owane Street. Stirling. ()1786 473544. Wed 4 Apr. 11am. £2.50.
Victoria Hall Station Road. l)unblane. 01786 473544. Wed 4 Apr. 3pm. £2.50. Fernhill Pavilion Neilvaig Drive. Rutherglen. ()141 634 3158. Thu 12 Apr. 11am. £1.50.
THE LITTLE RED HEN Ages 36 After laying an egg. the Little Red Hen can't lind anyone to help her make a
cake. so she decides to do it all by herself.
Shona Reppe Puppets adapt this traditional tale using imaginatively designed puppets and gentle storytelling.
Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline.
()1383 314127. Mon 2 Apr. 10am. £3. MacRobert tfniversity of Stirling.
Stirling. (11786 461081. Tue 3 Apr. 11am.
£2.50. Cumbernauld Theatre Kiltlrum. Cumbernauld. 01236 732887. Tue 10 Apr. 11am. £3. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD 8: OTHER TALES Ages 3-—7. Kidgloves Puppets retell classic stories including Little Red Riding Hood. The Lion And The Mouse and The Frog Prince. Village Hall Main Street. ('rianlarich. Stirling. ()1786 473544. Mon 2 Apr. 2pm. £2.50.
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Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre’s Beowulf The Dragon Slayi
PETER PAN Ages 5 8. lidinburgh Puppet (‘ompany retell the story of the boy who never grew tip. .loin Peter Pan. Wendy. ('aptain Hook and the Lost Boys as they embark on a dangerously exciting adv cut me.
Regal Community Theatre South Bridge Street. Balhgatc. 01506 433634. Wed 4 Apr. 10.30am & 1.30pm. £4 (£2.50); family ticket £12 (£7.50). Victoria Halls Sinclair Street. llelensburgh. 01436 672224. Sat 7 Apr. 3pm. £3.50 (£2.50).
SALTY SAM’S SHIP-SHAPE SEA SHANTIES lan Turbitt's Puppets tell the story of an old sea dog w ho divulges sea-faring stories and leads the children in some w ell-known sea-songs. Harbour Arts Centre I I4 I 16 Harbour Street. lrvinc. 01294 274059. Thu 29 Mar. 10.30am ac 1.30pm. £1.50. Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. 01592 61 l 101. Tue 3 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3).
Victoria Halls Sinclair Street. Helensburgh. 01436672224. Mon 9 Apr. 10am. £3.50 (£2.50).
TIGGERS DON’T CLIMB TREES Richard Medrington's Parable Puppets prove that Tiggers may be wonderful things. but tree climbing is not what Tiggers do best. A..-\. .‘ylilne's Winnie the Pooh characters are brought to life in this charming puppet adaptation.
Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline. ()1383 314127. Wed 4 Apr. 10am. £3.
Rothes Halls Rothes Square.
(ilenrothes. ()1592 61 1 101. Mon 9 Apr.
2pm. £4 (£3).
TUM TUM TINKER Blue Boat
Theatre‘s acclaimed show based on a
needle which is passed down from
generation to generation.
Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. ()1592 61 1 101. Thu 5 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3).
Netherbow Arts Centre 43—45 High Street. lidinburgh. 0131 556 9579/2647. Tue 10 Apr. 1 lam 8; 2pm. £3.50 (£2.75).
WILLIE THE WICKED WOLF
Over The Top invite you to meet Willie. a wolf whose hobbies include motorbikes and rock ‘n' roll. Help
Granny and Red Riding Hood escape
his clutches.
MacRobert. L'niversity of Stirling. Stirling. (11786 461081. Mon 9 Apr. 11am. £2.50. Paisley Arts Centre New Street. Paisley. ()141 887 1010. Tue 10 Apr. 11am& lprn. £4 (£2.50).
‘ Sir John Wilson Town Hall
Stirling Street. Airdrie. 01698 267515. Wed 11 Apr. 10.30am. £3.50 (£2.50).
Garlic Theatre’s award-winnii Flea Circt
Bellshill Cultural Centre John Street. Bellshill. 01698 267515. Wed 1 Apr. 2.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Carnegie Hall, East Port l)unfermline. 01383 314127. Thu 12 A 10am. £3.
Film Screenings 8. Animation Workshops EVENTS AT THE FILMHOUSE s
Lothian Road. lidinburgh. ()131 228 2688.
Watch With Mothertt') liri 30—Sa 31 Mar. l'ri 1.30pm & 4.15pm; Sat 1.30pm. See l-ilm Index.
The Best Of World Animation .I 6- Sat 7 Apr. l-‘ri 1.30pm & 4.15pm; S. 1.30pm. See liilm lndex.
EVENTS AT MACROBERT l'niversity of Stirling. Stirling. (11786 461081.
Watch With Mother (13) Sun 1 Apr 2.30pm. See l‘ilm Index.
The Best Of New British Animation Wed 4 Apr. 2.30pm. See Film Index.
The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle (L') Sun 8—.‘vlon 9 Apr. St 1 1am& 2.30pm; Mon 1 1am. See Film Index.
The Best Of World Animation 1 10 Apr. 1 1am. See Film lndex.
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth with Mark Pencak