Kids
Puppet Animation Festival
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Festival performances are listed alphabetically by show title and then by venue in date order. Shows listed until Thu 1 1 Apr, and further listings will be published in the forthcoming issue. For a copy of the festival programme, contact the MacRobert on 01786 467155.
Performances ALADDIN Ages 5—8. Jack ()'1.antern Puppet Theatre adapts this children’s epic tale of tnagic. mystery and flying carpets using colourful shadow puppetry. Eastfield Community Centre Dukes Road. (‘ambuslang (ilasgovv. ()141 641 8319. Thu 28 Mar. 2pm. £2 (£1). CAN’T YOU SLEEP LITTLE BEAR? 8i THREE WISHES Ages 3-6. Pavlas Puppets adapt Martin Waddell's story of a little bear who's afraid of the dark. 'l'ltret' His/it's tells the story of a woodcutter who agrees not to cut down a tree in exchange for three wishes. Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. 01592611101. Mon 8 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). FLYING BABIES
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Ages over 3. Theatre l)rak presents a story about three babies who let go of the string and lose their balloon. (‘ome and join their journey as they venture into the Planet of Lost Balloons in a charming lesson about the challenges of being little in a big bad world.
Gateway Theatre tilm Row. l.eith Walk.
Edinburgh. 0131 317 3939. Fri 5-~Sat 6 Apr.
l‘ri 7.30pm; Sat 4pm & 7.30pm. £6 (£4). GEORGE AND THE DRAGON Ages over 4. (iarlic Theatre present a humoroUs adaptation of a medieval legend. Netherbow Arts Centre 43-45 High Street. lidinburgh. ()131 5569579. Fri 5 Apr. 11am 8; 2pm. £4 (£3).
Sir John Wilson Town Hall Stirling Street. Airdrie. ()1698 267515. Wed 3 Apr. 10.30am. £3.50 (£2.50).
The New Town Hall Bron Way. North (‘arbrain Road. ('umbernauld. (11698 267515. Wed 3 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. 01592 61 l 101. Sat 6 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). HENNY PENNY’S NURSERY GARDEN OF RHYMES AND STORIES Ages 3—-6. (‘an llenny‘ Penny. (‘hicken l.icken and their friends stop the sky from falling down'.’ This and other children's rhymes and stories are told tising lan Turbitt's Puppet Theatre.
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Netherbow Arts Centre 43—45 High Street. lidinburgh. 0131 5569579. Tue 9 Apr. 11am& 2pm. £4 (£3).
King’s Park Pavilion King‘s Park. Dalkeith. 663 3445. Thu 1 1 Apr. 2pm. £2.50 (£1.50).
KING MIDAS GOES FOR GOLD Ages 4—9. (ireed gets the better of King Midas when he stumbles across a sleepy. lost god in his rose garden. This ancient Greek myth is adapted by Sylvia Troon's Kenspeckle Puppets.
North Halfway Community Hall 23 (iraham Avenue. (‘ambttslang (ilasgow. ()141 641 1502. Fri 29 Mar. 2pm. £2 (£1). Tolbooth Theatre Jail Wynd. Stirling. (11786 274000. Sat 30 Mar. 1 latn & 3pm. £3.
Mayfield Leisure Centre It) May lTClLl Place. Mayfteld. lidinburgh. 0131 663 2219. Thu 4 Apr. 10am. £2.50 (£1.50). LITTLE RED CAP Ages 3—8. A young girl weaves her way through a wood on a journey frattght with danger in order to see her grandmother. This imaginative adaptation of the classic tale of little red riding hood is performed by Banyan Theatre (‘ompany
Netherbow Arts Centre 43—45 High Street. lidinburgh. ()131 556 9579. Mon 1 Apr. 1 lam & 2pm. £4 (£3).
Paisley Arts Centre .\'evv Street. Paisley. ()141 887 1010. Sat 30 Mar. 11am & 1pm. £4 (£2.50).
Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. 01592 61 1 101. Tue 2 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). Smith Art Gallery and Museum l)umbarton Road. Stirling. ()1786 461081. Wed 3 Apr. 1 lam. £2.50.
Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline. (11383 314000. Tue 9 Apr. 1 1am & 1.30pm. £4.
THE MAGIC HORSE
Ages over 3. Yugen Puppets adapts this Scottish fairytale about a man who exchanges his old mare for a magic horse. Gracemount Leisure Centre 22 (iracemount l)rive. lidinburgh. 0131 658 1940. Fri 5 Apr. 1 1am.
Inch Community Centre (iilmerton Road. lidinburgh. 0131 664 4710. Tue 9 Apr. 1 lain.
Netherbow Arts Centre 4.3 45 High Street. lidinburgh. 0131 5569579. Thu 11 Apr. 1 1am & 2pm. £4 (£3 ).
Paisley Arts Centre New Street. Paisley. ()141 887 1010. Sat 6 Apr. llatn & 1pm. £4 (£2.50).
Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. (11592 61 1 101. Wed 10 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). MONSTERS IN MY WARDROBE Ages 5 12. A young boy is terrified of things that go bttmp in the night. and especially his loonting wardrobe. To confront his fear. he enters the wardrobe attd embarks on a magical journey in this acclaimed production from Blueboat Puppet ('ompany.
Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. ()1592 61 1 101. Tue 9 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY Ages
3 6. Dog and String Theatre (’ompany's production is based on a greedy" fisherman who goes back on a promise to allow his mermaid wife to go back to the sea after their marriage.
Cadder Community Centre 20 t-‘ara Street. (ilasgovv, 0141 2879829. Wed 3 Apr. 1 1.30am & 3.30pm. £2 (£1 ). Darnley Community Centre 32A (ilcnlivet Place. (ilasgovv. 0141 287 982‘). Thu 4 Apr. 1 1.30am & 3.30pm. £2 (£1). Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. 01592611101. Mon 1 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). Smith Art Gallery and Museum l)umbarton Road. Stirling. 01786461081. Tue 2 Apr. 1 lam. £2.50.
Paisley Arts Centre New Street. Paisley. ()141 887 1010. Fri 5 Apr. 1 lam & lptn. £4 (£2.50).
THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK Ages 69 The charming story of Plop the baby barn owl who is afraid of the dark is retold by Pavlas Puppets. With the help of the other animals in the forest. Plop overcomes his fears in an adaptation of Jill 'I‘omlinson's modern-day children‘s classic.
The Annexe 9a Stew artvillc Street. l’artick. (ilasgow. 0141 287 9829. Tue 2 Apr. 10.30am. £2 (£1).
Bishoploch Tennants Hall 15 Auchingill Road. (ilasgow. ()141 287 9829. Tue 2 Apr. 3pm. £2 (£1 ).
Bonnyrigg Leisure Centre King (ieorge \' Park. Bonnyrigg. (1131 663 7579. Wed 3 Apr. 2.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50).
Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. ()1592 61 1 101. Thu 4 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). Smith Art Gallery and Museum l)unibarton Road. Stirling. 01786 461081. Sat 6 Apr. 1 lam & 2pm. £2.50.
PETER THE PIRATE BOY Ages over 3. A spellbinding adventure on the high seas involving a storm. a shipwreck. a desert island and a scared little boy in this production from Kenspeckle Puppets. GilmorehillG12 9 l'niversity Avenue. (ilasgovv. (1141 3305522. Wed 3Apr.
l lam. £3.50.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43 45 High Street. iidinburgh. 0131 556 9579. Mon 8 Apr. 1 lain (k 2pm. £4 (£3).
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN AND OTHER STORIES Ages 3 7. Kidglovcs Puppets retells the story of a dastardly ratcatcher brought in by the mayor to rid llamelin of rats. ()thet' children's favourites are also told by- Kidgloves including Aesop‘s fable about a conceited crow outvv itted by a sly fox. Netherbow Arts Centre 43 45 High Street. lidinburgh. 0131 5569579. Wed 10 Apr. 1 latn ck 2pm. £4 (£3).
Southhouse and Burdiehouse Community Centre Burdiehouse Street. lidinburgh. (1131 664 2210. Thu 1 1 Apr.
1 latn.
THE RAINBOW FOREST Ages over 5. Ann is the reigning king of the monkey s and guardian of the Rainbow Tree. but tnust see ottt his visionary dreams from his cage itt l.empen loo. l.empen Puppet Theatre blurs reality and fantasy to divulge adventurous stories about the magical and precious world of the rainforests.
Smith Art Gallery and Museum l)umbarton Road. Stirling. (11786 461081. Mon 1 Apr. 1 lam. £2.50.
RAMAYANA Joko Sttsilo and Matthew lsaac ('ohen present a contemporary Indonesian shadow puppet story based on the ancient Sanskrit epic.
Scottish Mask & Puppet Theatre Centre 8 10 Balcarres Avenue.
Kelv indale. (ilasgovv. ()141 339 6185. Sat 6 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3).
RAPUNZEL Ages 5 9. When a beautiful. young maiden is imprisoned in a hiin lower. a handsome prince embarks on a quest to save her. lidinburgh Puppet ('ompany brings this fairytale to life. GilmorehillG12 9 l'niversity Avenue. (ilasgow. ()141 330 5522. Thu 28 Mar.
1 lam. £3.50.
Tolbooth Theatre Jail Wy nd. Stirling. ()1786 274000. Hi 29 Mar. 1 lam & 3pm. £3.
Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. (11592611101. Sat 30Mar. 2pm. £4t£3). ROBIN HOOD Ages 5 9. A rottsing and humorous retelling of the adventures of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws presented by Major Mtistard's Travelling Show.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43 45 High Street. lidinburgh. ()131 5569579. Sun 31 Mar. llatn & 2pm. £4 (£3).
THE SELKIE BRIDE Ages over 4. A mysterious ('eltic tale about a fisherman and a seal tnaiden presented by Little Angel Pttppet Theatre.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43 45 High Street. lidinburgh. (1131 5569579. Sat 6 Apr. 11am& 2pm. £4 (£3).
Paisley Arts Centre New Street. Paisley.
()141 887 1010. Tue 2 Apr. 1 lam & 1pm. £4 (£2.50).
Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrotbes. ()1592 61 l 101. Wed 3 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). Bellshill Cultural Centre John Street. Bellshill. 01698 267515. Thu 4 Apr. 2pm. £3.50 (£2.50).
THE SINGING RINGING TREE
Ages 3 -7. Folding Theatre Puppet company adapts this liastern littropean folk tale about a prince in pursuit of a vain princess. Yoker Community Centre 10 Kelso Place. Yoker. (ilasgow. 0141 287 9829. Fri 29 Mar. 4pm. £2 (£1).
GilmorehillG12 9 l'niversity Avenue. (ilasgovv. 0141 3305522. Hi 5 Apr. 11am. £3.50.
TOM THUMB Ages 5---7. Little Tom cart have a bath in a teacup. fly through the air on a leaf. peak at the ittsides of a cow and charm audiences with his diminutive cuteness. Shona Reppe Puppets' acclaimed adaptation of the story of a little hero in a big. bad world is told using gentle storytelling and haunting music.
Rothes Halls Rothes Square. (ilenrothes. ()1592 61 1 101. liri 5 Apr. 2pm. £4 (£3). Smith Art Gallery and Museum l)umbarton Road. Stirling. ()1786 461081. Mon 8 Apr. 1 lam. £2.50.
Byre Theatre Abbey Street. St Andrew s. 01334 475000. Tue 9 Apr. 2.30pm. £7 (£4). Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline. (11383 314000. Thu 1 1 Apr. 1 1am & 1.30pm. £4.
THE UGLY DUCKLING Ages 3--6. (‘lydebuilt Puppet Theatre presents the classic tale about a little duckling who doesn't quite fit in.
GilmorehillG12 9 l'niversity Avenue. (ilasgovv. ()141 330 5522. Thu 4 Apr. 1 lam. £3.50.
Netherbow Arts Centre 43-45 High Street. lidinburgh. ()131 5569579. Sat 30 Mar. llatn .v 2pm. £4 (£3).
Tolbooth Theatre Jail Wy nd. Stirling. (11786 274000. Sun 31 Mar. 11am& 3pm. £3.
Carnegie Hall liast Port. l)unfermline. (11383 314000. Wed 1() Apr. 1 lam & 1.30pm. £4.
Workshops
Make A Puppet Fri 29 Sat 30 Mar. 1pm. £3. Tolbooth 'l'heatre. Jail Wy nd. Stirling. 01786 274000. lidinburgh Puppet (’ompany invites kids aged 8 12 to come along and make their ow it simple and colourful puppet.
Make A Shadow Puppet Sun 31 Mar. 1pm. £3. Tolbooth 'l’heatrc. Jail Wy nd. Stirling. 01786 274000. Ages 6 9. The art of shadow puppetry explained by (‘lydebuilt Pttppet Theatre in this fttn workshop which finishes with a public performance.
Rod And Hand Puppetry Workshop Tue 9 Apr. 2pm. Inch ('ommunity ('entt'e. (iilmcrton Road. Edinburgh. 0131 664 4710. Ages over 8. Learn the basics of puppet design and manipulation before presenting a short show for friends and fattiily in this fun session hosted by ('hameleon Pttppets.
Shadow Puppetry Workshop Wed 10 Apr. 2pm. Morcdun (‘ommunity Wing. lidinburgh. (1131 672 2629. Ages over 6. Learn the art of shadow puppetry with expert tuition frotn ('hanieleon Puppets before putting on a short performance. Rod And Hand Puppetry WorkshOp Thu 1 1 Apr. 2pm. Southhouse and Bttt‘dieliouse (‘ommunity Centre. Burdiehouse Street. lidinburgh. 0131 664 22 ll). Ages t)\ Cl 3. SL‘L‘ 'l‘llL' 9 .-\pt'. abov L'.