"fireflies—ME."
w e. It wasn’t all plain sailing as a shipmate in ' Wctorian times. This is your chance to learn
all about life above and below decks as you meet a stowaway and hear his tale. Watch out for rats trying to steal grain in the ship’s hold and sample some of the food you’d have eaten on the long sea voyages.
Shiver me timbers!
3’ The Tal/ Ship, 100 Stcbcross Road, Glasgow Sun 25 Sep.
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Activities and Fun
Drop-In Drama for Kids Sat 24 Sep & Sat 1 ()ct. llatn noon. £4. CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Take part in a stimulating session ol theatrical lun. Only Tools and Horses Fri 23 Tue 27 Sep. noon. 2pm & 4pm. £6.95 (£4.95). (ilasgow Science Centre. 50 Pacific Quay. 420 5000. Rockets. balloons. skateboards. buckets of water and a deadly bed ol nails are used to demonstrate Newton’s three laws ol motion. Price is entry to Science Mall.
Victorian Day Sun 25 Sep. 10am £4.95 (£3.75). The Tall Ship at (ilasgow Harbour. 100 Stobeross Road. 222 2513. Step aboard and experience a lile ol scurvy and scrubbing decks. Cook in the galley and discover the stowaway and his heroic tales ol adventures at sea. For every paying adult a kid goes lree.
CCA Kids Club: Part of the Process Sat 1 Oct. 10 v- 1 1.30am. £3. (‘CA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Use a huge range of materials to drip. stick and create imaginary visions.
Theatre & Dance
The Katie Morag Stories Until Sat 24 Sep. Thu 10.30am; Fri/Sat 3pm & 7.30pm (Sat mat l lam). £5 (£2.50 £3). Citizens' Theatre. 1 1‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) ()022. Mull Theatre bring to lile Mairi lledderwick‘s tales ol the little island girl. Katie Morag.
Storytelling
Tall Tales in the Tower Sat 1 ()ct. noon 12.45pm. Free. Tron Theatre. ()3 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. Fun interactive storytelling sessions in the Tron‘s Clock Tower for ages 3 5.
Children’s Storytime Still 25 Sep & Stilt 2 ()et. 2pm. Free. Borders Books. Fort Retail Park. 390 Provan Walk. 773 2910. Weekly storytelling session lor the kids.
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Activities And Fun
Royal Museum Art Cart Sat 24 Sep 10am 4pm; Sun 25 Sep noon 4pm. Free. Royal Museum Main Hall. 2 Chambers Street. 247 421‘). Look out for the Art Cart. packed with lree materials to help you draw and colour pictures all around the museums.
First Impressions: Islamic Art and Design Sat 24 Sep and Sat 1 Oct. 1 lam (3 6 years) & lptn (7 12 years). £4 (£1.50 £2). North lidinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pemtywell Court. 315 2151. Workshops covering textile an. illuminated manuscripts. decorative tiles and sculpture.
Tiny Music Makers Sat 24 Sep. Sat 10am ( 1 3 years) & noon (3 5 years). £4 (£1.50 £2). North lidinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. A lun session ol music-making involving games. puppets, rhymes and movement to music.
Big Art Wee Hands Sat 24 Sep 10.30am (aged 7+) & 1.30pm (3 () years). £4 (£1.50 £2). North lidinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Have a go at a range of visual art media including painting. sculpture. installation and digital photography.
DJ Workshop Sat 24 Sep and Sat 1 ()ct. lptn. £4 (£1.50 -£2). North lidinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. learn how to spin records and mix beats. Ages 12+.
Kite Making Sat 24 Sep. 10.30am & 1.30pm. £1. North lidinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Make a kite lrom paper and fly it in the garden. Ages 4+.
Plots! Sun 25 Sep. 12.45pm. 1.45pm. 2.45pm 8: 3.45pm. Free. Royal Museum llawthornden Court. 2 Chambers Street. 247 4219/4422. .loin Alba Adventures as they take you back in time. and bring you lace to lace with a Pictish warrior.
Tasty Treats Tue 27 Sep. 10.30am. Free. North lidinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Find out all about health snacks for all the lamily. Dance Kids Sat 1 ()ct. 10am & l lain (1 4 years): 12.30pm & 1.30pm (3 6 years). £4 (£1.50 £2). North lidinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315
MUSICAL BALAMDRY Edinburgh Playhouse, Fri 23—Sun 25 Sep
Anyone who has witnessed a small child waving and talking back to a TV set will know that little ones don’t quite get television. As far as they’re concerned, those tiny people actually live inside the box. So imagine the surprise when your favourite nursery teacher, policeman, shopkeeper and bus driver are standing right in front of you. Easily the most successful TV show to come out of Scotland in years, Balamory has been captivating pre- schoolers across Britain and beyond for the past three years, and after a small-scale tour last Christmas, the kiddie soap is back on the road with a
brand new musical stage show.
And unlike their small-screen personas, these characters wave back. ‘There’s loads of audience interaction,’ says Andrew Agnew aka PC Plum. ‘We encourage everyone to join in with all the dance moves, but we also ask them which character should help solve each mystery. Just like the TV show, it’s all laid out for them; they shout the right name, that person comes on, sings their song and then takes the story on to another level.’ For Agnew and his fellow cast members, the live experience has been quite an eye opener. Tucked away in their Glasgow studio, or on location on the Isle of Mull, it’s hard to gauge just what a phenomenon Balamory
has become.
‘The thing we get from the stage show that we don’t get from the telly is that we actually see the people who watch Balamory,’ says Agnew. ‘You’re on the stage singing and you look into the audience and they’re all singing it back to you and you think, “when did that happen?” Because we’ve been inside a studio filming for the last three years, we don’t see the impact it’s
had. It’s amazing.’ (Kelly Apter)
2151. (let your shoes and socks oil and prepare to stamp. slide. jump and leap. Russian Storytelling Sat 1 Oct. Sat 11.30am Anoon. 12.30 lpnt & 1.30 2pm. Free. Royal Museum: littropean Art (iallery. 2 Chambers Street. 247 4219/4422. linter the storytelling tent and hear wondrous tales ol princes and princesses. lorest spirits and lirebirds. Youth Theatre Thu () Oct. 6 7pm. £22 lor lull term (£12 lor lull term). (iateway 'l‘heatre. lilm Row. Leilh Walk. 317 307‘). Develop a range ol drama and physical theatre skills at this youth theatre group. Suitable lor ages 12 1o.
Theatre & Dance
Balamory Live: Strike Up the Band Fri 23 Sep 1.45pm; Sat 24 Sep 10.45am. 1.45pm & 4.45pm; Sun 25 Sep 10.45am 6'; 1.45pm‘£10 £17.5()(£3o £o3 lamily). Playltouse. IX 22 (ireenside Place. 0871) 6063-12-1. l’(‘ Plum is ottt to
solve a mystery in this new stage show based on the popular BBC TV programme. See preview.
Storytelling
Doodles and Tales Sun 25 Sep. 2 4pm. Free. National (iallery ol Scotland. the Mound. 024 (i200. Ages 5 l) and lamilies. Join storyteller Judy Paterson and artist Juliana Capes lor lots ol lun activities. bringing modern paintings and sculptures to lile.
Books for Babies Tue 4 ()ct. 10.30am. Free. North lidinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Ages up to three. Stories. songs and rhymes to intrtxluee the very vvee ones to books. The Books of Hans Christian Andersen l'ntil Tue 31 Jan (not Stilt). Times vary. Free. .\1ttseum olChildhotxl. 42 High Street. 52‘) 4142. A special exhibition leaturing some ol the best loved books by this renowned story teller.
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