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CHILDREN'S litl AWE, HEELlE-GO-LEERIE Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Wed 20—Sat 23 Feb, then touring
When Virginia Radcliffe decided to write a show about play, she knew her imagination would only take her so far. That if she wanted to capture the fantastical worlds most children enter on a daily basis, there was only one
place to go - her target audience.
For the past seven years, the artistic director of Licketyspit theatre company has regularly got down on her hands and knees and played with early years children. And by finding out what makes them shriek with excitement or cower with fright, Radcliffe has built up a loyal following of families across Scotland, who lap up every show Licketyspit produces — from
Molly Whuppie to Wee Witches.
With Heelie-go-Leerie, a show about games, rhymes and imaginary play, gathering input from children has been more important than ever. ‘There‘s a huge connection between the way children play and making a play for children.’ says Radcliffe. ‘And we all like to play - both adults and children - but the very word “play” sounds like something light and trivial, which of
course it’s absolutely not.‘
Heelie-go-Leerie centres on three children who occupy a world where busy lives have rendered play non-existent. Living beneath a ‘big roof’ which protects them from the thick smoke above, the children discover a crack which only they can fill. These are potentially big themes for 3-7-year-olds to grasp, but Radcliffe is convinced the show’s style will carry them along.
'Little children are very good at finding their way through things,’ she says. ‘And what they’ll see is a group of children who become friends, play together and solve a problem. The show also has lots of rhymes, live music and imaginary play - which kids love.’ (Kelly Apter)
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Glasgow
Activities and Fun FREE Art on a Mat Sttn l7 l-eh. lptn, Gallery ot‘ Modern :\it. Roytl li\ehange Square. 33‘) 10%. A session for eliiltlren under o and their parents/carers to e\plore annork. storytelling and death e pla}. For more information eall til-ll IS? 305‘) or etnail jenn).hellet‘esglaxgtm .org
What’s Rubbish? Workshop Sat
33 Feb. Illatn. £6.50. Seottixh Mask and Puppet Centre. S- It) Balearrex :\\CllllL‘. Kelvindale. 339M515. Dragonfl} Dreaming encourage you to look at rubbiin in a next light.
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I Children's Art Spark Sat 23 l-eh.
3 5P1”. £30 t £30 lot No ehiltlt'ent. (iatlier
in (IltngtnL 3 Rutlnen l.ane. (WNW ISS5I3. ('t'alt aetnitiex lot ages .5 S and S II. In hook eontael Ilannah on
tnlotu make-arteouk or llflhl 4Stltll 2.
I Funky Baby Sat 23 Ielt. I .5pin. (.5 llxlkl\ £5; pie—\xalket'x tree; l'ainil} tieket {I5 l. ’lIlL‘ \Vtitkl}. 52‘) \ttlllt \VtttitISltle Roatl. 33~ Iii-13. .'\tternoon nighteluh lot" the under tens that lllt‘til‘l‘tll'alCS lunk} tlanee elasxes. Sophie's I'llll and a ehill otit area. See \\\\\\.lllllh}l‘;ll‘).llcl lot more tIL‘lttlIS.
I Visual Art Saturdays Sat 23 ten 'I‘itnex it prieex \at'). The (ilaltl \Vttl'kxhop Spaee. III II" Salttnat'ket. 35" 5””). .\t1 aethitiex and mess} tttn \\ itlt sessions tot tour separate age groups.
Theatre St Dance Wee Fairy Tales t'ntil Sat It» l'eh. Thu-l-‘ri Itl.3tlant; Sat I Iain & Zptn. (‘lll/L'IIS. 'I'heatre. I ll) (ittl'haIS Street. 4:"
Wt..- litree ;\e'?ot::‘.et~ use a trunk tttll ptop~ to tell Ii.ttlllli‘ll.tl t.ttt}t.tlt'\ 1n the Seotx iangtatge \geS 5'
I Oscar’s Amazing Space Adventure Sat to lo“. 2pm .\ l~15pttt 1-1‘5t115th \ei'iIlSI‘t \l.tSI\ .\ I’appet lheatte ( ~entze. S itt llaltattex \\enue. Kel‘»ttul.:ie 3‘" MIS5 \ltttt\.-t.tit' I’tll‘IX'lS pteSent the may ot (heat the lltt‘tlSe‘ \tho tintlx a nt_\ Sl'e‘lli'ttS ohteet It‘. In\ gattlen Sllk'\l
I That‘s Rubbish Sat 3; lelt. :[‘III 11“- 1: 5H \et‘lllSII \laxi antl I’ttppe: ( etttte. S I” Halealtt‘S \\entte. I\el\tntl.tle. zlo olS5 IllSl‘llt'tl In the Slogan ‘Retltiee. Reuse. lx’t'tttlt". Iltagontl} Ilteanttng llaltSlttlllt lttI‘I‘lSIl ttt lIllS etltttattonal tale
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I Tall Tales at the Tron Sat to l el‘. Illatn t3 5” tone .ltIlIll. otie elitItIt Itott Iheatte. til ltongate. 55313)“ Intetattne \tot}teIIing St'SSlttll \kllIl tnoxenient. ttntne
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Edinburgh
Activities and Fun
FREE Science at the Museum S'at.Stin II -l5atn. I.‘ Al5ptn. l -15ptn t\ i-l5pni National \ltixettni ol Seotlantl. ('Itatnhetx Street. 2-3” ll): (‘otne taee to taee \\llIl \etenee antl \etenthh met} \xeekentl. I’Ieaxe tiote tlteie ate Ittnttetl \paeex txeating lot tip to Itli .\ge~ 5~
I Pre-school Craft Fun I'll l5 .\ 23 l'eh. III I Iain; .\lon IS .k 3.5 I'elt.
3.l5 3.l5ptn. £5 per elitltl. Imagination \\ot'ksliop. I3!» \larehtnont Roatl. Jot» Ill—1S. l'xe paint. glittet antl gltte to make an all llt'llt at lIllS ltilS .ttltl eatelx St'SSltitl. \ge\ 2+.
FREE Museum Treasures: Object Handling Sessions Illtl H I'L‘I‘.
I30 3.3tlptn. National .\lti\etnn ol Seotlantl. ('ltatnherx Street. 3-1" HIS. llantlle teal antl t‘epliea ohteetx ot tla} S gone It}. It\ the l;g_\pttan\ oti .\lon. Romans oti 'I'ue. Vikings oti \Vetl antl \Iietot‘tanx on Thu.
FREE Gold Fever! t'ttttl Sat to ten Ill3llaiti ~lpin. National \lllSL‘tlllt ot Seotlantl. (‘hanihetx Street. El" .1423 I)i\eo\ er the .‘inetent art ot goltl panning. antl lintl nuggets and gemstones til the sand. Ages 5+.
I Mini Pictures for Midterm l-tt l5 I'elt. Illatn noon. W5” tblfilll. National (Ballet) ol Seotlantl: ('Iot‘e Iztltieatton ('entt'e. I'Iie \lountl. (tI-l (Gilli. look at lili} prints and “oil. it llIl .ti'llSI Raehel .'\tl.’llllS to ereate tnint ;ll'l\\t)l'l\S ot )otit' (M II. .-\geS 5 S _\eatS. Meet at the tnt'ortnation tlesk FREE Family Silver Sat to .\ Sun I" l'eh. Itt.3llain thn. National \ltlSL‘tllli ol Seotlantl. (’Iiatnherx Street. 34." 4—133. I)ra\\ lllSllll'alltlll limit the .St/ter: .lltttlt' in Snot/tutti e\lnltitton and tr} _\Htll' hand at making an L'IIII‘USSL'tI \ilxet” treasure to take IlUlllL‘. Ages 5+.
FREE Active Archaeology Sun I" I'eh. I 3.3llpnt. Hol}t'ootl I’ai‘Ix. (i5: Sl5ll. l)t\eo\et‘ the elites to the past Slttl‘lL'S ot IIttI}l‘tttitl I’allk. .v\ge\ 3+.
FREE Bags of Art Sun I“ l‘eh. I ~1pnt. National (iaIIet') ol .\lotletn All. "5 Ileltot‘tl Road. 0:4 03”“. ('olleel a hag ol nett aetn lllL'S lront the :\rt Station at the top ot the Sltlll'S to help _\otn' tannI} explore the eolleetton. antl eteate _\otn on n amtork .‘\:_‘C\ .3 I2. I Mother’s Day Present Sat 2* I‘eh. Illant noon. £35 tor one adult and one ehtltl it'lll per atltltttonal petxon l. Imagination Workshop. I 3h Matehntont Roatl. 4N» HHS. 'I'ranxtortn a hat ho\ into a eliarnnng storage \ttlllllttll utth paint and rtlthon tll [IllS parent and ehiltl \tot'kshop. :\:__‘c\ ()+.
FREE Real Life Science: Outrageous Orchids Sat 23 ten
noon 3pm. Ro}al Ilotante (iartlen. lmerleith Rim. 2% I‘lhh. Learn about the oiehttl‘x Ittee} ele and their eloxe I'L‘IttlitillSIllP \Hlll ttitigt. Ages 3+.
FREE An Hysterical History of Scotland Sun 24 l’eh. l2.45pnt. 1.4.5pni it 3,45ptn National Museum ot Seotlantl:
Ilaxxthotntietz t'otttt. I tiltaxnherx Street 2-15-1422 \tll‘IS Shonagi‘. I‘ttee and Matt \lellugh take \ot; on. a \\I‘tlSIIt‘ ~top 'toa: o! the Itig'ItS and onu of Seot'tatttt'x tttaou FREE Doodles and Tales Sat: 2.: l I ~lptn \attonal li.tIIe'I\ of Stotlatttt. he \loantl. Mi lift“ \:t:\: .lltltatla tapes antI \tot_\teIIet I*e!__'tt\ \l. \ttt'i hung the paintings anti \e Llll‘lttleS to ':!e \\ tlI‘. Sittltt‘S .ttttl .ttt .tett\ tttex \lee: a: the main ettttante \g.‘\ 5 "
I Beading and Jewellery \titt .‘ 1 t .-t~ i 3ll 5pm :15 Illl.lL'llI.tllt‘ll \\ot'mltop.
1 1h \lateltznoztt lx'oatl. too it! 1S \ t‘.e\\ heatl ptotett lS on ottet e\et\ week \\tlll heatls antl \Hlt‘ on Itantl tot \t‘t; to e\pettznent \\llIl \-.'e\ Itl .ltlllll
Iltmtre LS lli'tt‘e Heelie-go-Leerie \\ett .‘tI Sat .‘ I Ieh \\etl Ipttt. IIltl IH Wain .\ lpttt. I it Ill 3tlant. Sat I Iain .\ ;l‘llt to tl‘al‘lt'S t I. l.tlltll_\ titl.et 2,33» Ilttttttott Iheatte. \lttwellttttgh. tilt‘ l" I I\ ket} Sl‘ll e\plote the e\\ lllllj.‘ \xotltl ot eltiltlten'x pla_\ See pte\ teu LazyTovvn Live! I ll .‘.‘ .\ Sat .‘ 1 lelt. I I.tlll. .‘pnt .\ 5pm 1, I.‘ 9. IS 5“ ttInItIten t Ill t ltt 5th I‘extoal IIteatte. Ii 3" \teolxon Street. 5.“) tttititi Stephanie tnoxex to I ax} Itt\\ll antl tttt‘el\ a /ati} llll\ ot people. ineltitltng the \tothlk I.t/lt'Sl Sttl‘t‘l \tllain. Ix’nl‘ltlt‘ Rotten
Stow/It) int; I The King of Hearts IIitl l l lt-lt. iptn {-1 \U'IIISII Sttttttellittg ('entte. ii -I5 Iliin Stteet. 55h “55" Stotxtellet .»\ngela Knou Iex takex Mitt on .l \pet l.tI Valentine's l)a_\ atlxenttite. then \ott ean make )out ottn \alentine\ eattl \ge -l o I Yawning Bears I it IS I eh. .‘ ttiptn t-l. Seotttxh Stot_\telling (‘entttz Ali -l5 Illglt Stteel. 55ft “5 “I Heat laIex to ntatk the lit-ginning ol \pttng Retointnetttletl lot ages I S. lint all tlttltlten ate \xeleoine
Bear Tales Sat It» I eh. I itlpnt
to, Stottixh Sttitttelltttg ( 'entte. ‘13 -l5 lliglt Stteet. 55h U5“) Heat .t lee. heat \tottes. then Ii.t\e tun treating _\tttll tmtl heat ehataetetx \kllll tIItixttatot. \loita .\ltinto. ;\ge\ 7 III. FREE Talking Trees Sun I’ l elt. 3 3pm. Rinal Ilotante (iattlen. linetlettlt Rim. MS Z‘HiS. laIeS ol tnagte. taunt}. trees and ttaxel lot ages 5* I L’Heure du Conte Sat :4 I'elt. II.:llt £5 pet lantil} IliSIlllll I taneatx tl'l etme. l i Randolph ('texeent. 3.75 5 in!) .\ inorntng ol I'teneh antl Seottixh stones and StillgS lttl t‘IlIltIlell .tf.'t‘tl -l 3
Outside the Cites
Activities and I‘Ull
I Magic Oceans Weekend Sat to a Sun I7 I-eh. Iliatn ltpnt LII
t£7.5ll £05“; I.tlllll} tielxet til t ittt Deep Sea \Votltl. \ot'th l_)tlt't'llSlt‘ll_\.
Ill 33.3 -ll ISSt) learn altottt ‘tnagttal‘ \t'a e‘l't‘itlttl'L'S.
Theatre & Dance If All the World Were Paper l‘nttl Sat Ilt I'eh. I lain A; l illptn LS 1U»; lannl} tieltet £35i line 'I’Iieatte. Abbe} Street. St .‘\Iltllt'\\S. til 33‘1t1"5tititt ()tl} ('att take _\ott on a tnagteal. tnttltt SL'llStil‘} totit'ne} through a \totltl tnatle enttt‘el} ol papei \ges 3 (t I A Smart Attack of Art 'I Iitl lit l-elt. 3pm. L5. Rttlllt'S Ilallx. Ktngtlotn ('entte. (ilent‘othex. lll5‘)2 til I Illl Jokes. lllllSlL'. atitlienee partieipattoti antl [ill/CS ttotit (illL'L'lllLW presenter \lllxt‘ .-\lll;tll gt'S 3 I I. I Cabbages and Kings \Vett 3o .& 'l htt :I l'L'I‘. l .5llpttl. 2. II) t Lil Regal (’otntntinitx ’I'lieatre. 34 North llt‘itlge Street. Ilathgate. Ill5llft (t3255h '\ pla}ltil antI \ lSllitI tlanee [k’l'ltil‘lllttlle'e lot _\ottng ehtltlren and their lttlllllle'S. I Wee Fairy Tales 'l‘htt 3S I'eh Sat I Man I lain tk l3llptn. LS 4U). litlllll} lIL'hL'l 1.3.“. H}re‘ 'I‘heatre. Abbe} Street. St :\ll(er\¥\, til 334 475000. 'Iratlitional latr}tales get the Seots inalteoxer lll lIllS tun shoe. lor ages 3+.