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Glasgow
ActiVities and Fun FREE Saturday Art Club Sat 20 & 27 Sep. 10.30am—1pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 229 1996. An activities relating to the an on display with drawing. collage. sculpture-making and games. Parents can get stuck in too. Ages 3-12. FREE Back to the Drawing Board Sun 21 & 28 Sep, 11.30am—1pm & 2—3.30pm. Museum of Transport. Kelvin Hall. 1 Bunhouse Road. 287 2651. Drop in to the museum and have fun at this creative workshop where you can sketch some of the objects on display. Kids 0 cru Until Sun 30 Nov. Times vary. £5.50 per session. Citizens‘ Theatre. 1 l9 Gorbals Street. 429 0022. Weekly drama classes in confidence building. improvisation. storytelling and role-play for children and teenagers from 4 up to 15. Call for full age and time information. FREE Design Your Own Welly Tile Fri 19 & Sun 21 Sep. Ham—4.30pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street. 287 0500. Learn about wally tiles and make one using lino printing and cologmph techniques. Part of Scottish Archaeology Month 2008. Drama: Adventures and Games Sat 20 & 27 Sep. 10.30am—noon. £4 (£3.50). The Giant Workshop Space. 121-127 Saltmarket. 357 5000. Make your own adventure with props. drama. movement, games and music over four sessions. Ages 6—8. Saturday Drama Sat 20 Sep & Sat 27 Sep. 3.30—5pm. £4.50 (£4). The Giant Workshop Space. see above. Young imaginations can run wild at these workshops in dramatic improvisation. action. group work and games. Ages 9-1 1. Music Sunday Sun 21 Sep. 2—3pm & 4—5pm. £tbc. The Giant Workshop Space, see above. Family sessions in rhythm, percussion and music-making led by Dave Boyd. Giant’s musician in residence. Ages 3—1 1. FREE Kelvingrove Museum "Shin Club Sat 20 Sep. 10.30am. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. Argyle Street. 276 9599. Gallery tours. specimen handling. hands~on activities and games. Ages 8—12. FREE Paint s Dabushka Board Sat 27 Sep. noon-2pm. Café Cossachok. Russian Cultural Centre. 38 Albion Street. 553 0733. A workshop centred on the Russian tradition of painting on wooden boards. with the added bonus of a photo opportunity in traditional Russian clothing. Booking essential. Pan of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Art to Co Workshops Sat 27 & Sun 28 Sep. noon. lpm. 2pm & 3pm. Centre For Under Fives Plus. 50 Pamie Street. 552 4006. Make exciting and colourful art projects from glitter. glue and other an materials. Ages 3-6. Part of the Merchant City Festival. Sail Away Sat 27—Mon 29 Sep. 1—3pm. Admission applies: £4.95 (£3.75; additional children £2.50). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. 100 Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Drop into a workshop and build your own model boat. then test your skills by sailing it on the quayside boating pond.
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Finding Nemo on ice Until Sun
21 Sep. Thu—Fri 7pm; Sat noon. 3.45pm & 7.30pm; Sun 1 1am & 2.45pm. £1 LSD—£33.50. Braehead Arena. Kings inch Road. 0870 444 6062. The popular Disney/Pixar film takes to the ice in this lavish new production. Something Wicked This Way Comes? Fri 19 Sep. 7pm. £4.50 (£2.50). Platform. The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse. 276 9696. Adapting his own novel for the stage. the legendary Ray
MUSICAL MARY POPPINS
Playhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 2 Oct-Sat 6 Dec
In 1964, when Mary Poppins opened at the cinema, it immediater amassed
an army of fans. One woman, however, was distinctly unimpressed by the all-singing, all-dancing Disney adaptation - the novel’s author, PL Travers. Thirty years later, when musical impresario Cameron Mackintosh decided to adapt it for the stage, Travers took some talking round.
‘Cameron promised her that he would incorporate more from her book into the stage show,’ explains Caroline Sheen, who plays the eponymous nanny. ‘And he convinced her that the film is so famous that she needed to accept that the songs and some of the scenarios would be part of the stage musical as well. So what we’ve got is a blend of her book, the film
and some new stuff as well.’
Certain elements of the film, such as the animated sequences (which Travers notoriously loathed) are obviously missing — but there’s still plenty of spellbinding action. ‘There’s a lot of Disney magic,’ says Sheen. ‘You see me pulling various objects out of the carpet bag, there’s a lot of flying and Bert does something quite incredible which always brings a gasp from the
audience.’
The tale of two badly behaved children, their disinterested parents, and the nanny who brings them back together, Mary Poppins is more than just a story - it’s a manifesto for living. ‘She teaches all her lessons in such a joyous way, that afterwards people initiate it into their own lives and kind of go “how would Mary Poppins do this?”,’ says Sheen. ‘1 know I do - although I’m still really untidy and I can’t just click my fingers and make things tidier. But there are lessons in it for all of us, about generosity, listening and putting your family first.’ (Kelly Apter)
Bradbury has created a spine-tingling battle between good and evil. packed with a tenifying collection of characters. Performed by Scottish children’s theatre company Catherine Wheels.
The Singing Ringing Tree Sat 27 Sep. 2pm. £4.95 (children £4.75). Scottish Mask & Puppet Theatre Centre. 8—10 Balcarres Avenue. Kelvindale. 339 6185. Folding Theatre Company returns with its much- loved glove puppet tale of a prince and his quest for the magic tree. Ages 3+.
Storytelling
FREE Storytelling Session Fri 26 Sep. l—2.30pm. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and An. 2 Castle Street, 276 1625. interfaith storytelling for all ages. Part of the Merchant City Festival.
Edinburgh
ActiVIties and Fun
FREE Art Cart Sat 20 & 27 Sep. 10am—4.45pm. City Art Centre. 2 Market ; Street. 529 3993. The Art Cart will be loaded with a variety of art materials and literature to help all ages engage with the City An Centre‘s collections.
FREE Connect: Super Science Shows Sat/Sun 12.15pm. 1.15pm, 2.15pm & 3.15pm. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street. 247 4422. A revolving series of family science shows: Alex’s Amazing Adventure; Fantastic Forces; 0r Sounds Amazing! Limited places. Ages 5+.
Toddler Craft Club Fri 19. Mon 22. Fri 26 & Mon 29 Sep. Fri 10—1 1am; Mon
2—3pm. £5 per session. imagination
Workshop. 136 Marchmont Road. 466 0148. Get ‘em started young to mould a fully-fledged artistic adult in the future. Different activities every week. Booking required. Ages 2—5.
After School Craft Club Tue 23 & 30 Sep. 4—5pm. £45 for 7 weeks. imagination Workshop. 136 Marchmont Road. 466 0148. Tie-dye. felt-making. origami and puppet-making are among the activities on offer at this after-school special. Ages 5+. Toy Making Sat 20 Sep, 10.30am—3pm. £45. Four Winds Inspiration Centre. The Pavilion. lnverleith Park. Arboretum Place. 332 2229. Make traditional toys from recycled materials with Alchemy Art in this parent and child class. Booking essential. FREE Real Life Science: Seed Gathering Sat 27 Sep. noon—4pm. Royal Botanic Garden. 20a lnverleith Row. 248 2968. Find out where to collect seeds and grow whole new plants. Ages 5+.
FREE Discover Edinburgh by Bicycle Sun 28 Sep. 10am—l.30pm. The Meadows. Melville Drive. 313 21 14. A leisurely bike ride for all the family from the Meadows to Craigmillar Castle and back. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Bring water. a light snack and money for refreshments. Meet where Middle Meadow Walk crosses North Meadow Walk. E-mail maggie@trycyclinginedinburghorguk or call 0131 332 3442 to book your spot.
FREE Holyrood Archaeology Day Sun 28 Sep. 1 1am—3pm. ilolyrood Park. 652 8150. Experience the life of the folks who lived in Holyrood Park during the iron Age. with lots of activities for all the family.
g Theatre 8 Dance The Herd oi Standlan and Nancy
Sleekit Thu 2 ()ct. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Scottish Storytelling Centre. 43—45 High
3 Street. 556 9579. A double-bill of plays in Scots dialect from Rowan Tree Theatre
Company.
The Man Who Planted Trees Sat 20
Sep. 1 1am & 2pm. £6 (under 18mths £1:
: family ticket £22). Bninton Theatre.
Ladywell Way. Musselbtirgh. 665 2240.
; Puppet State Theatre Co presents this timeless tale about a simple shepherd who
transfonns a desolate area by planting
f hundreds of trees. Ages 7+.
Mary Poppins L'ntil Sat 6 Dec (not Sun). 7.30pm (also Wed 7 Sat
2.30pm). £17.50—£30.50. Playhouse. 18-22 Greenside Place. 0870 606 3424. Cameron
Mackintosh‘s hit musical is touring the UK for the first time. after its spectacular run on London's West iind. See preview, left.
i Books 8 Storytelling
FREE Talking Trees Storytelling Sun 21 Sep. 2—3pm. Royal Botanic Garden. lnverleith Row. 248 2968. Tales of magic. mystery. trees and travel for children of all
ages (5+). . FREE Thomas Story Time Sat 27 Sep. F 2—3pm. Waterstone‘s. Cameron Toll
Shopping Centre. 6 Lady Road. 666 1866.
An hour of some of the best-loved Thomas the Tank Engine stories.
Outside the Cities
- Activities and Fun
Pirate Weekend Sat 20 8; Sun 21 ‘ Sep. 10am—5pm. Admission applies
1 £11.25 (£9.50; children £7.75; family ticket £37). Deep Sea World. North Qtieensfeny. 3 01383 41 1880. Fun. frolics and hoards of
1 nautical activities. including walking the
' plank. tug o‘ war and diving pirates.
* Rocking Rascals Sat 20 Sep. 2—5pin. £6 j (family ticket £25). Code Nightclub. 18—20 Westport. Westport Hotel. I.inlithgow.
Nightclub experience for ages 1—-7. Tickets from wwwthebooth.co.tik
' History and Nature Walk Sun 21 Sep.
1.30-4.30pm. £tbc. Toiphiclien i’receptory. Torphichen. 01506 775626. Ranger-led walk exploring the history of this part of
‘ West Lothian. taking in Witchcraig and Caimpapple. Suitable for adults and older children.
Apple Day Sat 27 Sep. 10am~4pm. £3 (£2). Kellie Castle. Pittenweem. Fife. 01835 830306. An afternoon of apple-
related fun. with orchard tours. talks.
games and cakes to try in the tearoom. The Kids’ Food Fun Day Sat 27 Sep.
1 l.30am—3.30pm. included in admission: £7.95 (£5.95; children £4.50; under 4s free). Scottish Seabird Centre. The Harbour. North Berwick. 01620 890202. Food-related activities. quizzes games. and. of course. tastings at this educational event.
Theatre 8 Dance
Treasure Island Sat 20 Sep. 2.30pm. £5 (£4). Macrobert. University of Stirling. (11786 466666. A retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's swash-buckling adventure story.
Books 8 Storytelling
Cathy Cassidy Thu 18 Sep, 7—-8pm. £4 (£2). Albert Halls. Dumbarton Road. Stirling. 01786 473544. The author of
; Ginger Snaps and many other children's
books discusses her writing career and her new novel.
FREE Magic and Mystery of the Forest Sat 20 Sep. 7~9pm. Vogrie House.
' Vogrie Country Park. (iorehridge. ()1875
821990. Storytelling walk with tales of
magical trees, mischievous fairies and
mysterious creatures from Scottish folklore. Children must be accompanied. Booking essential.
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