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✽ Imaginate Festival Mon 6–Mon 13 May, times vary. Prices vary.
Various venues, 225 8050. Scotland’s international festival of performing arts for children and young people. See feature, page 22.
Music Jo Jingles Fri 19 Apr, 10.30–11.05am. £2 as well as zoo admission. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Music and movement sessions with nursery rhymes and fun songs. Ages 6 months–5 years. Happy Ears Sat 20 & 27 Apr, 4 & 11 May, 10–10.45am. £5 per session. Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, 07778 117333. Music group for dads and male carers and their little ones. Ages 0–3. BabyLovesBeats! Sun 28 Apr, 1–2pm. £4.50 for one adult & child; £1 for each additional child. Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, 07846 961257. Lively dance class serving up your child’s recommended daily allowance of reggaeton, dancehall, hip hop, house and urban sounds. Suitable for under fives. Prom on the Prom Mon 6 May, 2–3.30pm. Free. Portobello Promenade, 556 9579. Help celebrate Fun Fiddle’s 10 anniversary with this musical walk along the promenade. Download music from the website (funfiddle.co.uk) to join in – or just go along and watch! See preview, page 70. Part of Tradfest. Theatre & Dance Spot’s Birthday Party Thu 25 Apr, 1.30pm. Fri 26 Apr, 10.30am. Sat 27 Apr, 10am & noon. £13. King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. Fun-packed birthday party for Spot and his friends. Ages 2+. One Giant Leap Sat 4 May, 7.30– 8.30pm. Sun 5 May, 4–5pm. £7 (children £5). Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Epic tale of mankind’s struggle to understand the universe.
Hickory and Dickory Dock Sun 5 May, 1.30–2.30pm. £7 (children £5). Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Musical puppet tale about a how a wee village copes when the clocks go mad.
✽ Something Very Far Away Mon 6 May, 7pm. Tue 7 & Thu 9
May, 10.30am. Wed 8 May, 10.45am & 1.30pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 225 8050. The story of Kepler, whose sudden loss causes him to look to the stars for answers. Ages 8+. Part of Imaginate.
✽ Alles (All) Tue 7 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm. Wed 8 May, 10.45am. Sun
12 May, 11.30am. £10 (family £16–£48). Dance Base, 14–16 Grassmarket, 225 5525. Colourful and engaging performance that mixes dance, theatre and song into one. Ages 4–7. Part of Imaginate.
✽ No Man Is an Island and My True North Tue 7 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm. Wed 8 May, 10.45am & 1.30pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Artspace, 11 Harewood Road, 659 4759. Two duets of impressive physical strength and agility, using balance, architecture and each other to keep moving. Ages 8+. Part of Imaginate.
✽ Mise – Story of a Girl Tue 7–Thu 9 May, 10.45am, 1.30pm & 4pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Church Hill Theatre, 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. A little girl lets one small problem grow bigger and bigger until she can’t sleep and the stormcloud won’t leave her head. Ages 6+. Part of Imaginate.
✽ The Intergalactic Nemesis: Live Action Graphic Novel Tue 7 May, 1pm. Wed 8–Fri 10 May, 10.15am, 1.15pm & 7pm. Sat 11 May, 2pm & 6pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Church Hill Theatre, 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. Radio drama blended with comic books. Ages 8+. Part of Imaginate.
✽ Something Very Far Away Tue 7 May, 1.15pm. £10 (family
✽ Alles (All) Wed 8 May, 1.30pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Dance Base, 14– 16 Grassmarket, 225 5525. See above. Performance for those who benefit from a more relaxed environment, including those with complex learning or sensory needs.
✽ Chalk About Wed 8 May, 1.45pm. Thu 9 & Mon 13 May, 10.30am
& 1.30pm. Fri 10 May, 10.45am. Sat 11 May, 3pm. £10 (family £16–£48). North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 15a Pennywell Court, 315 2151. Tackle the big questions of life in this physical performance using mixed media props. Ages 8+. Part of Imaginate.
✽ Alles (All) Thu 9 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm. Sat 11 May, 2pm.
£16–£48). Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 225 8050. See Edinburgh, Theatre & Dance. Relaxed performance for those with complex learning or sensory needs.
✽ The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish Wed 8–Fri 10 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm. Sat 11 May, 11am & 2pm. £10 (family £16–£48). National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. New stage adaptation based on a book by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. Ages 6–10. Part of Imaginate.
£10 (family £16–£48). Artspace, 11 Harewood Road, 659 4759. See above.
✽ No Man Is an Island and My True North Thu 9 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm. Sat 11 & Sun 12 May, 3pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Dance Base, 14–16 Grassmarket, 225 5525. See above.
✽ The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean Thu 9 May,
10.45am & 1.30pm. Fri 10 & Mon 13 May, 10.30am, 11.30am & 1.15pm. Sat 11 May, 11.30am & 3pm. Sun 12 May, 2.30pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. Intriguing show about a mysterious scrapbook which leads to a strange paper room. Ages 6+. Part of Imaginate.
✽ The Mark of Zorro Fri 10 May, 10.45am & 6pm. Sat 11 May, 6pm. Sun 12 May, noon. Mon 13 May, 1.30pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. See Glasgow, Theatre & Dance.
✽ Wanted: Rabbit Fri 10–Sun 12 May, 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm.
Mon 13 May, 9.30am, 11.30am & 1.30pm. £10 (family £16–£48). Church Hill Theatre, 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. A sneaky rabbit has escaped from jail, and the police need to get it back behind bars ASAP. Ages 3–5. Part of Imaginate.
✽ Îlo Sat 11 May, 2.30pm. Sun 12 May, 5pm. Mon 13 May, 10.15am.
£10 (family £16–£48). Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 225 8050. A desert plant finds help in its quest for water from a mysterious man. Told through movement only. Ages 5+. Part of Imaginate.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES Music Children’s Classic Concerts: All Drummed Up & East Meets West Sun 21 Apr (All Drummed Up), 11am & 1pm, £2–£5. Sun 28 Apr (East Meets West), 3pm, £6–£10 (family £29). macrobert, University of Stirling, Bridge of Allen, 01786 466666. Owen and Olly lead exciting drumming workshops for kids aged 4–14 on 21 Apr, followed by a fun musical journey around the globe on Apr 28. The Singing Kettle: Rumble in the Jungle Sat 4–Mon 6 May, noon & 3pm. £11.50 (family £42). macrobert, University of Stirling, Bridge of Allen, 01786 466666. Join the Kettle team on a marvellous adventure deep into the jungle to see what creatures can be found there.
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