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HITLIST THE BEST KIDS STUFF
✽ Puppet and Animation Festival Celebrating 30 years of puppetry performance for young audiences, this year’s festival features over 150 performances and workshops across Scotland. Various venues nationwide, Sat 29 Mar–Sat 19 Apr.
✽ Edinburgh International Science Festival A fascinating programme of hands-on exploratory fun and performances. See preview, page 69. Various venues, Edinburgh, Sat 5–Sun 20 Apr.
✽ Watch With Baby Comedy Mark Nelson, Jojo Sutherland
and other funny people provide laughs for you and your wee ones. Òran Mór, Glasgow, Sun 23 Mar.
✽ James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids One of the
first comedians to reach out to young audiences, still as engaging as ever. Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 5 Apr.
✽ Glasgow Vet School Rodeo Ponies, exotic animals,
ferret racing, huskies and more at this fun-filled animal extravaganza. University of Glasgow Garscube Campus, Sat 12 Apr.
✽ The Secret Life of Suitcases Ailie Cohen
Puppets and London’s Unicorn Theatre team up for this heart- warming new show. See review, right. Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 30 Mar; Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 17 Apr.
✽ Peppa Pig’s Big Splash Everyone’s favourite pig is back on stage for more song and dance fun. King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, Sat 12 & Sun 13 Apr.
Events are listed by city, then by type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to kids@ list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Kirstyn Smith. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
GLASGOW Activities & Fun Dance with Babies Thursdays, 1.30pm. £5 (four classes £15). Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. Have fun with your newborn and meet new people at this dancing workshop for parents and babies. FREE Toddler Time Fridays, 11.30am. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Take the wee ones along for songs, stories and fun. Suitable for under fives. FREE Saturday Art Club Sat 22 Mar, 10.30am–12.30pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Make a loud and colourful mobile. Ages 3–12. FREE We’re All Going on a Journey . . . Sat 22 Mar, 11am & 2pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, 276 9300. An exciting journey through the museum’s fascinating transport collections. Suitable for under fives. FREE Bring an Adult to School Day! Sat 22 Mar, 11am & 2pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. A series of sessions where kids and adults can learn new skills together. Professor Heisenhoff’s Big Birthday Bash Sat 22 Mar, 1pm. £4–£5. The Tall Ship at Riverside, 150 Pointhouse Place, 357 3699. Interactive birthday show celebrating Prof H’s special day. Ages 5+. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival FREE It’s All Changing Sat 22 Mar & 29 Mar, 1–3pm. People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, 276 0788. Explore how Glasgow has changed over the decades. FREE Terrific Technology Sat 22 & Sun 23 Mar, 1–4pm. Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Place, 287 2660. Celebrate National Science and Engineering Week by learning more about the technology behind the collections. FREE Burrell For Families Sat 22 Mar, 2–4pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Willow Weaving – improve your wickerwork and make a fish. Parkour Drop-in Workshops Sat 22 Mar & 29 Mar, 3.30pm. £4 per class. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. A chance for youngsters to get free running. Ages 8–11 from 1.30pm and 12–18 from 3pm. Dino Dig Sun 23 Mar, 10am–2pm. Included in admission. Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420
PUPPETRY THE SECRET LIFE OF SUITCASES Paisley Arts Centre, Fri 21 Mar, then touring ●●●●●
Despite the spirit of adventure running through this charming new show, there’s also a real sense of calm. Performers Ailie Cohen and Rick Conte deliver the tale of conscientious office worker Larry at a confident, unhurried pace that keeps us hooked but allows the story to unfold gently. Sitting at his desk, our puppet protagonist works hard to keep on
top of things. No time to chat to his colleagues or go for lunch – it’s all work, work, work. Until one day, a suitcase is delivered to his office and everything changes. Cohen also designed the piece, and uses some ingenious scene-
setting devices. As the suitcase transforms, and carries Larry from park to desert island to outer space, Cohen and Conte use clever costuming and a wonderfully adaptive set to depict his new surroundings.
Finding himself in a space control centre, Larry discovers the real reason the suitcase arrived – courtesy of three fluffy puppets whose purpose in life is to help humans down below who have lost their way. His constant busyness, it transpires, has been there since childhood, preventing him from taking time to have fun or go on adventures. Both of which the suitcase brings about – sending Larry a clear message about what’s important in life. And if that underlying message goes over the heads of younger audience members, it will hit the grown-ups sitting next to them square in the eye. (Kelly Apter) ■ Seen at Platform, Glasgow, Sat 15 Mar.
5000. Get digging for some dino bones and learn more about fossils too. Ages 3–5. FREE Sundays at Provand’s Lordship Sun 23 Mar, 1–3pm. Provand’s Lordship, 3 Castle Street, 276 1625. Arts, crafts, stories, quizzes and games to learn more about the historic house museum.
✽ Watch With Baby Comedy Sun 23 Mar, 3pm. £8.50. Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. Janey Godley, Billy Kirkwood, Mark Nelson and Jojo Sutherland present some comedy for grown-ups, in an environment where babies can roam free(ish). GICF Martin ‘BigPig’ Mor presents Funny Stuff for Happy People Sun 23 Mar, 3pm. £4. The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. A blend of comedy, storytelling, magic, and some stupid science to top it off. GICF
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