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YOU CHOOSE Eastwood Park Theatre, Wed 3 Apr, nonsenseroom.com Nonsense Room Production’s interactive musical show, which uses Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt’s picture book as inspiration. Also touring, see list. co.uk/kids for details. MATILDA THE MUSICAL Edinburgh Playhouse, Tue 2– Sat 27 Apr, matildathemusical. com Magical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved tale about clever Matilda, who outwits the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull with her powers.
DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS: PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE SSE Hydro, Thu 11–Sun 14 Apr, disneyonice.com Join your favourite Disney characters on a journey to the magical worlds of The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan and Frozen. WEE CREATIVES Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Fri 5 Apr, capitaltheatres.com Weekly creative activities for kids ages two to five, led by artists and exploring some of the children’s shows on offer at the Festival Theatre.
THE LOST THINGS Tron Theatre, Tue 16 & Wed 17 Apr, tortoiseinanutshell.com Dark fairytale from theatre company Tortoise in a Nutshell about a young boy who falls into a world made up of all the things people have lost. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details. LITTLE TOP Platform, Fri 3 & Sat 4 May; Eastwood Park Theatre, Sun 5 May, starcatchers.org.uk Gently topsy-turvy circus show for babies aged 0–18 months, with plenty of balancing acts, tumbling and juggling. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details.
DONATE, MAKE, TAKE Pollok House, Sat 4 & Sun 5 May, nts.org.uk Free drop-in arts and crafts activities for children at historic Pollok House.
BEN AND HOLLY’S LITTLE KINGDOM Theatre Royal, Fri 24 & Sat 25 May, whatsonglasgow.co.uk Richard Lewis’ adaptation of the
THE WHIRLYBIRD North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Sat 6 Apr, ecodrama.co.uk Re- telling of the ugly duckling story with an ecological twist, told through storytelling, music and puppetry. See preview, page 86. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details. ART EXPLORERS Royal Botanic Garden, Sun 7 Apr, Sun 5 May, rbge.org.uk Afternoon of creative fun inspired by exhibitions at the Royal Botanic Garden and the natural world around us.
ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS King’s Theatre, Fri 12–Sun 14 Apr, underpantslive.com Close encounters of the ‘pantastic’ kind at this theatrical adaptation of Claire Freedman and Ben Cort’s children’s book. Also touring, see list.co.uk/ kids for details. FAMILY ART TOURS Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Sat 27 Apr, Sat 25 May, nationalgalleries.org Short interactive tours designed to provide a family-friendly introduction to art
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and boost confidence in talking about and engaging with artwork. THE WORST WITCH King’s Theatre, Tue 7–Sun 12 May, worstwitchlive.com Stage adaptation of Jill Murphy’s beloved children’s book, which follows Mildred Hubble’s adventures at Miss Cackle’s Academy for witches.
EDINBRICK: A LEGO MODEL SHOW Potterrow, Sat 18 May, facebook. com/Edinbrick Fantastical LEGO displays, activities, build areas and more at this model show.
WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sat 25 & Sun 26 May, bearhuntlive.com Michael Rosen’s award-winning book is brought to the stage for ages three- plus. Also touring, see list.co.uk/ kids for details. OUT OF TOWN
TWIRLYWOOS Johnstone Town Hall, Thu 4 Apr; Falkirk Town Hall, Tue 30 Apr–Wed 1 May, twirlywoos.com Live theatrical adventure featuring the characters from the hit CBeebies show.
CHILDREN’S CLASSIC CONCERTS: SOUNDCYCLE Assembly Rooms, Sat 25 May, childrensclassicconcerts.co.uk Sports-themed music concert, with a musical relay race, synchronised swimming routines and a special work for bike and orchestra. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details. SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT DINOSAURS? The Brunton, Musselburgh, Sat 27 Apr, eastlothian.gov.uk Dinosaur aficionado Dr Ben Garrod gives an interactive talk on the deadliest predators that roamed the planet. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details.
PUPPET ANIMATION FESTIVAL Various venues, Scotland, until Sat 20 Apr, puppetanimationfestival. org The UK’s largest and longest established annual performing arts event for children. EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL Various venues, Edinburgh, Sat 6–Sun
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21 Apr, sciencefestival. co.uk Annual celebration of science and technology, with the theme of ‘frontiers’ for 2019 and plenty of shows, workshops and interactive events. See feature, page 20.
GROW Platform, Glasgow, Wed 17 Apr A sprightly springtime dance adventure from Indepen- dance 4, with music from composer David Goodall, choreography by Hayley Earlam and directed by Anna Newell. See preview, page 86. Also The Brunton, Musselburgh, Wed 1 May, indepen- dance.org.uk.
THE LABYRINTH CHALLENGE Dalkeith Country Park, Sat 4 & Sun 5 May, dalkeithcountrypark. co.uk This is your chance to take on the world’s longest continuous obstacle course head on. The labyrinth measures over 1000ft in length and is jam-packed with interactive, wacky obstacles. See preview, page 86. EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL Various venues, Edinburgh Sat 25 May– Sun 2 Jun, imaginate.org. uk/festival International festival of performing arts for children, with a programme of dance, storytelling and puppetry, suitable for anyone with an imagination. See feature page 40.
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