Childrens

THE CLOUD MAN

By Ailie Cohen and Lewis Hetherington
Saturday 10th March 2012

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Hand-picked for Junction from the Edinburgh Festival, this perfect piece of children’s theatre follows Cloudia, who has always had her head in the clouds. She is a cloud expert and all of her life she has dreamt of seeing a Cloud Man – an extremely rare creature who lives a quiet life high up in the sky.

Follow the clues to the very top of Cloud Mountain where the views are always surprising. If you are lucky, you may see something very special indeed.

If you like perfect puppetry, magical surroundings and captivating storytelling you’ll love The Cloud Man
£4.50
Saturday 10 March - 2pm

LITTLE BO PEEP

Sea Legs Puppet Theatre
+ Workshop available Sat 25 Feb 11am-1pm
Saturday 25th February 2012

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Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and doesn't know where to find them! Her companion Little Boy Blue is doing his best to help round up the woolly runaways but he keeps falling asleep.

Meanwhile, The Nursery Rhyme Man is in his kitchen baking a surprise cake for Little Bo Peep’s birthday. As he works a naughty mouse keeps stealing the ingredients...

Running Time: 45mins + 15mins ‘Meet the Puppets’

PLUS:
ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP

If you like magnificent puppets, stunning scenery and lots of music and singing you’ll love Little Bo Peep
£4.50 (£7 with a ticket for Little Bo Peep)
Saturday 25 February - 2pm

LANDSCAPES

Mimika Theatre
+ Workshop available Sat 21 Jan 11am - 1pm
Saturday 21st January 2012

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Performed inside a huge canvas dome this unique and intimate show takes children on a journey through four lovingly made landscapes from desert to rainforest, from beneath the sea to Antarctica.

Using no words, Mimika combine beautifully crafted puppets with original music, stunning visual effects and an ingenious set which magically captures the atmosphere, rhythms and sounds of the natural world.

If you like magical imagery, atmospheric music and remarkable puppets you’ll love Landscapes
£5 (£7.50 including workshop)
Saturday 21 January - 2pm, 4pm & 6pm
Saturday 21 January - 4pm
Saturday 21 January - 6pm

MOTHER GOOSE

TaleGate Theatre
+ workshop available Sat 17 Dec 11am-1pm
Tuesday 13th December 2011 - Saturday 17th December 2011

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Mother Goose’s life turns upside down when she is tempted to take a magic potion, but with the help of Priscilla, the goose who lays golden eggs, there may well be a happy ending! This is a tale of the good, the bad and the ugly, as we see how Gertie (The Pantomime Dame) goes from poor to rich then from ugly to beautiful and back again…

Running Time: 1hr 40mins (including 20min interval)

PLUS:
ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP

If you like good fairies, evil queens and magic potions you’ll love Mother Goose.
£7 / £5 (£7.50 including workshop)
Tuesday 13 December - 10.30am SOLD OUT
Tuesday 13 December - 1.30pm SOLD OUT
Wednesday 14 December - 10.30am SOLD OUT
Wednesday 14 December - 1.30pm
Thursday 15 December - 10.30am SOLD OUT
Thursday 15 December - 1.30pm SOLD OUT
Friday 16 December - 10.30am
Friday 16 December - 1.30pm SOLD OUT
Friday 16 December - 7pm
Saturday 17 December - 2pm SOLD OUT
Saturday 17 December - 7pm

DIVING BELLE

Clydebuilt Puppets
+ workshop available 11am-1pm
Saturday 12th November 2011

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Join us as we dive into the magical world of Belle’s Carousel Café, Tom the lighthouse keeper and the glittering undersea life that surrounds these friends. Tom fishes by the jaggedy rocks and watches the ships by night. Belle makes delicious ice cream for her customers. Everything seems fine and dandy, until one day a storm brews up! Must Belle reveal her magical secret…

PLUS:
ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP

If you like friendship, fantasy and fun you’ll love Diving Belle.
£4.50 (£7 including workshop)
Saturday 12th November - 2pm (Running Time: 45mins)

STIG OF THE DUMP

Presented by Mind the Gap Theatre Company
Retold by Mike Kenny
Wednesday 19th October 2011

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An enchanting tale of a unique friendship: Stig wears rabbit-skins, has his own language and uses empty tin cans for a chimney. Barney has scuffed shoes, grazed knees and dirty fingernails. The cast of four professional actors, three of whom have learning disabilities, show how everyday objects can become something special by turning scrap into scenery and making garbage gorgeous!

www.mind-the-gap.org.uk

If you like friendship, fun and puppets you’ll love STIG OF THE DUMP
£5
Wednesday 19th October - 1.30pm (Running Time: 65mins)

FIDDLESTICKS

Garlic Theatre
+ workshop available 11am-1pm
Saturday 8th October 2011

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Fiddlesticks is the playful spirit of a violin who breaks free from his strings and leads us into a world of musical fantasy in search of the beautiful Violinka. His magical journey is a spellbinding tale of rhythmical twists and turns with a lively blend of clowning, rod and shadow puppets, and live music.

www.garlictheatre.org.uk

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ARTS AND CRAFTS WORKSHOP

If you like storytelling, puppets and percussion you’ll love FIDDLESTICKS
£4.50 (£7 including workshop)
Saturday 8 October - 2pm (Running Time: 55mins)

ALADDIN & his wonderful lamp

Presto Puppet Theatre
+ workshop available 11am-1pm
Saturday 24th September 2011

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A fast-moving fantasy based on the Tales of the Arabian Nights and featuring a host of colourful puppets. The puppets weave their story amid scenery which takes the form of beautiful Chinese silk pictures and the glittering production is set to Ragtime music played by the Orchestra of the Royal Ballet.

www.prestopuppets.co.uk

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ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP

If you like magical stories, lively music and exquisite costumes you’ll love ALADDIN
£4.50 (£7 including workshop)
Saturday 24 September: 2pm (Running Time: 50mins)

THE UGLY DUCKLING

Sealegs Puppet Theatre
+ WORKSHOP AVAILABLE 11am-1pm
Saturday 18th June 2011

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Sea Legs Puppet Theatre's gentle, new musical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale of belonging and identity. Meet a host of colourful characters, as they run the troubled duckling out of the farmyard into a cold, lonely world. But never worry! For in a grandmusical finale, a happy ending patiently awaits our humble hero.

www.sealegspuppets.com

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ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP

If you like magical rivers, brilliant storytelling and fantastic puppets you'll love The Ugly Duckling
£4.50 (£7 including workshop)
Saturday 18th June: 2pm (Running Time: 45mins + 15minutes 'Meet the Puppets')

THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF

Noisy Oyster
+ WORKSHOP AVAILABLE 11am-1pm
Saturday 21st May 2011

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Inspired by traditional paintings of North-East India, Noisy Oyster use beautiful shadow puppets to recreate the classic Rudyard Kipling story. With gentle humour, simple technology and a spellbinding soundtrack, this performance will have you entranced and delighted from beginning to end. Also includes The Big Surprise - a short live-animation.

www.noisyoyster.co.uk

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If you like classic story telling, beautiful shadow puppets and a touch of magic you'll love The Cat That Walked by Himself
£4.50 (£7 including workshop)
Saturday 21st May: 2pm (Running Time: 45mins)
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