FREE Toddler Time: That’s Not my . . . l'l‘i 10 Oct. 1 lam. Borders Books. liort Retail Park. 390 Provan Walk. 773 2910. llear some stories from the 'Iltul's Nu! .lly . . . SCI'ICS. which include penguins. hears. dragons and
FREE Tiger who Came to Tea: Tea Party and Storytime! Sat I I & Sun 12 Oct. 1 lam. Borders Books. I-‘oit Retail Park. 390 Provan Walk. 77.3 2910. To coincide with the stage adaptation of Judith Kerr's children’s story. you can hear some stories then decorate a tiger- licious cake with tiger stripes.
Edinburgh
Activities and Fun 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 '3' stunning .'l(ll'(’llllll'l’2 I‘imlustit‘ I-im m; or Sounds .rlmujng.’ Limited places. Ages 5+. Toddler Craft Club Hi 3. Mon 6. hi 10 & Mon 13 ()ct. I-‘ri 10 11am; Mon 2 3pm. £5 per session. Imagination Workshop. 136 Marchmont Road. 466 ()148. A great way to get little ones interested in art up afterwards. Different activities every week. Booking required. Ages 2 5. FREE Bags of Art Sim 5 it 12 Oct. 2 4pm. National (iallery of Modern Art. 75 Belford Road. 624 6200. (‘ollect a bag of new activities from the Art Station at the top of the stairs to help your family explore the collection. and create your own artwork. Ages 3 12. Junior Recorder Workshop Fri 3 ()ct. 2 4pm. £5 (£4). St Joseph's ('entre. Balerno. 07710 703372. .\Itrsical ensemble ('onsortuim5 lead a recorder workshop for players of all levels and ages. l’url (it/fulcrum .llusit' I‘i'slit‘ul. Children’s Musical Workshop Sat 4 ()ct. l lam. £4. St Joseph's ('entre. Balerno. 07710 703372. The Auricle Iinsetnhle leads this introductory orchestral workshop. Children don't have to bring an instrument as there w ill be a selection available for them to try. I’urt n/‘Iiulr'mo .llusti' l't’.\lll'(ll. Fischy Music Sun 5 Oct. 2.30 4pm. £5. Balerno Parish Church. Balerno. 07710 703372. Sing-a-long songs for children aged 5 l 1. Part ()f/itl/(‘I'Ilo .Uuslt' I'i'stlvul. Children’s Activities 8. The Big Draw .\lon 6 Stilt 26 ()ct. 10am 5pm. £thc. (ieorgian llotise. 7 Charlotte Square. 225 2160. October break activities for children. with costumes. quill pen writing. collection handling and a chance to participate in the Big Draw.
FREE The Big Draw 2008 Sat
11 & 12. 10am 4pm. National .\Itiseum of Scotland: llawthornden Court. 2 (‘hamhers Street. 247 4422. Take inspiration from this collection of treasure chests and make your own. All materials are provided as part of The Big Draw 2008. Musical Roots Family Fun Sat I 1 Oct. 1.30 2.15pm & 2.45 3.30pm. £3 (adults free). Royal Botanic (iarden. 20a lnverleith Row. 248 2968. Make music from plants and recycled materials then make a lot of noise at this drop-in workshop. Suitable under 7s. FREE Big Draw 2008 Stilt 12 Oct. 1.30 4.30pm. Dean (iallery. 73 Belford Road. 624 6200. l’ree drawing activities for all ages. inspired by the displays. Suitable for ages 5+. FREE Autumn Art Thu 16 Oct. 2 3.30pm. (‘ammo Visitor Centre. (‘ammo Road. 447 7145. Nature—based art activities for children aged 4 8. All children nitist he accompanied. Please wear old clothes and bring a bag to take newly made art items home.
Theatre & Dance Mary Poppins Thu 2 Sat 6 Dec (not
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without having to clear
Sun). 7.30pm (Wed & Sat tnat 2.30pm). £17.50 £30.50. Playhouse. 18 22 (ireenside Place. 0870 606 3424. Cameron Mackintosh’s hit musical comes to Iidinhurgh.
FREE Lickety-Leap! Sat 4 ()ct. 10.30am. l.30pm & 4pm. Free hut ticketed. Brunton Theatre. Lady-well Way. Mtisselhurgh. 665 2240. Interactive theatre from Licketyspit for ages 3 5. Shakespeare for Schools Festival Tue 7 ()ct. 7pm. £8 (£6: under 18s £4.50). Brunton 'I‘heatre. Ladywell Way. .\Itrsselhurgh. 665 2240. The l'K's largest youth drama festival gets underway as four local schools stage four different half-hour ahridged Shakespeare plays.
Alice 8. The White Rabbit Wed 15 Oct. 1 lam 8; 2pm. £6 (family ticket £22). Brunton 'l‘heatre. Ladywell Way. .\Itisselhurgh. 665 2240. Indigo Moon Theatre present a shadow puppet Wonderland complete with the White Rabbit. Cheshire ('at and March Ilare.
PREVIEW STAGE ADAPTATION SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
Dundee Rep, Wed 1-Sat 4 Oct; macrobert, Stirling, Tue 7 Oct; Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, Wed 15-Sat 18 Oct
Something Wicked This Way Comes Wed 15 Sat 18 ()ct. 2,30pm & 7pm. £12 (£6). Royal Lyceum
'I‘heatre. (irindlay Street. 248 4848. Catherine Wheels and the National Theatre of Scotland team tip to bring Ray Bradhtiry's spine-tingling battle between good and evil to the stage. See preview. helow.
Storytelling
Family Story Circle Sat I 1 ()ct. 2.30pm. £3 (family ticket £10). Scottish Storytelling Centre. 43 45 High Street. 556 9579. Partake in the monthly family storytelling club. Ideal for children 5-7 and families.
Outside the Cities
Activities and Fun
FREE Kids 60 Free! l'ntil Fri 31 ()ct. times vary. Various venues across Scotland. Ilistoric Scotland throws open
With no budget to keep to, the human imagination can run wild in the best possible way. Which is why director Gill Robertson shied away from staging Something Wicked This Way Comes for so long. Ray Bradbury’s 1962 novel is filled with fantastical characters and events, and Robertson refused to short change readers with the standard of production she could
afford.
“It’s a story I’ve loved for a long time,’ says Robertson, ‘but I thought it was impossible to put on stage because there are so many elements to it. You just don’t want to cheat the audience, you want to give them all the exciting images and visuals you get when you read the book.’ Enter the National Theatre of Scotland, who gave Robertson’s company, Catherine Wheels the cash injection it needed to do Bradbury’s tale justice.
Set in small town America, Something Wicked This Way Comes follows the exploits of two 13-year-old boys, who get caught up in the machinations of a sinister carnival. Featuring an innovative set, live musicians, film and a talented ensemble cast - including a flying Dust Witch - Robertson has finally got the large-scale production she held out for. Theatricality aside, however, Bradbury’s tale of good and evil has much
to offer on a purely storytelling level.
‘He really captures childhood and best friends,’ says Robertson. ‘lt’s a real rites of passage novel, but at the same time you’ve got one of the boy’s fathers who’s going through a mid-life crisis and philosophises about life. So as an adult you get so much from it as well.’ (Kelly Apter)
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the doors to its properties for free for
those under- 16 and accompanied by an
; adult. See ww'w.histortc-scotland.gov.uk/
kidsgofree for more information. Under The Sea Big Draw Sat 4 & Sun 5 ()ct. 2-«3pm. £7.95 (£5.95; children
£4.50; under 4s free). Scottish Seabird Centre. The l-Iarbour. North Berwick.
()1620 890202. ‘ret your pens and pencils
' ready and help create a huge underwater
Spooky Happenings Sat I l—Fri 31 ()ct. 10am—5pm. £5 (£3.50). Almond Valley Heritage Centre. Millfteld.
Livingston. 01506 414957. [Enjoy scary
crafts. gruesome games and a spine- clulling trail of terror around the old farm.
Family Fun Days in October Sat
I l--Sun 26 ()ct. l()am—~5.30prn. £tbc. Bannockbum Heritage Centre. Glasgow Road. Stirling. 08700 550262. Kids' art and craft activities including shield designing and medieval siege weapons demonstrations.
Big Draw 2008 Sat I I Oct.
1 l.30am -Ipm & 24an Admission applies £8.50 (£6.50; under 12s £2: members free). National Museum of Flight. liast Fortune Airfield. 01620 897240. The Museum of Flight partake in the annual arts fest.
FREE Big Draw: Heaven’s Above Sun 12 & Mon 13 ()ct. 2—4pm. National Museum of Rural Life. Wester Kittochside. Philipshill Road. East Kilbrtde. 247 4377. Partake in creating an astronomical masterpiece as part of the annual art festival.
Kids Film Festival Mon l3—Iiri 17 ()ct. l.30pm. £3. (‘umbemauld Theatre. Kildrum. 0| 236 732887. A series of film screenings for youngsters and parents. See www.cumbemauldtheatreco.uk
MUSIC
Music at The Shore Fri 10 Oct.
7.30 10pm. £1. The Shore. 15 Shore Terrace. Dundee. 01382 435435. Live gig for kids with four bands billed to play. Ages I I 18. Part rift/iv Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film I'i’stivul.
Theatre & Dance Something Wicked This Way Comes Until Sat 4 ()ct. 8pm. £12 (£8 £10; children £6). Dundee Rep. Tay Square. Dundee. 01382 223530. See preview. left. The Singing Kettle: Pirate Island Sat 4 & Sun 5 ()ct. noon & 3pm. £9.50 (family ticket £34). Carnegie Hall. liast Port. Dunfermline. 0| 383 602302. Scotland‘s favourite children‘s entertainers set sail with their 2008 show. Something Wicked This Way Comes Tue 7 ()ct. 7pm. £10 (£6 £8). Macrobett. University of Stirling. ()1786 466666. See preview. left. Cinderella Wed 8—15ri 10 ()ct. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Regal Community Theatre. 2434 North Bridge Street. Bathgate. 946 1903. Meet Cinders. her ugly step sisters and Prince Charming. courtesy of Broxbum l’ootlights. Olga Volt, The Electric Fairy Fri 10 ()ct. 10.30am & 7pm. £5.50 (£4.50). Adam Smith Theatre. Bennochy Road. Kirkcaldy. ()1592 583302. ()lga Volt (aka Shona Reppe) prepares to dazzle another circus audience. Ages 6+. A Smart Attack of Art Sat 1 1 ()ct. 2-4pm. £6.50. Albert Ilalls. Dumbarton Road. Stirling. ()1786 473 544. Expect jokes. music. audience participation and prizes from (‘Beebies presenter Mike Amatt. Ages 3— I 1.
Books
How the Giraffe Got his Neck Sat 4 & Sun 5 Oct. 1 Iain & 2pm. £6 (£5). Macrobert. University of Stirling. 226 0000. Tall Stories blend the theories of Charles Darwin with the stories of Rudyard Kipling. Ages 4+.
Andy Stanton Mon 6 ()ct. 10.30am. £12. Adam Smith Theatre. Bennochy Road. Kirkcaldy. 01592 583302. Children's book writer Andy Stanton launches his latest book in the hilarious Mr (ium series. Ages 8—12.