KIDS | Highlights
TIGER TALE
CLASSIC CONCERTS: W-HAT ABOUT?
Platform, Glasgow, Fri 21 & Sat 22 Sep, barrowlandballet.co.uk Barrowland Ballet’s lively and touching dance piece about a troubled family whose lives are turned upside- down when a tiger comes to visit. Suitable for ages 7–14. See preview, page 68. CHILDREN’S
BROOMSTICK RIDE Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sat 27 Oct; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 28 Oct, rsno.org.uk Hosts Owen and Olly are joined by the RSNO for this fun concert designed for wee ears, featuring a programme of flight-related songs. See preview, page 69.
H I T L I S T
Platform, Glasgow, Sat 13 Oct, fuoradance.com Fuora Dance Project’s new piece celebrates the importance of intergenerational ties and grandparents, with a humorous take on Italian- Scottish culture. See preview, page 69. Tue 25 Sep–Sat 6 Oct, shrekthemusical.co.uk All-singing, all-dancing stage musical adaptation of the hit DreamWorks film about the iconic green ogre and his donkey sidekick. Also touring, see list. co.uk/kids for details and review.
SHREK THE MUSICAL LITTLE BABY BUM
King’s Theatre, Glasgow, King’s Theatre,
Edinburgh, Fri 21 Sep–Sun 23 Sep, littlebabybumlive. com Live show based on the educational YouTube channel, which transports audiences into the colourful world of Mia, Jacus, Twinkle and their Nursery Rhyme Friends. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details.
KIDS HIGHLIGHTS
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GLASGOW
BRICK WONDERS Glasgow Cathedral, Thu 16 Aug– Sun 23 Sep, glasgowcathedral.org. uk Showcase of architectural, historical and natural marvels from around the world rendered in LEGO by artist Warren Elsmore, from Niagara Falls to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
CRAZY CLAY CREATURES Riverside Museum, Sat 29 & Sun 30 Sep, glasgowlife.org.uk Craft workshops where kids can create a small clay animal and decorate it using objects found in nature, like sticks, leaves, rosehips or pebbles.
GLASGOW YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
Various venues, Fri 14 Sep–Sun 16 Sep, glasgowfilm.org Film festival aimed at teenagers and curated by young people ages 15–19. This year’s programme includes Anna and the Apocalypse, Skate Kitchen, Never Goin’
Four Go Wild in Wellies
Back and more. See feature, page 38.
MITCHELL CHILDREN’S TRAIL Mitchell Library, until Thu 9 May 2019, glasgowlife.org.uk Children’s trails for families to discover the secrets of the Mitchell Library, spread out over five floors and over a million books.
FOUR GO WILD IN WELLIES Eastwood Park Theatre, Thu 18 Oct, indepen-dance.org.uk Indepen-dance 4, Scotland’s only inclusive professional dance company, presents this whimsical adventure about friendship, tents, bobble hats and wellies. Also touring, see list.co.uk/ kids for details and review.
MARTHA Platform, Mon 8 Oct, platform- online.co.uk Catherine Wheels’ heart-warming show about Martha, a stubborn woman who lives by the sea and believes she doesn’t need anyone, until her life is changed by an unexpected visitor. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details.
SCOTTISH OPERA: BAMBINO Motherwell Concert Hall, Mon 17 Sep, scottishopera.org.uk Operatic
adventure for little ones aged 6–18 months, which follows a bird named Uccellina who becomes parent to a hyperactive baby bird named Pulcino.
DINOSAUR SAFARI Motherwell Concert Hall, Sat 29 Sep, funbox.co.uk Stone Age singalong silliness with the FUNBOX team as Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo get into pre-historic pickles and meet dinosaur friends old and new. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details.
WHO STOLE FRANKENSTEIN’S BRAIN?
The Stand, Sun 28 Oct, thestand. co.uk Stand Kids Comedy Club and Poisoned Apple present an interactive radio show that’s part comedy, part classic whodunnit. See preview, page 69.
EDINBURGH
ART EXPLORERS Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, until Sun 6 Jan, rbge.org.uk Monthly family arts and crafts sessions that reflect the themes of exhibitions currently ongoing at the Botanics as
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COMEDY KIDS The Stand, Sat 29 Sep; Sat 27 Oct, tribeporty.org Eight young comedians from Tribe Porty Youth Theatre perform their pint-sized routines on The Stand stage. Suitable for ages 8–12.
GORY STORIES: THE KIDS’ TOUR
Mercat Tours, until Sun 30 Dec, mercattours.com Daytime tour that delves into the city’s horrible haunts, including the infamous underground vaults, and weaves tales of stinking streets and ghastly ghouls suitable for young ears.
RECITALS FOR WRIGGLERS Palace of Holyroodhouse, Sun 30 Sep, recitalsforwrigglers.co.uk Interactive classical music concert specially tailored to babies, toddlers and their families, where little ones can fidget and wriggle about to their heart’s content.
SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Fri 19 Oct–Wed 31 Oct, tracscotland. org A feast of traditional storytelling, featuring performances, workshops and events that celebrate oral traditions and cultural diversity, with a strong programme for young children.
IT’S IN THE BAG Scottish Storytelling Centre, Sat 8 Sep, tracscotland.org Enchanting storytelling events for young children that combine puppetry, music and games.
PICNIC & PLAY WITH LICKETYSPIT
Lauriston Castle, Sat 13 Oct, licketyspit.com Licketyspit hosts a family picnic lunch following their inter-generational play, set in the surroundings of Lauriston Castle.