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2 KIDS PUPPET ANIMATION FESTIVAL

Across 80 venues in Scotland are 150 puppetry performances, animated films and workshops for this year’s event which includes work from Visible Fictions, Jabuti Theatre, Modest Predicament and Theatre Fideri Federa (pictured). See preview, page 86. Various venues, nationwide, until Sat 20 Apr.

1 AROUND TOWN EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL

3 TV GAME OF THRONES

With half a century having passed since the moon landings, the Edinburgh Science Festival is grabbing the moment to explore the theme of frontiers and looking at the way it addresses the likes of technology, engineering and maths. Among the highlights across the month are the NMS exhibition Robots, some physics wizardry and a look at virtual worlds, while The Life Scientific host Jim Al-Khalili discusses his debut novel. See feature, page 20. Various venues, Edinburgh, Sat 6–Sun 21 Apr. Winter is truly coming, as HBO’s blockbuster fantasy draws to a conclusion, no doubt punctured by visceral violence and startling set-pieces. When the dust settles, who will be lording it over Westeros? See preview, page 112. Sky Atlantic, Mon 15 Apr.

4 THE LIST 1 Apr–31 May 2019