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International Theatre Festival - 2006.
2006 Dates in Edinburgh 23
- 29 May. The Festival on tour in Scotland runs from 28 May -
6 June 2005.
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Information
About the annual Festival.
Every year in Edinburgh at the end of May there is the Bank of
Scotland Children's International Theatre Festival organised by
Imaginate. Please contact
0131 225 8050 for more information.
It's a great opportunity to see quality work from other countries
as well as here. In the three years that EdinburghGuide has covered
the Festival in depth the quality and variety of work make this a
chance to see work of international standard to delight child and
adult alike. It is also an excellent place to make contacts with practioners
and promoters from rest of UK and Abroad. A very well run festival
of productions some of which also go to other venues in Scotland under
Imaginates banner.
They also run
WYSIWYG - annual showcase of Scottish Theatre
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) an annual showcase of Scottish
theatre for children to give people who make and promote childrens
theatre the opportunity to see shows, share ideas and create new partnerships.
2005 dates - 5 & 6 October at macrobert, Stirling.
Further info about how to get involved from from Imaginate
+44 (0) 131 225 8050
Bank of Scotland Children's International
Theatre Festival 23 - 29 May 2006.
Reviews as they come in and Public performance dates for Edinburgh.
Some productions will also be touring some details in the
tourng listings.
BANK OF SCOTLAND CHILDREN'S INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL 2006.
Tickets from Traverse 0131
228 1404 or online.
13 theatre shows for a range of ages from 1 to 14 year olds, their
friends and families.
8 international theatre productions, and from UK, 1 English and 4
Scottish.
Free creche for under 5s.
Children's menu at Traverse Café.
Some Audio-described shows, touch tours and signed shows.
Scribble - Compagnie Lili Désastres (France) - Pure
theatre for the very, very young. The story is one that older people
find too complicated to understand but what do they know? - Children
aged one to three have no problems, they know what fun and laughter
is all about! Age - 1+. 45 mins.
Review - A
toddler delight.
At North Edinburgh Arts Centre.
23 - 25 May at 10.15am & 2pm and 26 May at 10:15am & 1:30pm.
THEN Tours -
27 May at 11am at Balmaclellan Village Hall (part of Dumfries and
Galloway Arts Festival) 01644 420374.
29 May at 1pm & 3pm at Peebles Eastgate Theatre 01721 725777.
30 May at 10:30am & 1:30pm Glasgow Bambury Centre 0141 287 9843.
31 May at 1:30pm Dunfermline Carnegie Hall, 01383 314000.
1 June at 10:30am Falkirk Town Hall 01324 506850.
Tour ends.
Shopping for Shoes - Visible Fictions (Scotland) - A funny
and heart-warming tale of new found-love, dog poo and of course…shoes.
From one of Scotland's favourite theatre companies for young people.
10-14 year olds. 40 mins.
Review - Character
filled shoes.
At St Brides Centre.
23 May at 10:30am & 7:30pm, 24 May at 10:30am & 1pm and 25
May at 1pm & 7:30pm.
Psst! - Teater Refleksion (Denmark) - A symphony of extravagant
circus acts, poetic incidents, moving stories and crazy happenings.
A puppet theatre performance with a ballerina, jugglers and clowns.
4-10 year olds. 45 mins.
At Traverse Theatre.
Review - Peppered
with humorous incidents.
23- 25 May at 10.15am & 1:15pm.
Monkey - Dundee Rep Ensemble/ Scottish Dance Theatre (Scotland)
- Two of Scotland's award-winning companies combine forces to
create an unmissable piece of theatre made popular in the 1970s through
the Japanese television series. A spectacular, action-packed adventure
for all the family. Not to be missed! 8-14 year olds. 2 hrs including
interval.
Review
of this amazing, fun packed show.
At Royal Lyceum Theatre -
24 May at 7pm, 25 & 26 May at 10:30am & 7pm and 27 May at
2pm.
Triple Bill - Freshmess (Scotland) - What happens when contemporary
dance and hip-hop styles collide? You get energy, you get fun, and
you get a performance you won't forget. Expect the unexpected on a
journey of discovery where the boundaries between dance, music and
even sign language are explored. 60 mins with a 10 minute interval
between each piece. 8-14 year olds
At Traverse Theatre -
Review - Great
range of styles and atmospheres.
23 & 24 May at 7pm, 25 May at 1:30pm, 27 May at 10.30am, 28 &
29 May at 7pm.
A Clean Sweep - Plutôt La Vie (Scotland) - A brilliant
blend of theatre clowning, dance and visual storytelling. A show that
explores the ordinary and transforms it into the extraordinary! If
you miss this then you'd have to be…as daft as a brush! 7-14
year olds 55 mins.
Review
of the production when it premiered in 2004.
At St Brides Centre.
26 May at 10:30am & 3pm,.27 May at 2:30pm & 7pm.
Them With Tails - Tall Stories/Network of Stuff (England) - Three
unlikely tales - and one impossible one... Stories, comedy and a lot
of silliness come together in a world where your most ridiculous thoughts
can spring to life... Use your imagination to invent your own story.
It's never the same show twice! 5-11 year olds 55 mins.
At Traverse Theatre.
23 & 24 May at 10.45am & 12:45, 25 May 10.45am & 7pm.and
26 May at 10:15am & 3pm.
Then Tours -
27 May at 2pm Peebles Eastgate Theatre 01721 725777.
3 - 6 June at Schools/venues in the Shetland Isles. Phone Carol Duncan,
Programme Assistant, Islesburgh Community Centre on 01595 692114 for
full details.
Goodbye Mr. Muffin - Teater Refleksion / De Røde Heste
(Denmark) - The heart-rending story of the last days in the life
of a beloved guinea pig and of the feelings and emotions experienced
during the passing of a beloved pet. Bring a box of hankies or maybe
just a shoulder to cry on …! 5-9 year olds.
At Traverse Theatre.
26 May at 10:45am & 12:45pm, 27 May at 12.30 & 5pm, 28 May
at 11:30am.
Then Tours -
30 May at 10:30am & 1:30pm Glasgow Knightswood Community Centre
0141 287 9843.
1 & 3 June at Schools/venues in the Shetland Isles. Phone Carol
Duncan, Programme Assistant, Islesburgh Community Centre on 01595
692114 for full details.
The Brave Tin Soldier - Puppentheater am Meininger Theater (Germany)
- Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale is a story about
the wonder, as well as the challenge, of being different, a story
to move you, make you think, and to enjoy! 6-11 year olds 50 mins.
At the Assembly Rooms.
27 May at 2:30pm, 28 May at 2:30pm & 5pm and 29 May at
10.30am & 12.30.)
The Little Match Girl - Gruppe 38 (Denmark) - Gruppe 38 returns
to the Festival with Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, The
Little Match Girl. is of sadness, but with a joyous message of faith,
hope and love. Above all, it is a fairytale, and fairytales are life
and life must be lived to the full ... happily … ever after.
7-12 year olds 40 mins.
At Traverse Theatre
28 May at 6pm, 29 May at 10.45am & 1pm.
Then Tours -
30 May at 1:30am & 7pm macrobert, 01786 466666
LOVE - Theatergroep Max. (The Netherlands) - Feverish letters,
thrilling meetings, knocking knees, and a painful farewell in the
middle of a fairytale forest. Love makes you laugh and cry. A humorous
physical parody from one of Holland's most accessible and adventurous
children's theatre companies. 8-12 year olds. 50 mins.
At Traverse Theatre -
27 May at 5:30pm & 7:30pm, 28 May at noon & 2pm, 29 May at
10.15am & 12.
A Cloud's Journey - Schnawwl Kinder und Jugendtheater am Nationaltheater
Mannheim (Germany) - A theatrical delight for all senses packed
with magical transformations, colours, secrets and the aroma of the
whole wide world. Give your senses a treat! 3-7 year olds. 50 mins.
At North Edinburgh Arts Centre.
27 May at 12:30 & 2:30pm, 28 May at 10:30am & 12:30, 29 May
at 10am & 1:30pm.
Then Tours -
30 May at 1pm Glasgow Tron Theatre 0141 552 4267.
31 May at 11am & 1:30pm Paisley Arts Centre 0141 887 1010.
1 June at 1:30pm Dunfermline Carnegie Hall 01383 314000.
3 June at 1:30pm Falkirk Town Hall 01324 506850.
The Giraffe's Journey - Roberto Abbiati (Italy) - The tall
tale of a giraffe who travelled from the plains of Africa to the heart
of France. Inspired by a true story, some might say it's a tall story,
but believe it, it's true….8-14 year olds.
At North Edinburgh Arts Centre
23 - 24 May at 10.30am & 12.45 and 26 May at 2:30pm.
Shopping for Shoes - Visible Fictions (Scotland) - A funny
and heart-warming tale of new found-love, dog poo and of course…shoes.
From one of Scotland's favourite theatre companies for young people.
10-14 year olds. 40 mins.
At St Brides Centre.
23 May at 10:30am & 7:30pm, 24 May at 10:30am & 1pm and 25
May at 1pm & 7:30pm.
Info & Reviews
2006 | 2005
| 2004
|
2003 |
2002 |
2001 .
Information
About the annual Festival.
Every year in Edinburgh at the end of May there is the Bank of
Scotland Children's International Theatre Festival organised by
Imaginate. Please contact
0131 225 8050 for more information.
© Thelma Good May 2006 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com
Edited by Thelma Good.
Theatre Editor for EdinburghGuide.com Tel (0131) 453 3150.
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