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Kaput
7 Aug 2012
Choreographed mayhem was never this beautiful
If Billy the Mime is channelling the likes of Neil Hamburger and Denis Leary (early 90s non-bouffant version) in his celebrity scandal-fixated show, Tom Flanagan is tapping straight back into the golden era of silent comedy for his child-friendly show.
The Beast
7 Aug 2012
With uke and loop pedal Bowden commands a spellbound crowd
Stuart Bowden wants to tell you a story about a beast. His name is Winslow and he lives on the edge of town, just a short helicopter ride away if you happen to have a helicopter. Winslow is a little awkward and a little lonely, one of his prized…
Mil's Trills Music and Stories
7 Aug 2012
Merrily chaotic exploration of musical instruments
Never mind the kids. If you’re brave enough to lay out a big pile of shakers, tambourines and ukuleles in the front row of a Fringe space, it’s the grown-ups you’ll need to hold back. A happy rhythmic jangle is already well-established before Amelia…
Andy and Mike’s Tick Tock Time Machine
7 Aug 2012
Back to the Future meets Bill and Ted in show that'll tickle all
Although it’s probably fair to say that few, if any, of the youngsters sitting in this audience have ever heard of Back to the Future or Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, it’s a fairly safe bet their parents have. The laughs produced by the various…
The Girl With No Heart
6 Aug 2012
Children's storybook on loss of innocence fails to come to life
The Girl with No Heart is based on a short story book written by performer Louisa Ashton. A children’s parable about the loss of innocence, Sparkle and Dark’s Travelling Players use puppetry, silhouettes and origami to narrate the tale of a girl who…
The science of creation: Scotland's sightseeing spoils
5 Aug 2012
Dolly the Sheep, Falkirk Wheel and Forth Rail Bridge amongst the highlights
The word ‘creative’ doesn’t often conjure up a vision of science and technology, but Scotland has long been renowned for innovative ideas and what better year to shout about it than in the Year of Creative Scotland. Who created the world’s first…
Crate Digging: Lenny Love
4 Aug 2012
Baby Loves Disco's superstar DJ tells us what gets the toddlers' toes tapping
Baby Loves Disco is certainly one of the more unusual gigs that I do, and it’s actually a bit of a misnomer because it’s really a club for adults – albeit with young children in tow. I can’t exclude The Trammps’ ‘Disco Inferno’ (Atlantic), it’s an…
Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and his Singing Tiger
4 Aug 2012
Mighty Boosh-style physical comedy for quirky kids
An unassuming chap in a tiger-striped onesie plucks a ukelele. On the corner of the stage, a giant laundry bag is moving. From its depths emerges a pink woolly hat then safety goggles and a bushy beard. Jacket, tie, then very short white shorts and…
Five questions for kids' theatre company Purves Puppets
4 Aug 2012
The company behind Pips and Panda tell us about their 26 years on the Fringe
1. This is your 26th year on the Fringe – what keeps you coming back? ‘There’s a special holiday atmosphere unique to Edinburgh, and families are already excited when they arrive. Even the kids have often seen a lot of theatre. They expect – and they…
Sally Magnusson - Horace and the Haggis Hunter
4 Aug 2012
The BBC newsreader teams up with husband Norman Stone to create illustrated children's story
Better known for reading the news on the BBC, Sally Magnusson has now turned her hand to writing children’s books – enlisting the help of husband Norman Stone for the illustrations. Resolutely Scottish, Horace and the Haggis Hunter brings to life our…
Superjohn
4 Aug 2012
Plucky superhero fights for survival in sensitively-portrayed kids' theatre show
Creating a show about a child in need of a bone marrow transplant was never going to be easy. It’s a subject most children don’t really understand, and parents don’t want to think about. It’s part of life, however, and if you’re going to tackle such…
The I Hate Children Children's Show
4 Aug 2012
Dude in pith helmet does close up magic to Muddy Waters soundtrack
I wish I had a louche American uncle who cracks open the ‘champagne’ (warm cava) at noon and does magic tricks in his skanky flat while the lodger strums a blues guitar. The I Hate Children Children’s Show is the next best thing: Paul Nathan is as…
The Ugly Duckling
4 Aug 2012
Kipper Tie Theatre's charming show proves beauty’s only skin deep
There are some valuable lessons to be learned in this simple yet effective show by Kipper Tie Theatre. Namely that being brave, imaginative and clever is a whole lot more important than being beautiful. Performers Bernie Byrnes and Sally Lofthouse…
Top 5 music shows for kids at Fringe 2012
29 Jul 2012
Featuring The BIG Sing-a-long, Flamenco for Kids, Sesame Street and Music Bugs
The BIG Sing-a-long! Back for their third Fringe running, the BIG Project’s Children’s Choir invite you to join in with chart hits and musical mash-ups. St Mark’s artSpace, 228 1155, 4 Aug, 2pm, £6 (£4–£5). Flamenco for Kids Warm up your hands…
Scamp Theatre bring Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales to life at Fringe 2012
27 Jul 2012
Stage version of hugely successful Julia Donaldson children's book
With so many shows to choose from at the Fringe, it’s always handy when a tried and tested company returns carrying a guarantee of quality. All those who saw Scamp Theatre’s production of Stick Man in 2010 will be pleased to know that the talented…
Tall Stories to perform Julia Donaldson's The Snail and the Whale at Fringe 2012
27 Jul 2012
Stage version of hugely successful children's book
Julia Donaldson’s picture books take pride of place on bedroom shelves around the world. But it’s not until somebody picks them up and reads them, that those clever rhymes come alive. Published in 2004, The Snail and the Whale has been one of…
Kipper Tie Theatre return to the Fringe 2012 with kids' show Our Island
27 Jul 2012
Singaporean theatre and slapstick in show tackling xenophobia and religious intolerance
Best known for winning over Fringe audiences with their poo-centred hit show, The Mole Who Knew It Was None Of His Business, Kipper Tie Theatre are back in Edinburgh with a far more serious subject matter. Set in a mystery location, Our Island…
Five Kids TV stars to catch at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012
27 Jul 2012
Seen these folks on the box before? You must be a parent then
Dan Wright Fans of Big Cook, Little Cook might have difficulty recognising Mr Wright who played the latter given that he has shed his specs and is no longer three inches tall. Curiously, his Fringe show has a sort-of childlike theme given that it’s…
Children's puppetry show Luminous Tales at 2012 Edinburgh Fringe
25 Jul 2012
Zannie Fraser's Ripstop Theatre perform show about night-time for ages 4 and above
Zannie Fraser’s shadow puppetry has toured all over the world, but 2012 marks her Edinburgh Fringe debut in the guise of Ripstop Theatre, her own company. Fraser’s new show, Luminous Tales, is a collection of stories about night-time for audiences aged…
Fringe children's puppet shows Circus in Hand and Time For Fun
23 Jul 2012
Russian puppeteers who have it all in hand
St Petersburg’s Hand Made Theatre make exactly that: theatre with their hands. The company’s actors all trained in puppetry at Russia’s State Theatre Arts Academy, and are about to make their Edinburgh Fringe debut. They bring with them two shows: Time…
Sesame Street Live - Elmo Makes Music at 2012 Edinburgh Fringe
23 Jul 2012
TV stars make muppet melodies
He has dueted with pop siren Katy Perry and upstaged opera don Andrea Bocelli. Now huggable Sesame Street muppet Elmo is bringing his loveable musical prowess, and furry companions, to the Edinburgh Fringe. ‘This is a real feel good, fast paced, fun…
CBeebies comedy duo Andy and Mike talk about their Tick Tock Time Machine
23 Jul 2012
Comedy duo swap CBeebies for time travel
‘If you mix Back to the Future with The Mighty Boosh and Goonies, you get a glimpse of where we wanted to go,’ says CBeebies presenter Andy Day, co-star of Andy and Mike’s Tick Tock Time Machine. The follow-up to 2009’s Box of Bananas, this new show was…
The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean puts scrapbook in a laboratory
23 Jul 2012
New Edinburgh Fringe show from children’s theatre innovator Shona Reppe
Shona Reppe hasn’t performed at the Edinburgh Fringe since Cinderella in 2002. But in the meantime, she’s steadily established herself as one of Scotland’s most innovative and engaging purveyors of children’s theatre. ‘I wanted to set a show around an…
Jedward to perform at The Glasgow Show 2012
18 Jul 2012
Irish pop-sensation duo to deliver songs for all the family
The Glasgow Show 2012 Ever since they stepped onto the X Factor audition stage in 2009, Glasgow has been something of a spiritual home for John and Edward Grimes. Back then they could scarcely have known that, three years later, they’d be returning…
Children's theatre at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe for a fiver
18 Jul 2012
2012 Edinburgh Festival offers a host of great-value kids show previews
Various venues, Edinburgh, 1–3 Aug Each year, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has more and more shows to tempt families. From theatre pieces to circus shows, you could easily spend three weeks (and a month’s salary) straddling the good-taste line…
