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Aberdour Festival
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The picturesque seaside town plays host to an action-packed family-friendly festival. There's something for all ages and all tastes, from a beach day with a sandcastle competition for children and raft race for adults, to food and wine tastings with twinned towns in Italy and France, as well as sports, magic shows, children's activities and live music over the course of ten days.
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20 Jul–29 Jul Times vary Various Venues, Aberdour
Aberdeen International Youth Festival
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Festival celebrating theatre, music and dance, as performed by youth groups from Scotland, the UK and abroad. Among the 2011 highlights were performances of new productions based on Shakespeare, Burns and Dumas, as well as the city centre Festival Parade and live music from the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra. Naturally, there's also a dedicated strand of children's events, including hands on workshops in music, percussion, dance and theatre.
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1 Aug–11 Aug Times vary Various venues, Aberdeen
Animal Olympics
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Find out which of your favourite animals is best suited to which sport in this quirky tale. Ages 3–7. Part of Plu Festival.
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1 Jun 4pm Leith Links, Edinburgh
Biggar Little Festival
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The name is something of a red herring as this small Lanarkshire is really punching above its weight with a programme of around 70 varied arts events put on by different community groups and local businesses, plus a couple of big name touring artists booked by the festival committee. Covering comedy, theatre, exhibitions, walks, dance and music of all kinds, the festival offers affordable local access to the arts for all.
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18 Oct–28 Oct Times vary Various Venues, Biggar
By the Seat of Your Pants
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Play following Fritz, Franz and Rudy as they sit and await their fate. Slapstick and clowning abound in the latest show from Plutot la Vie. Ages 7+.
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6 Jun 6pm Craignish Village Hall, Lochgilphead
7 Jun 7.30pm Mull Theatre, Isle of Mull
8 Jun 6.30pm Easdale Island Community Hall, By Oban
10 Jun 4pm Bowmore Hall, Isle Of Islay
16 Jun 7pm Carinish Village Hall
18 Jun 7.30pm Berneray Community Hall, North Uist
19 Jun 7.30pm Leverburgh Community Hall, Leverburgh
20 Jun 7.30pm Clan MacQuarrie Community Centre, Isle of Lewis
23 Jun Sat 10.30am & 1.30pm
Part of St Magnus Festival. 		Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall
23 Jun Sat 10.30am & 1.30pm
Part of St Magnus Festival. 		Orkney Arts Centre, Kirkwall
25 Jun 7.30pm
Part of St Magnus Festival. 		Westray Heritage Centre, Westray
29 Jun 8pm
Part of St Magnus Festival. 		Gable End Theatre, Hoy
1 Jul 3pm
Part of Garioch Theatre Festival. 		Wyness Hall, Inverurie
Centre Stage Theatre Group
Date Location
Drama classes for ages 7–11, building towards a production. Booking is essential.
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19 Jan–21 Jun Thu 4–5pm The Village Centre, East Kilbride
Charlie And Lola's Best Bestest Play: Watershed Productions (Over 3s)
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Watershed Productions present a production featuring puppets, live action and music based on Lauren Child's characters and adapted by Jonathan Lloyd.
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2 Jun–3 Jun Jun 2, 3.30pm, Jun 3, 10.45am, 12.45pm, 3pm Loughborough Town Hall, Loughborough
6 Jun–7 Jun Jun 6, 4.30pm, Jun 7, 11am & 1.30pm Palace Theatre, Mansfield
9 Jun–10 Jun Jun 9, 4.30pm, Jun 10, 11am & 1.30pm Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
30 Jun–1 Jul Jun 30, Jul 1, 11am, 1.30pm, 3.45pm Chipping Norton Theatre, Chipping Norton
14 Jul–15 Jul Jul 14, 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm, Jul 15, 11am & 1.30pm Hull Truck Theatre, Hull
3 Nov–4 Nov Nov 3 & 4, 11am & 1.30pm, Nov 3, 4pm Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
Chloe the Clown
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Clowning around with Chloe in a fun-packed show. Part of Early Years Festival.
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5 Jul Thu 11am & 2pm Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow
Chris & Pui Roadshow
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CBeebies favourites Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee present a show packed with songs, games and fun for the smallest members of the family.
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29 Jun Fri 11am & 2pm Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
30 Jun Sat 11am–12.30pm & 2–3.30pm Falkirk Town Hall, Falkirk
1 Jul Sun 11am & 2pm The Webster Theatre, Arbroath
2 Jul Mon 11am & 2pm Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre, Motherwell
3 Jul Tue 11am & 2pm Music Hall, Aberdeen
4 Jul Wed 11am & 2pm Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Christmas Time
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A festive rhyming show for wee ones, counting down the minutes til Christmas. Ages 3–6.
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1 Dec–24 Dec Times vary Tron Theatre, Glasgow
The Chuckle Brothers: The Return Of Pirates Of The River Rother 2 In Stranger Tights
Date Location
A swashbuckling tale of pirates and sunken treasure from the comic duo.
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26 Jul–30 Aug From Jul 26, Thu 7pm, ends Aug 30 Futurist Theatre, Scarborough
31 Jul–28 Aug From Jul 31, Tue 7pm, ends Aug 28 Embassy Theatre, Skegness
Cinderella
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Johnny McKnight has written this new version of the the fairy tale for this year's Royal Lyceum Christmas show, promising a modern twist on the story with a good sprinkling of magic and slapstick to keep families happy.
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29 Nov–29 Dec To be confirmed Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Circles In The Sand: Tam Tam Theatre (Ages 6 Months-3 Years)
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Entertaining adventure theatre in which a story is told with sand and other chosen objects, and where the audience can play in the sand upon the ending of the show.
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22 Jun–23 Jun Jun 22 & 23, 10.35am, 12noon, 2.05pm Polka Theatre, London SW19
The Circus Kid
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The lion has lost his roar and the tent has fallen down – the circus' arrival in town hasn't gone exactly as planned. Fun introduction to music with Jacqui, her puppet friends and her cello. Part of Early Years Festival.
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3 Jul–4 Jul Tue & Wed 11am & 2pm Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow
Claytime (Ages 3-6)
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An interactive production from Indefinitearticles with stories drawn from the audience.
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3 Jun–6 Jun Apr 15, 2.30pm & 4.15pm, Apr 21 & 22, Jun 3–6, 4.15pm E4 Udderbelly At Southbank Centre, London SE1
19 Jun Jun 19, 11am & 1.45pm York Theatre Royal, York
Culross Festival
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A varied, classy festival set in the grounds of a historic family home – a fact which seeps into the cosy family feel of the programming, which crosses from opera to blues with a sidestep at theatre and a medieval fair.
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1 Jun–3 Jun Times vary Abbey House, Culross
The Devil, The Tsar & The Three Dry Biscuits (Over 8s)
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Storytelling session based on a Russian fairytale. With Ben Haggarty.
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22 Jun Jun 22, 7pm Studio at York Theatre Royal, York
Disney on Ice: A Passport to Adventure
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A fabulous sight-seeing holiday with all your Disney friends: travel to Africa with Timon and Pumbaa, explore the ocean with Ariel and visit London with Peter Pan and Wendy, as well as special treats from Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy.
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28 Sep–7 Oct Not Mon Braehead Arena, Glasgow
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
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To say the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival ticks a few boxes would be an understatement. Established in 1979 with a view to bring world-class artists to a mainly rural area, it has grown in confidence and sale year on year. The nine-day family-friendly multi-arts Borders-based festival boasts everything from theatre, dance and music to literature, film and art. Acts appearing last year included Opera Wow, Dick Gaughan, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The jamboree culminated in Streets…
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25 May–2 Jun Times vary Various Venues
Early Years – Play Time
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Drama-based play for kids aged 2–4 and their parents/carers to get involved in together, stimulating creativity and language development as well as building confidence and social skills.
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16 May–6 Jun Wed 10.30–11.30am
Block 6 (four weeks). 		Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 12–18s
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A week of workshops for dramatic teens, led by site-specific theatre specialist Suzanne Lofthus from Cutting Edge Theatre. The group will work towards a performance entitled We’ve Missed the Boat, to be performed outdoors in Musselburgh at 6pm on Fri 27 Jul.
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23 Jul–27 Jul Mon–Fri 10am–4pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 5–7s
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Fire up young imaginations with these three-day drama workshops for 5–7-year-olds. Choose from morning or afternoon sessions.
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17 Jul–19 Jul Tue–Thu 10.30am–noon & 1–2.30pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 8–12s
Date Location
A week of drama classes, building up to a performance on the Brunton Theatre stage at the end of the week.
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30 Jul–3 Aug Mon–Fri 10am–4pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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The big daddy of arts festivals, the Fringe has it all. The facts and figures speak for themselves: nearly 1.9 million tickets sold in 2011 for 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues. It's the biggest celebration of theatre, comedy, cabaret, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions and music in all its forms in the world.
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3 Aug–27 Aug Times vary Various venues, Edinburgh
The Elf of Glen Fern
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A show for kids telling the tale of a brownie (a helpful elf) with colourful fabric puppets. Ages 3–6. Part of Plu Edinburgh.
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1 Jun 1.30pm Leith Links, Edinburgh

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