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Dateline: 6th April, 2006

2006 Children's Theatre Festival Announces Line-Up

The Bank of Scotland International Children's Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, which runs from 23rd tp 29th May before touring Scotland from 27th May to 6th June, has announced the line-up of shows.

Compagnie Lili Désastres (France) presents Scribble
For 1 to 3 year olds
This is a story that adults find too complicated to understand but what do they know? Very young children, even one year olds on the other hand, know what Scribble is all about with her little gestures, movements and melodies. Because, you see, they know what fun and laughter is about!
At North Edinburgh Arts Centre from 23rd to 26th May.

Schnawwl Kinder und Jugendtheater am Nationaltheater Mannheim (Germany) presents A Cloud's Journey
For 3 to 7 year olds
Cirrus is a big fluffy cloud who has travelled plenty in her life. A curious cloud, her favourite thing is to let the wind blow her around the world taking in many countries, people and animals, oceans and forests. One day, she meets a child who wants to learn more about the world. Cirrus agrees and so their journey begins…..
At North Edinburgh Arts Centre from 27th to 19th May

Teater Refleksion (Denmark) presents Psst!
For 4 to 10 year olds
Psst! is a puppet theatre performance with a ballerina, jugglers and clowns. A symphony of extravagant circus acts, poetic incidents, moving stories and crazy happenings. The puppets, performers and even the staging, reveal secrets and surprises.
At the Traverse Theatre from 23rd to 25th May

Tall Stories/Network of Stuff (England) presents Them With Tails
For 5 to 11 year olds
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!
At the Trverse from 23rd to 26th May
Teater Refleksion / De Røde Heste (Denmark) presents Goodbye Mr. Muffin

For 5 to 9 year olds
In an atmosphere of warmth, humour and respect Goodbye Mr. Muffin tells 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 much loved pet. Bring a box of hankies or maybe just a shoulder to cry on …!
At the Traverse from 26th to 28th May
Puppentheater am Meininger Theater (Germany) presents The Brave Tin Soldier

For 6 to 11 year olds
Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale of the Brave Tin Soldier is all about what it is like to live your life as an "outsider". After all, what can a soldier do when he has only one leg? How brave can he be? What use is a toy which isn't perfect, how much chance is there of love and affection? Discarded and ignored, his physical imperfection seems to define his fate.
At the Assembly Rooms from 27th to 29th May

Plutôt La Vie (Scotland) presents A Clean Sweep
For 7 to 14 year olds
A brilliant blend of theatre clowning, dance and visual storytelling. Two men try to survive in an anarchic world of brooms, dust brushes, chimney brushes, scrub brushes, clothes brushes, toothbrushes and hairbrushes, doing anything but cleaning up. A show that explores the ordinary and transforms it into the extraordinary!
At the St Bride's Centre on 26th and 27th May

Gruppe 38 (Denmark) presents The Little Match Girl
For 7 to 12 year olds
Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale, The Little Match Girl: the story of the little girl who is afraid to go home because she hasn’t sold enough matches. A story of sadness, but with a joyous message of faith, hope and love.
At the Traverse on 28th and 29th May
Theatergroep Max. (The Netherlands) presents Love

For 8 to 12 year olds
Love is a humorous physical parody of the mating dance, full of subtle references to films, fairytales and familiar love songs from one of Holland’s most accessible and adventurous children’s theatre companies.
At the Traverse from 27th to 29th May
Dundee Rep Ensemble/ Scottish Dance Theatre (Scotland) presents Monkey
For 8 to 14 year olds

With its magical mix of dance, drama, martial arts, crazy encounters, bold humour, live musicians, a big cast of colourful characters and a healthy dose of Enlightenment, Monkey is a spectacular, action-adventure
At the Royal Lyceum Theatre from 24th to 27th May
Freshmess (Scotland) presents Triple Bill
For 8 to 14 year olds
Let the sparks fly as contemporary dance meets Hip-Hop, add a dash of Street and Poppin', spice it up with more than the occasional blast of Lockin' and Breakdance and, finally, have it mixed and shaken by three of Scotland's most highly-acclaimed choreographers – Allan Irvine, Frank McConnell and Ethelinda Lashley-Johnston! This dynamic and explosive mix is brought together by award-winning dance crew, Freshmess, as this year's Festival proudly presents the premiere of a triple bill of new dance pieces.
At the Traverse from 23rd to 29th May

Roberto Abbiati (Italy) presents The Giraffe’s Journey
For 8 to 14 year olds
Let me present to you, the one, the only Camelopardalis Giraffe.
Just between you and I, to be honest, he might be a bit past his prime, but he’s unique, and very, very special.
Why don’t you come and join me in my little tent and let me tell you the story, his story and mine, of our journey together from the plains of Africa to the heart of France in the year, 1824.
At the North Edinburgh Arts Centre from 23rd to 25th May

Visible Fictions (Scotland) presents Shopping for Shoes
For 10 to 14 year olds
A play by Tim Crouch about passion and fashion, and hearts and soles.
Siobhan McClusky is 13 and passionately politically aware. Shaun Holmes is also 13 and passionate about only one thing - shoes.
At the St Bride's Centre from 23rd to 25th May

For full details, including performance length and times, go to the Imaginate website. Details of the touring schedule can be found here.

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