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SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8-10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, Glasgow. G12 0QF. Tel: 0141 339 6185E-Mail: info@maskandpuppet.co.uk Web: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk Facebook www.facebook.com/scottishmaskandpuppetcentre Twitter: @maskandpuppet

Why not book a birthday

party in conjunction with a Saturday performance

or book a birthday party puppet making workshop?

BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT

SMPC

TEL 0141 339 6185 email: Sarah : info@maskandpuppet.co.uk

SHOWS & WORKSHOPS: ADULT £5.95 CHILD £5.95 unless otherwise specified. Family shows generally 3+ SEE WEBSITE www.maskandpuppet.co.uk WHAT’S ON FULL DETAILS & ADVANCE BOOKING

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THE MAGIC CIRCUS • MAGIC DEN • 2PMRoll up, roll up, Magic Den presents The Magic Circus, an exciting, fun, fast-paced and colourful magic show for all the family. Everyone from 3-93 is sure to love this interactive show, so get in early as you could be a star in Den’s Magic Circus.DOORS OPEN DAY • FREE PUPPET SHOWS / TOURS / EXHIBITION •10AM - 4PM Our doors will be open for a warm welcome from all at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre. We’ve been called “Glasgow’s Wee Hidden Gem, a Jewel in a box” and a “Chocolate Box with the treats inside” but it’s really the people who walk through our doors that make the magic. See a free Magic Show Sat 16 or Puppet Show Sun 17 11am/ 1pm/ 3pm each day. Visit our Film and Special Effect Creature Workshop. There will be Home-Baking in the cafe and tables for the children to Colour-In, Cut-Out and Assemble Puppets and Masks, £1.50.

OSCAR & THE QUEST FOR THE UNDERGROUND PRINCESS • MOUSETALE • 2PM & 4PMFrom five o’clock count seven hours, among the plants, but not the flowers, you’ll meet a friend, but not a mouse, the earth his bed, a hill his house...Oscar is irresistibly drawn into an underground myth and a prince in the mole kingdom, needs Oscar’s help to find Emily.

THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK • PAVLA’S PUPPETS • 2PMA charming and witty story as Plop discovers how interesting the dark can be with the help of his friends and comes to realise he is a true night bird just like his mum Mrs Barn Owl.

MAGIPUP FESTIVAL – STARTS HERE SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS WITH MAGIC AND PUPPETS. KEEPING YOU ENTERTAINED AND CREATIVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE OCTOBER HOLIDAYS.….. SAT 14 – SAT 21 OCT - SEE FULL DETAILS OVERLEAF…. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK • CLIVE CHANDLER • 2PMA traditional story with a twist, see how Jack solves a GIANT problem and demonstrates that sometimes it is a good idea to have your head in the clouds…..really! A fast-paced and funny glove puppet show delighting both children and adults alike, with Clive’s inimitable style.

PINOCCHIO • CLIVE CHANDLER • 3PMFollowing the grain (pardon the pun) of the classic story, as a little boy is carved out of a block of wood, so join Pinocchio on his adventures and of course a happy ending!

ALBERT’S AMAZING ACROBATIC CIRCUS • SOKOBAUNO THEATRE • 2PMA delightful show performed by Shane Connolley, accompanied by live accordion music, singing and much more. Witness bizarre feats of strength, death defying stunts and brilliant balancing, but what happens when Fifi and Finbar disappear and can you catch the fleas?

THE GREAT HALLOWEEN WITCHES & WIZARDS PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP 10AMWitches with broomsticks and Wizards with wands! Come and have great fun making your very own Halloween puppet to scare off those vam-pires. All materials supplied for scary fun! HALLOWEEN MAGIC • ALEX THE MAGICIAN • 2PMA Halloween magic show for all the family and an hour of magical entertainment. Will it be trick or treat or dragon dropping? An opportunity to join in as Alex will need lots of little helpers. Do come in fancy dress (optional) witches, ghosts, bats, pumpkins…. all welcome!

HALLOWEEN HAUNTING MAGIC NIGHT • ALEX THE MAGICIAN • 7PM It’s Halloween Magic Night at SMPC and the lights have gone downnnnn… only a little scary…!!! Mums Dads and children do come in fancy dress (optional) for an evening of magical entertainment. Be sure to ring the door bell on entering….and test our witches brew!

BRIER ROSE • FOLDING THEATRE COMPANY • 2PMBased upon the Brothers Grimm version of Sleeping Beauty, Folding Theatre brings this fairy tale humorously to life and when the King and Queen are blessed with a beautiful baby girl they throw a big celebration, but they forget to invite one of the fairies, at their peril….!

JACK AND BILLY • CLYDEBUILT PUPPETS • 2PM No introduction needed here with the Three Billy Goats Gruff and lots of trippety-trap fun and Jack and the Beanstalk….Fee Fi Fo Fum as Jack plants a magic bean! Clydebuilt have created a show with baskets and boxes that become a house or even a castle. Just bring your imagination.

THE SNOW CHILD • PAVLA’S PUPPETS • 2PMWhen all was quiet a childless couple went outside and made a little snowgirl in the snow. How they wished that she would come alive and be a daughter to them….in the morning she knocked on the door of their cottage and came in…. A poignant Russian folk tale. WHO WILL MARRY MISS MOUSE & WORKSHOP • COLLEEN MAGENNIS 11AM / 1PM / 3PM Who Will Marry Miss Mouse is a traditional Japanese folk tale, with a humorous twist... and a happy ending, when Miss Mouse falls in love with Mr Mole, but Papa Mouse has other plans! Including a make your very own Miss CHRISTMAS Mouse after the show. AN EDWARDIAN CHRISTMAS • AMAZING ADDRIAN • 2PMStep back in time to childhood entertainments of days gone by with Professor Addrian. The Jabberwocky, Jan Klassen, Punch & Judy and the Kaleidoscopic effects of The Magic Lantern.

THE GREAT CHRISTMAS PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP • SMPC • 10.00AM Lots of fun, at what has become an annual event and always a great way to end our season here at SMPC. In no time at all you’ll be making Elve’s, Reindeers, Penguins, Christmas Fairies, Kings, Angels and much more with a little imagination and our help.

SANTA’S BACK! • GARY DUNN • 2PMEver wondered what Santa looks like on his summer holidays? Or maybe you’d like to know who gets invited to a party at the North Pole? Well, all will be revealed in Gary Dunn’s CHRISMASSY MAGIC SHOW! So popular last year, we have put on two shows this year.

NEXT WEEKEND SEASON COMMENCES JANUARY 2018 Workshops can be booked throughout the year for outing; schools, groups & birthday parties.

SMPC’s children and family programme aims to introduce you to touring companies both national & international, which includes aspects of glove, rod, marionette, shadow, table-top and black light theatre. We also promote performances, using mask, mime, storytelling, music, magic and entertainment. We endeavour to give birthday mentions to all children if informed in advance. We reserve the right to make any changes deemed necessary to our programme.

SMPC (The Garret Mask & Puppet Centre Trust is a Charity Reg. in Scotland No.SCO14379 & a Company Limited by Guarantee No 94166)

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JANU

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W

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CENTRE OPENING TIMESMonday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm.Saturdays 1.00pm - 5.00pmPlease always phone or email to make an appointment; date and time, to visit the Centre, or to consult the library, museum services or film and special effects department.

STAFF Executive Director, Dr Malcolm KnightCentre Manager, Sarah Lee Film and Special Effects, Grant Mason

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

Dr. Malcolm Knight (Honorary Secretary)Robin Brunton (Acting Chairman)Alex Proctor (Director)Jacqueline McColl (Director)Professor Elizabeth Moignard (Director)Tam Dean Burn (Director)Sarah Lee (Hon. Treasurer)John Gilmour (Director)

Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre 8-10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, Glasgow. G12 0QF. Tel: 0141 339 6185E-Mail: info@maskandpuppet.co.uk Web: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk www.facebook.com/scottishmaskandpuppetcentre Twitter: @maskandpuppet

BOOKING AND INFO

0141 339 6185 www.maskandpuppet.co.uk

SMPC

SMPC (The Garret Mask & Puppet Centre Trust Limited) is a Charity Registered in Scotland No. SCO14379 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No. 94166.

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