Families Edinburgh FRINGE FOR KIDS special

SPECIAL DIGITAL ISSUE FRINGE FOR KIDS

1 Full showAugust information,2022 dates, venue and booking can be found at www.edfringe.com May/June 1 Kids Fringe Edition Familiesonline.co.uk

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THE WONDER GAMES with Maddie and Greg Underbelly George Square 4 - 13 August Join popular YouTubers and children’s TV presenters Maddie Moate and Greg Foot (as seen on Cbeebies’ Maddie’s Do You Know? and CBBC’s Blue Peter) for an interactive family show packed with fun, facts, and supersized games!

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YELLOW BIRD CHASE Assembly George Square Studios 4 - 31 August A clownish trio of maintenance workers discover a magical yellow bird – and a madcap chase begins.

Ideal entertainment for all the family, the show is full of masks, puppets and gibberish.

Accessible for hearing impaired and non English speaking audiences CLICK HERE

PREHYSTERICAL MONSKI MOUSE’S BABY CABARET

Assembly Checkpoint 4 - 28 August

Assembly George Square Gardens Aug 9-12, 16-19, 23-26

This show rocks! Avoiding predators, navigating harsh environments and learning to work together are all explored with marvellous circus skills and hilarious slapstick comedy. With truly incredible circus and tonguein-cheek humour for the adults, PreHysterical is something everyone will enjoy.

Join Monski Mouse, special guest cabaret superstar Dusty Limits, and friends for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and fun for 0-5s. Come ready to sing along!

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CLICK HERE Full show information, dates, venue and booking can be found at www.edfringe.com

BOOK assemblyfestival.com ONLINE @AssemblyFest 0131 623 3030

14:35 3 - 29 AUG

GEORGE SQUARE PALAIS DU VARIÉTÉ

Full show information, dates, venue and booking can be found at www.edfringe.com

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COVID FOR KIDS Pleasance Courtyard August 3 - 16 Corry the Coronavirus causes chaos and misery until controlled by the Science Superheroes. Learn why viruses emerge and how we beat them.

Play Jason and the R-Go-Noughts and dress up as a bogey in this actionpacked sell-out show.

MONSKI MOUSE’S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL Assembly George Square Gardens Aug 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28 Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for an epic session of bonkers, bopping, beautiful fun. Expect high-energy smiling to retro beats and thumping nursery rhymes.

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WILL TELL AND THE BIG BAD BARON Gilded Balloon (Patter Hoose) 3 - 21 August 2022

CAT IN THE HAT Pleasance Courtyard 3 - 22 August

Plucky heroine Will Tell disguises herself as a knight and rides off on a quest to rescue her freedom-fighting dad.

Madcap physical comedy, damsels in distress, a jaw-dropping joust and original catchy musical numbers.

The Cat is back! Experience mischief and adventure again this Fringe in the return of the acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, presented by Paul Taylor-Mills.

The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children aged 3+

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Full show information, dates, venue and booking can be found at www.edfringe.com

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Perfect For Families (Rec 5+)

12:00

3 - 21 AUG 2022 (Not 10/17) (60 miNs)

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From Mozart to Muddy Puddles!

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4 - 21 August 2022 0131 623 3033 assemblyfestival.com

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DINOSAURS AND ALL THAT RUBBISH Assembly George Square - Studio Two 4-21 August

PEPPA PIG: MY FIRST CONCERT

Join Roustabout Theatre for their imaginative adaptation of Michael Foreman’s environmental tale, featuring dancing dinosaurs and catchy rock’n’roll.

This riotous hour, packed with signature Roustabout silliness, will have you tapping your toes from start to finish!

Edinburgh Assembly Hall 4 - 21 August

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A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS Summerhall 3 - 28 August “***** ‘An absolute delight’Irish Mail on Sunday ***** ‘Perfection’ The Arts Review UK premiere of the award-winning stage show, guaranteed to enchant children aged 8+ and adults. This beautiful slice of magic realism fuses storytelling, puppetry and animation to dazzling effect. CLICK HERE 6

Peppa and George learn all about different sounds that instruments make and enjoy some of their favourite music from the show played by an orchestra.

Perfect for children to join in and make music of their own!

SHLOMO’S BEATBOX ADVENTURE FOR KIDS Pleasance Courtyard - Forth 3rd – 28th August Shlomo is back on his mission to empower the next generation of superstar beatboxers to find their true voice.

Anybody can become one of this sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises, and cool music, whether 1 or 101!

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A FUN-PACKED, JOYOUS DRUMMING EXTRAVAGANZA TO DELIGHT THE WHOLE FAMILY!

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THE DARK ROOM (FOR KIDS!)

BROTIPO

Gilded Balloon Teviot - Nightclub 3rd – 28th August

Assembly George Square Gardens – Piccolo Aug 4-15, 17-22, 24-29

You are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An interactive adventure featuring terrible prizes and total mayhem!

A show filled with handstands, diabolo and a hand-to-hand act that will make you sing and dance with them! Hilarious and comical, that’s Brotipo. For the young and old! Winner of eight public choice awards!

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THE SMEDS AND THE SMOOS Pleasance Courtyard Aug 3-5, 7-16, 18-21

SHARK IN THE PARK Assembly George Square 4th-21st August

On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends.

So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back?

Timothy Pope is looking through his telescope –but wait, is that a Shark, in the Park!? From the team behind ‘The Hairy Maclary show’ and ‘You Choose’ see all 3 of Nick Sharratt’s ‘Shark in the Park’ books live on Stage!

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Full show information, dates, venue and booking can be found at www.edfringe.com

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TUESDAY-FRIDAYS SING-A-LONG EXTRAVAGANZA FOR 0-5 YEARS

Magic

Roman’s “Great Children’s Magic Show!

Highly entertaining and everyone absolutely loved it!”

SUMMER

HOLIDAY

“WOW! How did that happen?”

- Baldock Arts & Heritage Centre

0131 622 6552 GILDEDBALLOON.CO.UK

- Ryan Thomas, Corrie Star

11:40

3 - 28 AUG 2022 (Not 17) (60 miNs)

Full show information, dates, venue and booking can be found at www.edfringe.com

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DOKTOR KABOOM AND THE WHEEL OF SCIENCE! A LADDER TO THE STARS 3 – 29 August What happens when a little girl wishes on a star?

Told through a magical mix of music, light and puppetry, this heartfelt, humorous story shows what can happen when the universe hears your dreams.

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Pleasance Courtyard - The Grand 3-29 Aug A worldwide sensation from Montreal to Beijing, Fills Monkey return with an exhilarating new show. Blending pure joy and comedy with extraordinary musicianship, these two exceptional drummers fuse musical styles from rock to heavy metal, and Latin to jazz.

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So much science, so little time. From optical illusions to chemical reactions, a homemade hovercraft and more! Spin The Wheel of Science and together choose what happens next. Will we turn a water bottle into a rocket or catapult bananas across the stage?

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FILLS MONKEY: WE WILL DRUM YOU

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Pleasance Courtyard 3-21 Aug

MAGIC ROMAN’S SUMMER HOLIDAY Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Dram: 3rd-28th August Join Magic Roman as he embarks on the holiday of a lifetime in this madcap magic show. Songs, sketches, zany characters and mind-bending magic, this is a celebration of all things summer.

Fun for the whole family.

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SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS FAMILY DANCING FUN FOR 0-5’s

“excellent educational entertainment”

As seen on: cbeebies, blue peter & let’s go live

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“Loved loved LOVED this in London! Highly recommend.

Real treat for kids & parents”

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“silly fun… inspiring a love of learning… and giving families a much needed giggle”

Yasmin, Age 6

“It was so good I lost a wobbly tooth!”

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Full show information, dates, venue and booking can be found at www.edfringe.com

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CIRQUE BERSERK! Pleasance at EICC - Lennox Theatre 3-28 Aug Britain’s biggest theatre-circus spectacular and sell-out smash hit returns. Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenalinefuelled stunt action, this astoundingly talented troupe includes over 30 fearless acrobats, aerialists and daredevil stuntmen. Featuring the legendary motorcycle Globe of Death.

SMASHING SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET Pleasance Courtyard Aug 3 - 14 Oh no… Juliet & Romeo have fallen in love but their families absolutely detest each other.

Join Penelope Solomon (BBC’s Goodnight Sweetheart) in this comedic blitz of physical theatre, puppets, and potions. But get ready, as Penelope might need some help to tell the story…

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Pleasance Courtyard Aug 3 - 16 A joyful, kaleidoscopic show about change, why change happens and how to deal with it.

Join us for this fast-moving and musical adventure about the chaos of the last few years – allowing young people to take stock and share hopes for the future.

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EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED

SCIENCE ADVENTURES: THE POWER PICKLE Pleasance Courtyard 3rd-21st Aug Disaster! Professor McGuffin’s SubNuclear Optical Transmitter (SNOT) needs a new power source! Enter an elite team of scientists doing science like no one has ever science-ed before!.

Could wind, water, magma or even 27 bananas power the SNOT? CLICK HERE

Full show information, dates, venue and booking can be found at www.edfringe.com

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11:55 BOOK ONLINE

4 - 29 AUG (not 16 + 23)

assemblyfestival.com

@AssemblyFest 0131 623 3033

GEORGE SQUARE Piccolo

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THE GREATEST MAGIC SHOW! TALES FROM A HAUNTED BOOKSHOP Gilded Balloon Teviot 3rd - 21st Aug A spooky show of terrible tales, bothersome books and gruesome goings on! The Haunted Bookshop has a story for everyone. Everyone, that is, with an appetite for the ghastly, the ghostly and the down right grizzly.

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This multi award-winning family magic show is returning with more whimsical wonders than ever before! Having garnered international acclaim, stars Sam and Justin will be hitting the stage with brand-new illusions direct from Las Vegas!

Free magic wand on entry!

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THE RETURN OF THE MIGHTY KIDS BEATBOX COMEDY SHOW Assembly Rooms 4 - 27 August Do you like music, laughing and whacka-doodle-noodle craziness? Awardwinning comedian Jarred Christmas and world champion beatboxer Hobbit bring a brand new show packed with interactive jokes, silly billyness, beatboxing, and epic sounds created by you! CLICK HERE 14

Assembly George Square Gardens Spiegeltent Palais Du Variete 5-29 August

The Pleasance Kidzone is back celebrating eleven years at the Pleasance Courtyard, with a brand new venue, specifically designed to house a huge range of exciting new shows.

Plus we’ve got all the usual arts and crafts activities available in our weatherproof pods, and delicious food and drink from the Kidzone Cafe on the Green!

Find out what else is going on at CLICK HERE

Tickets on sale now!

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fringe for kids a fun, rock’n’roll filled environmental tale! for ages 3+

DIDJ AND DANCE BOOK assemblyfestival.com ONLINE @AssemblyFest 0131 623 3030

10:00

GEORGE SQUARE

4 - 21 AUG

presents

Assembly Rooms - Bijou 6 - 21 August Charismatic and vibrant, Sean weaves a blend of traditional dance, didgeridoo and storytelling, encouraging all to dance, sing, laugh and get involved!

Alongside a busy comedy touring schedule, Sean is the voice of Maynard in the BBC’s Bluey.

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Cool backpacks for cool kids!

Accessible to Deaf and non-Englishspeaking audiences

BOOK assemblyfestival.com ONLINE @AssemblyFest 0131 623 3030

12:00

4 - 29 AUG

GEORGE SQUARE

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