Craigroyston Community High School’s Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday 8 December from 11 am – 3 pm. Tables can be booked by individuals or groups – call 477 7801 for further details.
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Quangle Wangle brings Christmas magic to North Edinburgh Arts
Licketyspit and North Edinburgh Arts will be presenting Licketyspit’s acclaimed Christmas production
The Christmas Quangle Wangle
at North Edinburgh Arts
from Thursday 6 – Saturday 15 December
The Christmas Quangle Wangle is a hilarious, musical adventure for families, friends, schools and nurseries, inspired by the poems and stories of Edward Lear. It is presented at North Edinburgh Arts by its newly appointed Theatre Company in Residence, Licketyspit. The production is written by Virginia Radcliffe and developed in collaboration with Johnny Austin.
“On top of the Crumpetty Tree, the Quangle Wangle sat………”
Stella and Stan are waiting for Christmas. They find a mysterious parcel which leads them to the Quangle Wangle, sad and alone in his Crumpetty Tree. But the arrival of an array of colourful characters changes his and their lives forever.
Join Stella and Stan on their adventure and spend this Christmas at North Edinburgh Arts on the Quangle Wangle’s Hat with the Orient Calf from the Land of Tute, the Dong With the Luminous Nose and the Jumblies as they sail to sea in a sieve! Children will delight in this nonsensical world of make-believe and storytelling, limericks and madcap songs. The Christmas Quangle Wangle is the perfect festive introduction to theatre for younger audiences, from ages three upwards and their grown-ups.
Stella and Stan are played by Scott Fletcher and Ashley Smith, rising young performers in Scottish theatre. Scott is best known for his role as Charlie Smith in Gary: Tank Commander and his many theatre roles include performances in Black Watch for National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Lyceum’s production of Peter Pan.
Ashley has worked extensively in Scottish theatre since graduating from RSAMD and appearances include Sex and God, Magnetic North; Magic Spaghetti for Licketyspit; 27 for National Theatre of Scotland and Hansel and Gretel with Catherine Wheels.
These performances celebrate the development of a new partnership for North Edinburgh Arts and Licketyspit. North Edinburgh Arts is establishing Licketyspit Theatre Company as Theatre in Residence, supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland, to specifically engage and to further develop an Early Years and families audience. North Edinburgh Arts received £50,000 from Creative Scotland’s Public Engagement programme to establish Licketyspit Theatre Company as Theatre in Residence.
Laura Mackenzie-Stuart, Portfolio Manager for Theatre at Creative Scotland, said; ‘We are delighted to have invested in The Christmas Quangle Wangle. We hope the magical experience of going to the theatre will spark a lifelong passion for theatre in younger audiences and their grown-ups.’
North Edinburgh Arts and Licketyspit are excited to be presenting The Christmas Quangle Wangle during 2012, the bicentenary of the birth of Edward Lear.
Crumpetty Tea and Orient Calf Noodles will be available in the North Edinburgh Arts Café where children can make Quangle and Jumblie pop-ups and draw Quangle Wangle’s Hat for a North Edinburgh Arts and Licketyspit exhibition.
The Christmas Quangle Wangle is written by Virginia Radcliffe, around Edward Lear’s poems, and developed in collaboration with Johnny Austin. The production is directed by Johnny Austin; design is developed from the original Catherine Lindow design by Ali Maclaurin; music is by Tim Brinkhurst & Virginia Radcliffe.
“Quangle Wangle…captures its audience’s fiery imagination… a pyrotechnic telling of Lear’s poems” – The Stage, 2004 production
LISTINGS:
Licketyspit and North Edinburgh Arts present
The Christmas Quangle Wangle
North Edinburgh Arts, 15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh EH4 4TZ
Thursday 6 – Saturday 15 December 2012
Monday – Friday: 10am and 1pm; Saturdays: 10.30am & 1.30pm
Tickets: Forth Ward Residents £2, all other tickets £6.
Box office: 0131 315 2151
Quangle Wangle was first produced by Virginia Radcliffe for the Wee Stories Early Years Project in 2003 and again for Licketyspit for Christmas at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre in 2004 directed by Matthew Zajac. It was also produced for Derby Live for Christmas 2009 with a new design by Ali Maclaurin. It was first created in collaboration with Johnny Austin and designed by Catherine Lindow with original Music by Tim Brinkhurst.
Jack and Jill’s Savvy Way to Survive Christmas!
Hate to mention it, but Christmas is coming (77 days and counting!) so it’s never too early to pick up a bargain …
Now that Summer is officially over and the Festive Countdown is underway, it’s time to start thinking about “The Savvy Way to Survive Christmas!”
It’s reported that the average family spend up to a whopping £700 over the festive period, while the smallest sum a UK family is likely to fork out is still a sizable £182.
But you don’t have to break the bank to give your little ones a Yuletide to remember. You can make your money go further this festive season, by shopping for quality nearly-new items at your local Jack & Jill Market. You can pick up everything from designer Christmas outfits, toys, books and gadgets to make their stockings bulge, or a star attraction for under the tree.
One happy shopper recently told us “This is the sixth market I have been to and every time I leave with a bag full of fantastic goodies for my boys which I am putting away for Christmas. I will be all finished soon and will probably have spent under £100”
Our children don’t know or care that an item has been played with and loved before it reaches them. If it’s New to them then as far as they are concerned it is NEW!
Cathy Uttley and Pauline Macmillan are Events & Marketing Managers for The Jack & Jill Market in Edinburgh. Both have two young children, so they fully understand how unnecessarily expensive parenting can be. Cathy said: “Hamish and Polly are growing so quickly that it just makes sense to buy nearly new”. Pauline added: “Liam and Lucy’s interests change so quickly that I really appreciate being able to keep them entertained with gently-used toys at bargain prices.”
Jack and Jill is not just about saving money: savvy Mums and Dads can free up cash in the attic at the monthly markets. A recent stallholder said: “I am thrilled to have made over £300, that’s money which is going into the Christmas fund and will make a huge difference.”
There are lots of reasons why it makes money smart sense to shop at The Jack & Jill Market, this Christmas. Here are just a few:
- Jack and Jill goodies are sold at a fraction of the high street price – Your money goes a lot further!
- Your money stays in the community – You are buying your items from local families and helping their family budget at the same time as yours!
- The thrill of the hunt – Scouring the Market for that must have item at an unbeatable price is exciting in a way retail shopping isn’t!
- It’s green – Buying nearly new cuts down on the enormous number of toys sent to landfill!
- It’s all under one roof –You can find everything you might need or want all in the same place and leave with it that very day!
With three more fantastic markets before 2013 is upon us, you have every opportunity to make sure that your tree is not the only green thing about your Christmas! Come along to Meadowbank Stadium, London Road, Edinburgh on 21st October, 18th November and 9th December (10:30am-1:30pm) and have a very Savvy Christmas!
www.jackandjillmarket.co.uk
Merry Christmas to all our readers
We would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We look forward to providing you more local news and the relaunch of the paper early in the New Year. If you need to get in touch with us please email us at northedinnews@gmail.com