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THE MIX UP THEATRE FRINGE FESTIVAL SUMMER CAMP 2019! Ages 5-16
Monday 29th July – Friday 2nd August: 10am-4pm on The Pleasance.
Still a handful of spaces left so book in now at: www.mixuptheatre.com/fringefestival
Here’s the full programme for this year!
AGES 5-12 (Age 11+ will go to Seniors in afternoons):
MONDAY 29th July
AM – Puppetry Workshop with Ditto Theatre Company (Rocket Girl)
PM – Ceilidh Dancing with Ceilidhkids
PM – Stand-Up Comedy with Comedy Club 4 Kids
TUESDAY 30th July
AM – Bubble Making Workshop with The Highland Joker (The Bubble Show)
AM – Kafka for Kids Workshop with The Kafkateers (Beetlemania!)
PM – Mime Workshop with Bric à Brac Theatre (Mustard Doesn’t Go with Girls)
PM – Rap / Spoken Word with Mark Grist (Down with the Poetry King)
WEDNESDAY 31st July
AM – Electronic Music Movement Workshop with The New Victorians (Rave + Behave)
AM – THEATRE TRIP: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Rubbish Shakespeare Company
PM – Comedy Animal Acting Workshop with Goblin (Hey Diddle Diddle)
PM – Shakespeare Comedy Acting with the Rubbish Shakespeare Company
THURSDAY 1st August
AM – Word and Story Workshop with Dan Serridge Storyteller (Feast of Fools)
AM – THEATRE TRIP: Mustard Doesn’t Go wtih Girls by Bric a Brac Theatre
PM – Singing Workshop with Nonsenseroom Productions (Shark in the Park)
PM – Clowning Workshop with Stickyback Theatre (Sunshine)
FRIDAY 2nd August
AM – THEATRE TRIP: Games with James
PM – Storytelling Workshop with Flossy and Boo (Ned and the Whale)
PM – Circus Skills Workshop with Dummies Corp. (Splashtest Dummies)
PM – THEATRE TRIP + Meet & Greet with Cirque Berserk UK
AGES 11-16: AFTERNOONS (Seniors Class)
Monday 29th July + Tuesday 30th July
PM – Rehearsals
Wednesday 31st July
PM – Spy Comedy Acting Workshop with Paprichoo (Number, Please)
Thursday 1st August
PM – PERFORMANCE: Murder on the Dancefloor by Spies Like Us Theatre
PM – Physical Theatre Ensemble Workshop by Spies Like Us Theatre
FRIDAY 2nd August
PM – SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE – Royal Mile, Mercat Stage
The students will perform a short performance on the Mercat Stage of the Royal Mile as part of the Fringe Street Festival. This will take place at 3pm and will last approx 15-20 minutes.
Families will be invited along to meet us there (beside St Giles Cathedral).
Added to this our students will also be reviewing for Families Edinburgh Magazine as part of the Wee Reviewers team!
Don’t miss out! Book NOW!
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