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Eco-Kidz 'pop-up' at Christmas!

Eco Kidz Workshop

Learn a few skills of your own during the first Pop-Up stall where you’ll make your very own Christmas cards and gift tags from recycled materials. The workshop is for kids aged 8-12 years and it’s free to join in.

Find the team at Muirhouse Community Shop between 2 – 4pm tomorrow (Friday 28 November).

Eco Kidz Pop-Up Christmas Stalls

After a busy few months of designing and creating an inspired range of upcylced products, the Eco Kidz team are ready to take to the marketplace! Fill your Christmas stockings at one of three Pop-Up stalls this festive season. Impress your secret santa with a perfectly hand made, upcyled product! (Muirhouse Community Shop tomorrow (as above), more details to follow).

Winter Wellness Event in Muirhouse

Tenants and Residents In Muirhouse (TRIM) is absolutely delighted to once again work in partnership with Energy Scotland

Many residents will recall Dagmara from Energy Scotland in the community shop a few months back, giving out free advice and arranging home visits etc. For the past few months we have been in talks about bringing the advice sessions back and we want them BIGGER!

So why not pop in to North Edinburgh Arts for free advice on all things home related: how to keep your home warm the cheapest way, what are the best deals out there, can you get support for your fuel, is out of date food really that bad for you? And it is hoped that Fire Scotland will also be in attendance!

Wednesday 10 December
10am – 2pm
FREE Refreshments provided

TRIM Poster

Robert Pearson, TRIM

Make a child's Christmas with Licketyspit

Share some seasonal spirit – here’s an idea for a Christmas gift with a difference …

Dear Friends,

Licketyspit was founded in 2004, so we have survived and thrived, often against the odds, for ten years!

We have been kept going by the thousands of Scottish children, families and teachers who help us to create our work and support it with such enthusiasm and by the fantastic artists and colleagues who have consistently gone the extra mile for us in the interests of children and families.

We hope everyone we know and who knows us will want to celebrate with us by donating a £6 ticket for a child/family who wouldn’t otherwise be able to come to our Christmas show, Hare & Tortoise at North Edinburgh Arts (1st – 20th December).

If you go to the Licketyspit website http://www.licketyspit.com there’s a PayPal Donate button on the front page and we will email a Gift Aid form to you afterwards. These tickets will be distributed through The Haven Project and Circle, both organisations working in Muirhouse with disadvantaged families.

This is our fourth production of Hare & Tortoise following amazing outdoor performances on Glasgow Green for the Commonwealth Games Festival 2014 in July. It features Actor/Licketyspit Associate Artist, Johnny Austin (Quangle Wangle, Magic Spaghetti) and the wonderful Buchan Lennon.

We are having a Birthday performance (limited ticket availability) on Friday 12th December at 5pm followed by a Bun Brothers Tea hosted by Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Tam Baillie at 6.15pm. We would be delighted if you could join us for either or both events. We have attached an invitation below, please feel free to circulate to any colleagues or contacts that you think may be interested. Please RSVP to info@licketyspit.com

Hope to see you there!

With thanks and very best wishes,

Virginia, Beth and all at Licketyspit

Make a child’s Christmas with Licketyspit

Share some seasonal spirit – here’s an idea for a Christmas gift with a difference …

Dear Friends,

Licketyspit was founded in 2004, so we have survived and thrived, often against the odds, for ten years!

Hope to see you there!

With thanks and very best wishes,

Virginia, Beth and all at Licketyspit

Making a splash: North Edinburgh Time Bank

Tuesday 11 November at North Edinburgh Arts

10am-12.00 noon . Or 6 – 8pm.

Find out about timebanking, see how you can get involved. Relaxed, chatty – we’re interested in your ideas!

Opportunities for children in local theatre project

Children to participate in 1d Tenement Opera

As you may know, we are developing a couple of street scenes in the 1d Tenement Opera which include young children. Altogether we need six children and some of you have already said that your children are interested in participating.

If anyone else has children who are interested in participating, please let me know by Friday 7th November.

The children will be required for the following rehearsals:

Saturday 8th November 12 noon – 2pm at North Edinburgh Arts
Saturday 15th November 12 noon – 2pm at North Edinburgh Arts
Saturday 29th November 12 noon – 2pm at North Edinburgh Arts
Saturday 6th December 12 noon – 2pm at North Edinburgh Arts.

The children will also be required for rehearsals from 2nd January – 17th January. Performances are on 15th, 16th & 17th January.

Please get in contact with me or Kate Wimpress, if you would like to discuss this further. People who have already expressed an interest – again, please confirm this to me by 7th November.

Visit to National Library of Scotland Monday 8 December

I have heard back from some of you, but if there is anyone else who should like to come, please let me know by 7th November.

Stephanie Knight, North Edinburgh Theatre Project

For one night only – Lockerbie: Lost Voices at North Edinburgh Arts

Friday 31 October: Lockerbie, Lost Voices comes to North Edinburgh Arts

“They may have silenced us, but there will be others, at first a few, then hundreds, thousands, millions…” from Lockerbie – Lost Voices.

The Elements World Theatre, an Edinburgh-based new writing company, launches the Scotland tour of Lockerbie – Lost Voices, that premiered to great acclaim during the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe.

Written by Lee Gershuny, directed by Corinne Harris and designed by Scott Anderson, the play gives voice to six hypothetical passengers both before and after Pan Am 103 explodes over Lockerbie on 21 December 1988.

The play takes them out of the anonymity of a statistic and reveals their courage, love and humour in their very real family relationships just moments before they die. Their personal conflicts draw the audience into the intimate, thought provoking issues raised in the characters’ personal lives, making the actual explosion even more shocking.

In the final scenes, the dead passengers honour the lives they have lived while presiding over their own funeral and creating an opportunity for the audience to participate in a dramatic requiem for this deep collective wound.

Speaking from the neutrality of death, the characters also give voice to those whose published reports challenged the official version of the disaster, but were “lost” or ignored.

The Cast: James Bryce, Kristy Halliday, Corinne Harris, Clunie MacKenzie, Doreen McGillivray and James Sutherlan.

Coming to NEA on Friday 31 October, 7.30pm.

To buy tickets, call box office on 0131 315 2151 or email admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk

http://www.northedinburgharts.co.uk/events.php

United We Stand at North Edinburgh Arts

Townsend Theatre Productions are bringing their latest play to North Edinburgh Arts Centre next Friday (17 October). Their last two plays – ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ and ‘We Will Be Free’, about the Tolpuddle Martyrs – were brilliant and attracted a full house.

United We Stand is based on the true story of the 1972 Builders Strike and the Shrewsbury 24 who were prosecuted for their involvement in the strike. The Shrewsbury Campaign, led by Ricky Tomlinson, is still seeking to overturn the unjust prosecution of the 24 workers.

We are hoping for a full house next Friday so if you want a ticket for yourself or a group you run or are involved in, please contact either the Arts Centre on 315 2151 or email me asap. The tickets are £8 full price, £5 concession and £3 good neighbour (you must live locally and have a Good Neighbour card which is free).

I am running a bus which will do pick ups throughout the area. Please let me know if anyone you know who requires transport to get there and back.

The play starts at 7.30 sharp but the bar is open from 6.30 to allow people to meet and have a blether before the play.

Hope to see you next week.

Lynn McCabe

North Edinburgh Theatre: play your part!

News from Stephanie at the North Edinburgh Theatre Project:

Hello everyone,

Music Workshop

This is a special reminder for everyone who is interested in the music side of the 1d Tenement Opera project:

Lynda Peachey, our Musical Director, is leading a Music Workshop on Saturday 11 October (11a.m. – 2p.m) at North Edinburgh Arts.

Design & Costume

Ali Maclaurin, our Designer, is leading a Costume and Design Workshop on Saturday (11 October) 11a.m. – 2p.m. at North Edinburgh Arts.

You are very welcome to join in with these Workshops, even if you are not a regular participant; it will be great fun and of course we have a crèche, as well as tea and coffee during the break.

Our regular Theatre Workshop is on Friday 10 October 6 pm – 8pm at North Edinburgh Arts.

Please get in contact if you have any questions and we look forward to welcoming you.

Stephanie Knight,
North Edinburgh Theatre project

01578 750694

0 7817 359703
stephaniejaneknight@gmail.com

Join Hare and Tortoise at North Edinburgh Arts this Christmas!

Following a fantastic run at the Glasgow Green Live Zone Festival 2014 for the Commonwealth Games in July, North Edinburgh Arts’ resident Theatre Company, Licketyspit are bringing their production of Hare & Tortoise to NEA this Christmas!

Adapted from Aesop’s classic fable, Licketyspit’s Hare & Tortoise is a hilarious, highly energetic show. Join the spectators for this riotous event. Put on your supporters’ hats to shout, “Hare will be there! Yeah Yeah Yeah!” or “Go Tortoise go! Don’t be slow!” Bake the race cake with the Bun Brothers, survive a night in the spooky wood with a ukulele… This show is a delightful interactive experience for everyone aged 3-103!

Licketyspit’s Hare & Tortoise is suitable for all children aged 3 years and up, together with their friends and families – including children with additional needs and English as an additional language.

Hare & Tortoise Performances

Venue:
North Edinburgh Arts, 15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh, EH4 4TZ
Dates:
Monday 1st December – Saturday 20th December 2014

Times:
Monday – Thursday: 10am & 1pm
Friday: 5pm (Twilight family show with Bun Brothers Tea)
Family Saturdays: 11am & 2pm plus family fun events & activities
(The show lasts approximately 1 hour 10 minutes)

Tickets:
Nurseries and Schools: £6 per child (accompanying adults go free – 1 adult per 5 children)
NEA Good Neighbours card holders: £6 per ticket (child / adult) with 3 for 2 discount (buy two, get one free)
All other tickets: £8 per ticket (child / adult)

For all ticket bookings and enquiries, please contact North Edinburgh Arts Box Office on 0131 315 2151

Also…

Every ticket comes with a high quality ‘Race Supporters Hat’, which can be made into puppets and a board game after the show
Bun Brother’s Tea in the Café
Teacher resource packs available
Hilarious Hare & Tortoise audio-CD’s for sale (£5)

So put on your Hare ears and Tortoise shells and come and join us – yeah, yeah, yeah!

Audience Feedback:

“(We have been) Listening the CD from The Hare and the Tortoise EVERYDAY from last Saturday 2-3 times a day, singing songs all day long by wee ones and adults at the same time…That is a big success! Congratulations!” (Mum)

“It was excellent. Interaction with audience, variety, explaining what theatre is. THANK YOU! Great!” (Mum with 5 year old)

“I liked the Bun Brothers baking” (3 year old)

“I liked the bit ‘Wa Wa Wa!’” (5 year old)

“Fantastic, funny, excellent, fun!” (Mum with 8 and 5 year old)

“I loved ALL of it!” (10 year old)

Licketyspit are the Resident Theatre Company at North Edinburgh Arts 2014/15, with support from Creative Scotland Public Engagement funding.

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