Spring 2010

Live Theatre guide January - July 2010

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Tickets and Information

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Welcome to the macrobert’s Spring/Summer Season 2010 Welcome to one of our best Spring/Summer programmes ever. It really is extra special as we will see the culmination of the macrobert mPOWER project in a new festival for Scotland in August 2010 all planned, programmed and run by young people aged 12-17 years. Watch out for more news on this in the next few months.

Before that we kick off the year in style with the wonderful Bonachela Dance Company. From being an outstanding dancer with Rambert Dance Company to being one of the world’s most intriguing and inventive young choreographers, Rafael Bonachela’s career has seen him successfully bridge the divide between high and popular culture. His career has included being Associate Choreographer of Rambert Dance Company to being sought after by artists such as Kylie Minogue and Tina Turner. This is followed in March by DV8 collaborators Liam Steel and Rob Tannion’s company Stan Won’t Dance- Babel. Later in the month we have the wonderful 4D Art return with the stunning NORMAN. The show is created by two of the geniuses behind Cirque du Soleil- Victor Pilon and Michelle Lemieux and celebrates the life and work of Stirling born animator Norman McLaren.

From late January to March the National Galleries are bringing a fantastic exhibition of work created by young people from all over Scotland. This is followed by our annual celebration of young artists attending Stirling Council schools with our most popular annual exhibition - Creativity Matters.

Comedy includes Craig Hill and Kevin Bridges both of which are sure to sell out.

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra are on stage in march featuring one of the most inspiring jazz guitarists John Scofield, east meets west in April SNJO return playing alongside the Taiko drummers Drama includes the latest show by Random Accomplice and London Classic Theatre’s production of Harold Pinter’s - The Caretaker.

A very special event takes place in February -Febfest which this year is supported by the Gordon Fraser Trust. Febfest provides a platform for nearly all the macrobert youth and adult groups to perform this really is an event not to miss.

For children we are again able to offer some of the best work available and welcome the return of Travelling Light Theatre company with a gorgeous show for tinies called How Cold My Toes. For older young people we have Poppy and Dignan a beautiful and contemporary tale from the award winning Catherine Wheels Theatre Company. For those who love dance both young and old don’t miss Telling Tales created by some of the world’s best choreographers for young people. Including Enrique Cabrera (Aracaladanza) and Hélène Blackburn (Cas Public). We also hope to bring Polyglot from Australia to perform a work called We Built This City It has been seen previously at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Kennedy Center in Washington, and Sydney Opera House. Children build an entire city for themselves using nothing but thousands and thousands of cardboard boxes. There's live music and improvised performance to help them along the way. This should be confirmed or otherwise

by January so check out our website for details.

Liz Artistic Director

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macrobert arts centre limited is a Scottish Charity, no SC079546

Highlights Tall Stories -

Room on the Broom How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, as they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind…another chance to see this musical delight for children aged 3+

Tuesday 2 February - Wednesday 3 February See page 16 4D art present a Michel Lemieux & Victor Pilon production with Peter Trosztmer

Norman - A tribute to Norman Mclaren Another chance to see the wonderful Norman – a tribute to Stirling born film-maker Norman Mclaren…

Wed 3 - Fri 5 March 8pm See page 7 & 8 SNJO - presents

Loud Jazz & Electric Miles

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John Scofeild

Sunday 7 March 8pm And

The World Of Gods featuring Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Sunday 11 April 8pm See page 9 Motionhouse

Scattered Scattered combines Motionhouse’s trademark highly physical dance theatre and mesmerizing aerial imagery in a unique interaction between film and live performance……

Friday 26 March & Saturday 27 March 8pm See page 11

Contents Jan - July shows Exhibitions Seating Plan Family Events Treehouse Creche Youth Groups Hired Space Events Booking Information Calendar

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Craig Hill

MZA & CHill Productions present

40 LOVE…?

This show is soooo not about tennis!

Let’s celebrate!

In this, his tenth, annual tour, Craig has decided to come out and admit that, having reached the dreaded milestone of forty (seventy in gay years), he is single, back on the road and back on the market.

And guess what – he’s having the time of his life…

No doubt about it – 40 Love…? will make you love 40!

With his cheeky, irreverent and, of course, wonderfully camp blend of incisive stand-up, razor-sharp improvisation and fabulous musical characterisations, Craig has spent the last decade entertaining audiences around the world. His comic timing and pitch perfect delivery are second to none.

“Wonderful…master of audience interaction. He blew the roof off” Chortle

“Simply a legend… magnetic, conspiratorial presence… an hour with Hill makes for a cracking show” The List

Saturday, 16 January 8pm Tickets £15 full price/ £13 student & concession

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Bonachela Dance Company

The Land of Yes and the Land of No In his first piece for Bonachela Dance Company since taking up the post of Artistic Director at Sydney Dance Company, Rafael Bonachela dissects the world of signs and symbols that shape our everyday movement.

One Way, No Entry, Warning, Merge, Stop. No longer innocent instructions, Bonachela finds these common commands spark memories and emotions that resonate deeply in our lives. They reflect the decisions we make, the paths we take, the turning points, the risks and the adventures; and this where The Land of Yes and The Land of No begins.

The Land of Yes and the Land of No is not only a close collaboration with the dancers, but also with composer Ezio Bosso, who has previously worked in film and theatre as well as dance and has relished the chance to work so closely with BDC. Bosso’s score of expressive minimalism is a chamber piece pregnant with feeling, driving rhythm, lilting strings and sonorous soul. www.bonacheladancecompany.com

Friday 22 January 8pm Tickets: £12 full / £9 concessions / £6 students under 18s

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Ballet West

The Nutcracker Ballet West returns with its usual company of talented young dancers and guest artists from all over the world to perform Tchaikovsky’s magical wintertime classic. “The Nutcracker” is a wonderful escape for children of all ages into a magical worlds of snow, sweets and the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Friday 5 February 8pm Saturday 6 February 2pm Tickets £10 full price / £8 concession

Random Accomplice

Promises Promises Maggie Brodie is back for a few days supply teaching. It’s going to be a tough day - the headmaster is an idiot, her work colleagues are fools and Maggie’s craving for alcohol is great. Then there’s Rosie – 6-years old, red shoes, believed to be possessed. Maggie needs to take action. Drastic action. Douglas Maxwell’s tense new thriller combines projection and a specially composed soundtrack making Promises Promises an unmissable production.

Friday 19 February 8pm Ticket Prices £12 full price/£9 concessions

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FebFest 2010 presents: Illyria

By William Shakespeare Two of Shakespeare’s best-loved and most enchanting comedies – Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night - come together in an innovative new production from macrobert’s Young Company.

“Illyria” is an exclusive hotel where staff and guests alike are about to discover that the course of true love really never does run smooth.

Don Pedro and his soldiers have returned from war and their arrival is set to cause chaos. While Benedick and Beatrice indulge in a “merry war” which hides their true feelings for each other, a darker, more dangerous battle of the sexes is about to explode and shatter everyone’s lives.

Meanwhile, Viola, a shipwrecked orphan, arrives in Illyria mourning the loss of her twin brother. Disguising herself as a boy, she brings love and life back to a community stifled by its own desires but confusion and misunderstandings are never far away.

These two stories interweave in a stylish contemporary production filled with love, laughter – and a pair of yellow stockings!

Friday 26 February 7pm Saturday 27 February 6pm (this performance will start at 6pm with new dance pieces created by MYDC and macrobert Adult Dance Group) Tickets: £6 / £4 (concession)

Playhouse Performances:

Thursday 18th - 20th February Times and prices vary macrobert work with macrobert youth groups is supported by the Gordon Fraser charitable trust.

Feb Fest production shot 2009 - Coram Boy

macrobert Youth Groups come together in a host of performances inspired by Shakespeare’s stories and characters. “Romeo and Juliet”, “Macbeth”, “Titus Andronicus” and many more have provided the starting points for young people to create their own pieces of theatre. Drama, dance and even a bit of Broadway all combine to create a weekend of shows celebrating the work of the greatest playwright ever to have lived.

A full timetable of performances will be available in January 2010.

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Lemieux Pilon 4D ART presents

NORMAN

- (A tribute to Norman Mclaren)

By Michel Lemieux, Victor Pilon and Peter Trosztmer We are delighted that once again the spectacular show Norman by 4D Art will be returning to the macrobert stage. From the makers of Cirque du Soleil’s stadium extravaganza Delerium comes a spectacular stage show celebrating the Oscar-winning, Stirling-born film maker, Norman McLaren.

The show introduces McLaren’s life and work; we meet his friends and colleagues, dance through his playful animated landscapes and enter his imaginary worlds all in the company of the extraordinary performer, Peter Trosztmer.

New techniques of “virtual projection” allow a performer to literally enter the films of Norman McLaren, to dance with them and talk with them - taking you on a journey inside the films.

A revolution in the world of the performing arts, the effect seems almost magical making NORMAN a live multimedia experience not to be missed.

“A visual feast’ The Ottowa Sun

Wednesday 3 – Friday 5 March 8pm Tickets: £tbc

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The Lady Boys Of Bangkok “THE LADY BOYS OF BANGKOK are here to entertain you!”

Tuesday, 3 August 2010 8pm Wednesday, 8 September 2010 8pm

Ticket Prices:£18.50 full price/ £16.50 concession

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra featuring JOHN SCOFIELD presents

LOUD JAZZ & ELECTRIC MILES directed by TOMMY SMITH

John Scofield is one of the most influential and inspiring guitarists working today. As an essential component of Miles Davis's 1980s groups, as musical partner to Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, and as a bandleader and recording artist in his own right for thirty years, Scofield has forged an exciting, creative and wholly distinctive style.

Now he joins the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra to celebrate his own original compositions and to pay tribute to Miles through startling re-imaginations of music that defined the final chapters of the late trumpeter and jazz icon's extraordinary career.

Sunday 7 March 8pm Tickets £15 full price / £10 concession / £6 student’s and under 18’s

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra presents

The World Of Gods featuring Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers directed by Tommy Smith

East meets west as thrillingly theatrical Japanese percussion combines with jazz creativity in this spectacular collaboration by the hugely acclaimed Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers and the internationally lauded Scottish National Jazz Orchestra.

Featuring music specially researched and composed by SNJO director Tommy Smith, depicting the forces of nature in graphic dimensions, the World of the Gods presents a unique musical adventure by true masters of their respective arts.

Sunday 11 April 8pm Ticket Prices: £15 full price / £10 concession / £6 student’s and under 18’s

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Stan Won’t Dance

Babel babel. noun. a confused noise made by a number of voices.

(Genesis 11: 1 - 9) Five years ago Stan Won't Dance exploded onto the dance scene and redefined the rules about what theatre and dance can be. Now the choreographic mavericks Liam Steel and Robert Tannion return with their provocative new work BABEL. Collaborating with acclaimed writer Patrick Neate, the company combines explosive choreography with words of mass destruction to create the ultimate act of dance terrorism.

Written entirely in dynamic street verse, the piece places a lost voice back in the mouths of a strangled population. Violent but beautifully choreographed polemics collapse our safe ivory towers of political correctness, and the audience is compelled to sift through the wreckage to uncover the truth of their downfall in the shards of sound-bites, celebrity and brand recognition.

Ages 16+ www.stanwontdance.com

Thursday 11 March & Friday 12 March 8pm Tickets Prices £12 full price/£9 concessions/£6 students & under 18s Commissioned by Swindon Dance and Salisbury Arts Centre, co-produced by Laban Theatre and Stan Won’t Dance, supported by Arts Council England and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

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Motionhouse

SCATTERED

A meteor shower of unlikely moments Scattered combines Motionhouse’s trademark highly physical dance theatre and mesmerizing aerial imagery in a unique interaction between film and live performance, created in collaboration with Logela Multimedia from the Basque region of Spain.

Scattered explores our relationship with water and how it surrounds us in different forms throughout our lives. With Scattered Motionhouse is again exploring new artistic dimensions. Performed on a huge curved floor which disappears skywards, Scattered uses projection technology, daring dancing plus aerial harnesses and bungees to create an extraordinary world in which the dancers move seamlessly in, on and through the image.

“A company of memorable excellence” The Stage

Friday 26 March & Saturday 27 March 8pm Tickets £12/£9 concession/£6 students & under 18's

Scottish Dance Theatre

Double Bill Performing two brand new works, SDT, Scotland’s National Contemporary Dance Company returns to macrobert. SDT’s work explores the human condition and what it is to be alive in the world today.

The Life and times of Girl A by Ben Duke is a piece about a woman trying to tell us something important about what is happening now.

What she needs is a film crew and a financier, what she's got is a stage and some dancers.

“I would travel the world to see them” SDT Audience Member

Thursday 22 April 8pm Friday 23 April 1.00pm (Interactive matinee)

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Tickets £12 full price/£9 concession/ £6 students & under 18’s/£5 matinee 7.00 - 7.30pm Free pre-show talk Join a member of SDT’s artistic team for an informal insight into the evening’s performance

Kevin Bridges Kevin’s recent Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination (Best Newcomer) and his stand out performance on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC ONE, June/October 2009) have highlighted an exceptional 12 months for the young Glaswegian comic. With his hotly anticipated DVD on the way and a string of high profile television appearances including Live at the Apollo (BBC1), 2010 is destined to be his year.

Kevin’s delightfully well observed debut show reveals his inner-most thoughts on a variety of topics from his home-land of Scotland to the world beyond. His unique brand of social commentary, astute observations and sharp one-liners arguably make him the hottest act to come out of Scotland in the last ten years. www.offthekerb.co.uk

“... master of stand up at just 22. This is unmissable stuff ” The Mirror

Friday 7 & Saturday 8 May 8pm Tickets £15 / £13 concession

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London classic

THE CARETAKER

by Harold Pinter

Davies, an elderly drifter, is given shelter by the kindly but vulnerable Aston. He quickly makes himself at home in the squalid, junk-filled attic, but an uneasy peace is fractured by the arrival of Mick, Aston’s quick-witted, streetwise younger brother. As the shadows lengthen and the three men reveal more about the past and themselves, a battle of wits begins that will have irrevocable consequences for them all.

London Classic Theatre first produced The Caretaker in 2004.

The tour was both a critical and commercial success and this revival will be the centrepiece of their tenth anniversary year.

“One of the 20th century's great plays, a tragic comedy of stunning individuality” Daily Mail

Tuesday 11 May 8pm Tickets £12 full price/£9 concession/ £6 students & under 18

Patrick Monahan

The Ladyboy’s Of Iran Following the success of his 2009 national tour, the brilliant Middlesbrough-Irish-Iranian comic is embarking on a full-scale British tour. Often seen on ITV's Paul O'Grady Show, and the veteran of several sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, Patrick's breathtaking gift for interaction combines with sharp and hilarious observations, paying special attention to his unique cultural roots.

"the best show in Edinburgh 2008" The Guardian www.patrickmonahan.co.uk

Saturday 3rd July 2pm & 8pm

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Tickets £6 full price/£5 under 16’s 2pm family showing only Tickets £12 full price/£9 concession/ £6 students 8pm showing

Exhibitions in the art house National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools 2009 If you missed them the first time round, or you are looking for inspiration for this year's competition, come along and see how children from nursery, primary, secondary and special education schools have taken inspiration from the National Galleries of Scotland's collection.

This exhibition features the 53 winning works of 2009 from schools all over Scotland. Themes include ‘Food is Fantastic’, ‘A Super Duper Animal’ and ‘Look Up, Look Down’ Entries are invited for this hugely successful competition now entering its seventh year. The closing date is May 7th May 2010. There are fabulous prizes for you, your class and your school. Full details of this year’s themes and how to enter can be found at: www.nationalgalleries.org

18 January 2010 - 14 March 2010

Creativity Matters A stunning exhibition of art work created by children from schools through-out the Stirling Council area.

Saturday 1 May – Sunday 23 May Art link Central presents

The perfect ten 10:10 Artlink Central has got together with primary 7 school children to take part in an environmental project. The project looks at ways of reducing carbon emissions by 10% in 2010 and the way we can all help to reduce the levels. The exhibition displays the innovative artistic ways of getting the message across to the general public. The P7 school children visited their future high schools to take part in the project.

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Travelling Light, Bristol Old Vic and Birmingham Repertory Theatre present

How Cold My Toes Award winning Travelling Light pack a year into one enchanting hour in How Cold My Toes.

The team that brought you Shadow Play join forces with dance company Champloo to take young audiences on a magical journey through the seasons. From the seed-sprouting vitality of spring to the frosty frozen fingers of winter, this wordless mix of performance, music, and dance will captivate and delight the very youngest children and their families.

“It takes real skill and guts to produce work for children like this.” The Guardian

Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 January 10.30am & 1.30pm Saturday 30 January 11.00am & 2.00pm Tickets: £6 / £5 concession Age 2+

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‘Copyright Simon Turtle’

Tall Stories

Room on the Broom Adapted from the best-selling book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

A spellbinding new adventure from the creators of the international hit stage shows The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child!

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, as they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind…

The witch and her cat are flying happily along on their broomstick – until a mighty wind blasts her hat, bow and wand away into the night!

A magical, musical delight for children aged 3+

“A truly theatrical feast that leaves both adults and children fully entertained” The List

Tuesday 2 February 2pm & 4.30pm Wednesday 3 February 11 am & 2pm Tickets: £10 Age 3+

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Baby Loves Disco The fun spills out from all corners of the coolest venue in town as children (and parents!) looking for a break from the routine playground circuit let loose for an afternoon dance party featuring real music spun by real DJs blending classic disco. Plus, a bubble machine, Gymboree chill-out zone with inflatable’s, tunnels, and musical instruments, free facepainting, complimentary drinks and healthy snacks for children, and dancing... LOTS of dancing! Sunday afternoon is the new Saturday night!

Come join us - it's the most fun you'll ever have at a kid’s event.

Sunday 28th February and Sunday 9th May 1pm – 4pm Tickets £8 per person – both children and adults have to buy a ticket.

Pobby and Dingan

By Ben Rice Adapted for the stage by Rob Evans Sometimes we have to believe in the impossible What if you lived in the middle of nowhere?

What if your dad spent all day searching for something he might never find?

What if your mum dreamed of living on the other side of the world?

And what if your sister was a fruit-loop who spent all day playing with two invisible friends?

12 year-old Ashmol lives in the Australian outback with his mum, dad and his little sister Kellyanne… and her two invisible friends Pobby and Dingan.

Pobby and Dingan is a heartbreaking and beautiful contemporary tale about the possibility of dreams, the preciousness of hope and how, sometimes, we have to believe in the impossible.

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East Midlands Children’s Theatre Consortium

Telling Tales A playful introduction to dance, Telling Tales presents two well-loved children’s stories and two new pieces: The Hare and The Tortoise and their famous race; a dressing-up game with the biggest overcoat you’ve ever seen; The Golden Goose involving a cast of thousands and the Sea of Clothes where shirts and skirts join the dance!

‘My daughter and her friend came …and I laughed and clapped as much as them!’

Lakeside audience member

Saturday 13 March 2pm Ticket Prices: £6 full price/£5 concession Age: 4+ Telling Tales is funded by Arts Council England through Grants for the Arts

Childrens Classic Concert

Bongos and Brass Owen and Olly are back in Stirling! Bringing you Bongos and Brass - an exciting new children’s concert brought to you by Enterprise Music Scotland and Children’s Classic Concerts.

Featuring: O Duo – twice voted best Music Act at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and best known as the dynamic presenters of Children’s Classic Concerts, Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox take percussion to a new dimension Thistle Brass – Scotland’s most innovative brass quintet with a flair for comic timing

Be prepared for astonishing virtuoso performances as these talented young professionals join forces to create madcap musical mayhem!

Not to be missed by music fans of all ages.

Sunday 25th April 2010 3pm Tickets full price £10/£6 under 16’s/ Family (2 adults, 2 children) £29 www.childrensclassicconcerts.co.uk

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The Singing Kettle

Calamity Castle “Och aye the noo !” Scotland’s favourite children’s entertainers The Singing Kettle will dress to impress after being invited by Lord Spout of Glenkettle to help rescue his run down castle.

There’s lots of fantastic Scottish songs like “Tattie Soup”, “Herrin’s Heid” and “Shove Your Granny”, as well as brand new and all time favourite songs making for a superb sing along, action packed adventure …full of mishaps!

Remember to Dress up in Tartan for some crazy Highland Fun and Games at Calamity Castle. For girls and boys of all ages.

Saturday 1, Sunday 2 and Monday 3 May at 1pm & 3.30pm Tickets £10 adult & child £36 family ticket (4 seats) £7.50 groups 10+ £2 Babes in Arms under 2 (no seat allocation)

Wee Stories

Treasure Island

By Robert Louis Stevenson Retold by Andy Cannon and Iain Johnstone Blood, greed, murder and mutiny for all the family!

A thrilling retelling of the greatest pirate story of them all.

Suitable for everyone over 8 years (but not for the fainthearted…)

‘This imaginative staging of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is another corker.’

Sunday Herald ‘It is a certainty that Stevenson would have loved this version.’ The Herald

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Saturday 22 1.30pm Tickets £6 full price / £5 concession

Tall Stories

Twinkle Twonkle Twinkle Twonkle, jumping cow….

Stella loves the stars. Every evening she gazes at them through her telescope. But one night her little brother Ryan extends the telescope all the way to the stars and starts climbing.

Tall Stories, the company that brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, presents its latest show, for everyone aged 4 and up. Inspired by Mother Goose and the Big Bang, stories, songs and silliness lift you up, up and away…

Saturday 12 June 11am, 2pm Tickets £TBC

Funny Bones a sister production of Bare Bones Co. Funny Bones is a brand new double bill of contemporary dance, choreographed by Enrique Cabrera and Luca Silvestrini. Enticing children age 3 -7 and their families into a new world of dance and movement.

Enrique Cabrera’s piece, DanSense, explores the five senses and offers a stimulating interactive dance experience for young audiences featuring newly commissioned music.

From costumes adorned with plastic spoons, to buckets filled with water that soaks the dancers (and the audience!), this piece is a beautifully creative piece that will have children intrigued from start to finish.

The second piece, choreographed by Luca Silvestrini, is an imaginative and energetic piece of dance-theatre based on the theme of sport.

Tue 22 – Wed 23 June 10.30am, 1.30pm Tickets: TBC Duration: 50mins

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Treehouse crèche What is Tree house?

Treehouse is the perfect place to bring your little ones aged 6 weeks - 12 yrs for their first taste of creative play – and it’s ideal if you need a couple of hours grown up time!

Tree house is open from 9.15 - 1.15 Monday - Friday. Cost £ 5 per hour with discounts for siblings.

Generous discounts for maccard holders. For more information or to book pop along or call Tickets and Information on 01786 466666

What else is on at Tree house?

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Ask our Tree house staff for more information on our new Sunday Sanctuary Sessions...giving you a chance to enjoy a lazy brunch while your children stay and play.

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Monthly Art Bursts - on the last Saturday of

every month, children can get creative using an assortment of craft materials and play in the Tree house. Please ask Lisa or Wendy at Treehouse for more information.

Open Days at Tree house - Open days are a chance for you to join in the fun and get creative with your little ones, taking part in arts and craft activities. To find out when our Open sessions are on please check our website or pop in and see us anytime!

Family Fridays - 1.45 -2.45 every Friday.

Parents can join in on arts and craft fun with their children, visiting artists will be on hand to expand your imagination!

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Easter Art Factory Sessions @ Treehouse Salt Dough Easter baskets and eggs Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th April - 2 day event 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm 3 - 6 yrs

Modroc Easter Money Banks Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th April - 2 day event 2.30 - 4.30 pm 7 -10 yrs

Easter Card Making Family Friday session 9th April - 1.45- 2.45

Design a felt bag Monday 12th April 2.30 pm -4.30 pm 3-6yrs

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Animal fabric puppets Tuesday 13th April 2.30 -4.30 pm 3-6 yrs

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Fashion Design Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th April - 2 day event. (please note children must bring 2 items of clothing) 2.30 pm -4.30 pm 7 -10 yrs

Stain glass window pictures Family Friday Session 16th April, 1.45 -2.45

Prices: £15 for 2 day events / £8 for one day events, Family Fridays £4 per group (1 group = 1 adult & 2 children) For more information or to book, please call Tickets & Info on 01786 466666 or visit www.macrobert.org

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Youth Groups Whether you fancy yourself as the next Russell Brand, Britney Spears or Stephen Spielberg macrobert youth groups offer you a fantastic chance to get involved in dance, drama and filmmaking in a professional theatre environment. Led by our resident professionals our youth groups are always popular and a great way to learn new skills, build confidence and make new friends, all in macrobert’s unique family friendly environment. Next term starts week beginning 11th January 2010.

Monday Streetdance 1 Age: Primary 2 - Primary 6 Time: 4.30 - 5.30pm Cost: £50 per 10 week term

Streetdance 2 Age: Primary 7 - S1 Time: 5.45 - 6.45pm Cost: £50 per 10 week term

Tuesday macrobert Youth Theatre 1 (MYT1) Time: 4.30 - 5.30pm Age: Primary 2 - Primary 3 Cost: £50 for 10 week term

macrobert youth theatre 4a (MYT4a) Time: 5.45 - 7.15pm Age: S2 - S4 Cost: £60 for 10 week term

macrobert Young Company Time: 7.30 - 9.30pm Age: S5+ Cost: £60 per 10 week term (additional performance project fees may apply)

Thursday macrobert Youth Theatre@Dunblane (MYT@Dunblane) Time: 5.00 - 6.30pm Age: Primary 6 - S1 Cost: £60 per 10 week term

macrobert young film crew (YFC) Time: Thursdays 6pm - 8pm Age: S1 - S6 Cost: £80 for 10 week term

Friday macrobert youth dance company Time: 5.00 - 7.00pm Age S1 - S6 Cost £60 for 10 week term

Saturday macrobert youth theatre 2 (MYT2) Time: 9.45am - 11.00am Age: Primary 4 - Primary 5 Cost: £50 for 10 week term

macrobert youth theatre 3 (MYT3) Time: 11.30am - 1.00pm Age: Primary 6 - Primary 7 Cost: £60 for 10 week term

macrobert youth theatre 4b (MYT4b) Time: 1.30pm - 3.00pm Age: S1 - S2 Cost: £60 for 10 week term

macrobert youth theatre 5 (MYT5) Time: 3.30 - 5.00pm Age: S3 - S4 Cost: £60 for 10 week term

To sign up for one of our youth groups contact Helen Doherty at macrobert on 01786 467152 or email: helen.doherty@macrobert.org

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Hired Space Events Active Stirling

Think Dancing Active Stirling presents an evening of Dance performed by schools from through out Stirling. The performance is the culmination of a 12 week Active Schools programme where volunteers have been supported by a Dance Artist to create their own Dances.

Monday 1st February 7pm Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th April 7pm Tickets £5.00

Monument Dance school presents

“Rhythm & Blues” 500+ talented local dancers from all over Central Scotland perform in this Dance Spectacular which will featureTap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Classical Ballet, Fantastic Choreography & Sparkling Costumes This year we are proud to present the World Premiere of the fabulous ‘Beatles Concerto Ballet in Blue’ as well as a host to fabulous show tunes, Rock and Pop classics and original specially mixed tracks.

The show will once again raise money for CHAS

Wednesday 10 February – Saturday 13 February 7.30pm each evening and 2pm for Saturday matinee Tickets: £10 (£9 concession)

A Night at The Musicals The Multi Award Winning ‘Man of Many Voices’ and the outstanding ‘Dynamics’ bring you an evening of Dazzling Musical Theatre. Bringing together both old and modern in one spectacular night. With Sumptuous Costumes, unique Dancing and a Voice that will leave you in awe. They will bring to life ‘Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma, Mamma Mia, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West Side Story, Cats, Sunset Boulevard, Grease, Evita and much more…

Saturday 20th February 8pm Tickets £12 /£10 concession

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SUDS Following the success of their autumn productions, including Charles Raymond Dyer's Time Murderer Please and an all female adaption of Lord of the Flies, Stirling University Drama Society (SUDS) will return to the Macrobert in the spring with two more exciting productions (to be confirmed). Expect big things!

25 - 27 Febuary & 29 - 31 March 7.30pm Tickets: £7 /£5 concession)

Forth Valley Schools Dance Competition On the 8th and 9th March more than 250 pupils from across Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannan will take to the stage to compete in the 3rd annual Forth Valley Schools Dance Competition. On the 8th of March the junior dancers (S1-S3) will dazzle audiences and judges with their creative choreography and the 9th of March the senior dancers (S4-S6) will set the stage alight with their polished performances.

Buy your tickets early folks as the last two years have been a sell out!

8 & 9 March 7.30pm Tickets £6 / £4 concession

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Meet me in St Louis Meet Me in St Louis is the stage version of the memorable 1944 MGM motion picture which featured the multi-talented Judy Garland. Join the Smith family at the 1904 World’s Fair, and see how their love and respect for each other is tempered with the genuine humour that can only be generated by such a special family. Memorable musical numbers include The Boy Next Door, A Raving Beauty, The Trolley Song, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Whenever I’M with You and A Day in New York.

Tuesday 16 March 7.30pm Wednesday 17 March 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thursday 18 March 7.30pm Friday 19 March 7.30pm Saturday 20 March 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets : £14/£12 Concession

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Dance@SU presents

Freestyle Dance@SU is the University dance society. Our annual show this year, Freestyle is a mix of all styles from Hip Hop to Contemporary, Jazz to Ballet. All dances are choeographed by the society. Freestyle is a fun dance show suitable for all the family.

Thursday 6 and Sunday 9 May 7.30pm Tickets will be £5 for students and concessions and £6 for adults 7.30pm

Central Scotland Ballet School presents

World Tour 2010 From the little starlets to the aspiring professionals, the young dancers sparkle in ballet, jazz, tap and acrobatics routines, with guest demonstrations by STARSHINE cheerleaders. The ‘World Tour’ promises to be yet another dazzling dance production!

Saturday 5 June 2pm & 7pm Sunday 6 June 1pm & 6pm Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 June at 7pm Tickets: £8

Dollar Academy Following outstanding successes in recent years with Fame, Copacabana, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Fiddler on the Roof, Dollar Academy returns to the Macrobert with what promises to be another hugely popular production (full details to be released at a later date).

22 - 25 June 7.30pm Tickets: TBC

Beaconhurst

Guys and Dolls Following last year’s sell-out production of Les Misérables, pupils from Beaconhurst School are performing a fully staged production of the legendary Broadway musical Guys and Dolls.

Featuring hits such as ‘Luck be a lady’, ‘Take back your mink’ and ‘Sit down you’re rockin’ the boat’.

Monday 28 June & Tuesday 29June 7.30pm Tickets £10

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Tickets and Information opening hours

How to get here

9am - 8.30pm Monday - Saturday

Northbound, follow signs North and take the M9 motorway from Edinburgh or M80 from Glasgow.

At Dunblane roundabout follow signs for Bridge of Allan and entrance to University is on left as you exit the village. Southbound, take the A9 South and follow signs for Stirling. Follow signs for Bridge of Allan.

10am - 8.30pm Sunday

How To Book Online: www.macrobert.org Call: 01786 466666

By Car

Bus Call First Bus Edinburgh on 01324 613777

Visit: University of Stirling Campus

Train

Contact Us

Stirling has excellent links with Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. The station is 10 minutes away by bus or taxi.

Add: Macrobert, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA Tel: 01786 466666

Terms and Conditions:

Admin Office: 01786 467155 Fax: 01786 466600

Refunds

Email: info@macrobert.org

Tickets cannot be exchanged or money refunded except in the event of a cancellation by macrobert.

Access

Group Bookings

Macrobert is fully wheelchair accessible, please let us

We offer 1 free ticket for every 10 purchased and 1 free ticket with every 16 purchased for Christmas shows.

know if you require wheelchair access in the auditoria at the time of booking

Baby changing and feeding Baby changing facilities are available in both ladies and gents toilets. In addition we have a fully

Latecomers may not be admitted to performances.

Points to note: Many shows sell out, please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Macrobert reserves the right to make alterations to

accessibly baby care room with a private are for

the programme.

feeding. Mothers who breastfeed are welcome to

The use of cameras and recording equipment is not permitted.

do so anywhere in the macrobert building.

Weekday matinee parking can be difficult â&#x20AC;&#x201C; please leave extra time to find a space.

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January

April

Sat

16

Craig Hill

8pm

Sun

SNJO & Taiko Drummers

8pm

Fri

22

The Land of Yes...

8pm

Thurs 22

Scottish Dance Theatre

8pm

Wed 27 - Fri 29

How Cold My Toes

10.30am

1.30pm

Fri

23

Scottish Dance Theatre

1.30pm

Sat

How Cold My Toes

11am

2pm

Sun

25

Children’s Classic Concert 3pm

Tue

27

Think Dancing

7pm

Wed 28

Think Dancing

7pm

30

February

11

May

Mon 1

Think Dancing

7pm

Tue

2

Room on the Broom

2pm

4.30pm

Wed 3

Room on the Broom

11am

2pm

Sat

1

Calamity Castle

1pm

3.30pm

Fri

5

The Nutcracker

8pm

Sun

2

Calamity Castle

1pm

3.30pm

Sat

6

The Nutcracker

2pm

Mon 3

Calamity Castle

1pm

3.30pm

Wed 10 - Fri 12

Rhythm & Blues

7.30pm

Thur 6

Freestyle

7.30pm

Sat

13

Rhythm & Blues

2pm

Fri

7

Kevin Bridges

8pm

Fri

19

Promises Promises

8pm

Sat

8

Kevin Bridges

8pm

Sat

20

A Night at the Musicals

8pm

Sun

9

Baby Loves Disco

1pm

Thurs 25

Suds

7.30pm

Sun

9

Freestyle

7.30pm

Fri

26

Suds

7.30pm

Tue

11

The Caretaker

8pm

Fri

26

Feb Fest Illyria

7pm

Fri

21

Treasure Island

7pm

Sat

27

Feb Fest Illyria

6pm

Sat

22

Treasure Island

1.30pm

Fri

27

Suds

7.30pm

Sun

28

Baby Loves Disco

1pm

7.30pm

June

March

Sat

5

Central Scotland Ballet

2pm

7pm

Sun

6

Central Scotland Ballet

1pm

6pm

Wed 3

Norman

8pm

Mon 7

Central Scotland Ballet

7pm

Thur 4

Norman

8pm

Tue

8

Central Scotland Ballet

7pm

Fri

5

Norman

8pm

Sat

12

Twinkle Twonkle

11am

2pm

Sun

7

SNJO & John Scofield

2pm

Tues 22

Funny Bones

10.30am

1.30pm

Mon 8

Forth Valley Dance

7.30pm

Tues 22 - Fri 25

Dollar Academy

7.30pm

Tues 9

Forth Valley Dance

7.30pm

Wed 23

Funny Bones

10.30am

Thur 11

Stan Won’t Dance

8pm

Mon 28

Guys and Dolls

7.30pm

Fri

12

Pobby and Dingam

10.30am

Tue

Guys and Dolls

7.30pm

Fri

12

Stan Won’t Dance

8pm

Sat

13

Tellling Tales

2pm

Tue

16

Meet Me in St Louis

7.30pm

Wed 17

Meet Me in St Louis

2.30pm

The Ladyboys of Iran

2pm (f)

Thurs 18 - Fri 19

Meet Me in St Louis

7.30pm

8pm

2.30pm

July 7.30pm Sat

Sat

20

Meet Me in St Louis

2.30pm

Fri

26

Scattered

8pm

Sat

27

Scattered

8pm

Mon 29

Suds

7.30pm

Tues 30

Suds

7.30pm

Wed 31

Suds

7.30pm

29

1.30pm

3

8pm

7.30pm

Tickets and Information

01786 466666 Book Online www.macrobert.org