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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Ho Ho Ho! We hope you are as excited about Christmas as we are at macrobert! We have so much to keep you entertained between now and then; Scotty and Lulu bring us their fab new show Roar! and we are uber-excited about Julia Donaldson who is visiting us with Stick Man & Co. Our cinema programme is also jam packed so I suppose we are the next best thing to Santa Claus… Lots of Love, Wallace, Star and Midnight the Dragon
Competition Wallace has lost all of his candy canes and needs help to find them, can you help? Tell us how many you can find in this issue of WOW on a postcard addressed to: Wallace, macrobert, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA. Remember to write your name and contact number.
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Make IT! Corner What You Didnʼt Know About Christmas Live Events Live Events Live Events Live Events Mr Snowʼs Truffle Buddy Christmas at macrobert Christmas at macrobert Coming Soon to Filmhouse Arthouse Gallery Letter to Santa Snowman Puzzle Treehouse Winter Activities Charlie and Lola
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Make It! Corner Decide which kind of dwarf you want to be and make your own hat in 3 easy steps… 1.
Draw the shape of your hat on cardboard and get an adult to cut it out, along with a strip like image 1
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Get messy with lots of bright colours, sparkles and stickers to make your hat look awesome like image 2
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Get an adult to staple the strip to the back of your hat and then all you have to do is put it on and hi ho, hi ho, hi ho, hi ho…
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Did You Know…. Before turkey, the traditional Christmas meal in England was a pig's head and mustard. Christmas pudding was originally a soup made with raisins and wine. A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens in 1843 and it took him just six weeks! If you received all of the gifts listed in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song, you would receive 364 presents! When Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, died on December 4, 1894, he gave his November 13 birthday to a friend who didnʼt like her own birthday because it was on Christmas day.
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Scotty and Lulu
ROAR! Thor, the rocking roaring dinosaur, loves his roar. He roars his head off all day long! The animals of the forest are sick and tired of the noise and ask Wizard Wonky for help. When Thor blows into the Wizardʼs magic flute, his roar is silenced. Come and join Scotty, Lulu, Thor the Dinosaur, The Happy Crew, Insey Winsey Spider, Three Little Speckled Frogs and Wizard Wonky for another rip-roaring adventure. Sun 26 September 1.30pm & 4.00pm Ticket Prices £8 full price / £6 concession Age 2+
Frozen Charlotte Productions Ltd represented by Heather Fulton
Paperbelle Paperbelleʼs world is colourful, comfy, and cosy. Paperbelle would love to show it off to you, but there has been a bit of a problem. Paperbelleʼs world is constantly changing and either she has to stop it all from happening or she has to learn to enjoy it… From the makers of Moussaʼs Castle and Peep, Paperbelle is a new show designed especially for children aged 2-5 and their families. Saturday 2 October 11am & 2pm Tickets £6 full price / £5 children Age 2 - 5 year olds
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Stick Man & Co With Julia Donaldson
Stick Man lives in the Family Tree With his Stick Lady love and their stick children three . . . An hour of fun with award-winning author Julia Donaldson and her husband Malcolm. They will be acting out Juliaʼs stories and singing her songs, with lots of help from the audience. Come and meet Stick Man plus many other characters from Juliaʼs books, and be prepared for a guest appearance by the Gruffalo himself. After the event, Julia will be signing copies of her books, including her recent best-sellers Zog, Cave Baby, and Freddie and the Fairy. Sunday 10 October 1pm & 4pm Tickets £6 full price £5 concession Age 5+ Half of Juliaʼs proceeds from the two performances will go to the Scottish charity Artlink Central.
Theatre Hullabaloo
The Night Pirates Theatre Hullabaloo, in partnership with the Egg, presents a fantastical ballet with puppets and pirates for children aged three years old and above and their families to enjoy. One night, young Tom is awoken by noises outside his house. He peeps out of the window and what should he see but PIRATES. And stranger still - they're GIRL PIRATES stealing the front of his house!
The Night Pirates is presented with kind permission from Egmont Publishing. Sat 16 October 11am & 2pm Tickets £6 full price / £5 children Age 3+
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We Dance Wee Groove Dancers - some of Scotlandʼs finest choreographic talent - will help you to get physical and explore the dance floor with your trendy tots. Wiggling, waddling, crawling, rolling, jumping, jiggling and running around! We Dance, Wee Groove is all about using your imagination, joining in and having fun.
“a tremendous way for the very young to engage with music, movement and the sheer joy of just grooving to a beat” The Herald Fri 22 October 10.30am & 1.30pm Sat 23 October 11am & 2pm Tickets £8 full price / £26 family of four Age 0 - 4
Théâtre Sans Frontières presents
La Pelota Mágica (The Magic Ball) Brother and sister, Luis and Natalia, are playing in the foothills of the Andes when they see a beautiful, shimmering ball and chase after it. However, the ball belongs to the cold-eyed witch of the mountains who uses magic to trap Natalia. Seeking help along the way, can Luis rescue Natalia in time? This delightful tale is easy to follow for even non-Spanish speakers, brought to life using puppets, actors and vibrant live music.
‘Fantastic experience for children brilliant inclusion of puppets, songs, scenery and live action.’ Teacher, Amble Links First School
Saturday 23 October 3pm & 6pm Tickets £6 full price / £5 children Age 6 - 10, their families and friends
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Baby Loves Disco The fun spills out again from macrobert the coolest venue in town as the children (and parents!) 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 inflatableʼs, tunnels and musical instruments, free face-painting, complimentary drinks and healthy snacks for the children, and dancing... lots of dancing! Sunday 7 November 1 - 4pm Tickets £8 per person - non walking babies go free Age 6 months +
Coming Soon Oily Cart
Mole in the Hole Meet the Mole Family in their cosy, underground home, lined with straw and strewn with sweet-smelling herbs…. Oily Cart return to macrobert with another delightful and magical show. Tuesday 25 - Saturday 29 January, times vary Tickets £6 / £5 concesison
Call Tickets and Information for more information on 01786 466666 or keep an eye on the website www.macrobert.org
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Mr Snow’s Truffle Buddy Ingredients 100g (4oz) plain chocolate 100g (4oz) butter 275g (10oz) icing sugar A pinch of cinnamon White chocolate for grating Red and green pre-bought fondant icing for hats and noses
Method 1. Get an adult to help you and place water in a small pan, bring to the boil and take off the heat. 2. Break chocolate into a heatproof bowl and place over the water. Gently stir until chocolate is melted. Add the butter and again gently stir until butter has melted. Remove bowl from water. 3. Sieve the icing sugar into chocolate mixture, fold until thoroughly mixed together. Allow to cool. 4. Take a small spoonful of the mixture and roll into a small ball. Grate white chocolate into a bowl and roll each truffle in the chocolate until well coated. 5. Once all the snowmen are complete, make hats and noses using the red and green icing then attach to the snowmen - you may need to use cocktail sticks or a little jam to help them stick. 6. You can wrap up your truffles and give them to teachers, friends and family for Christmas.
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macrobert productions presents
Written and directed by Rob Evans
Join us for this wonderful Christmas tale for ages 3 - 5 and their families!
"the 3 - 5 audience.. were completely enthralled" The Stage on The Night Before Christmas, 2009
November "utterly inspiring and uplifting" The Herald on Rudolf, 2008
From the writer and director of last year's sell out run The Night Before Christmas, comes a delightful seasonal tale about Mr Snow. Mr Snow lives in the flattest, whitest place imaginable. Every day he leaves his house and collects snow. Every kind of snow; soft snow, sad snow, hot snow, cold snow, snow that breathes, snow that talks. Slowly, as he shows us what is in his collection, things begin to melt from the snow. Objects long frozen. Each one slowly piecing together the story of Mr Snow and how he got here.
30 November - 31 December, Tickets £8 peak / £7 off peak
Tues 30
10.00am
1.45pm
December Wed 1 Thurs 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Tues 7 Wed 8 Thurs 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Tues 14 Wed 15 Thurs 16 Sat 18 Sun 19 Tues 21 Wed 22 Thurs 23 Fri 24 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tues 28 Wed 29 Thurs 30 Fri 31
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Off peak performances Peak performances
1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.45pm 1.15pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm
3.30pm 3.30pm
£7.00 £8.00
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Snow White of the Seven De’Wharff’s (5+) Oh dear. Things arenʼt going too well down in Stirling Stella. The Baroness Fantasia DeʼWharff needs a nanny to control her seven unruly step-children, particularly the rather wild Snow White. Step forward Nanny Maria Shut-YonTrapp who wants to fill the pantosphere with her own Sound Of Music. And, of course, the world is about to go even crazier now that Prince Rupert Charming-Darling is on the lookout for a new bit of arm candy. Johnny McKnight returns with another hilarious Christmas Panto! 24 November - 5 January, times vary Tickets £6.50 - £14.50
White (0-3) Enter the world of white. Everything is clean, new, it is dazzling but someone has to keep it that way. A world of textiles, objects and visual storytelling for 0 - 3 year olds.
Herald Angel and Fringe First Awarded White brings its magic to macrobert this Christmas. 8 - 24 December Tickets £6.50 / £5.50 child
December Wed 8 Thurs 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thurs 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Tues 21 Wed 22 Thurs 23 Fri 24
9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am 9.45am
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All tickets £6.50/£5.50 children
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Lost Christmas Fairy Help the Christmas Fairy find her way back to the top of the tree in time for Santa coming!
Coming Soon to the Filmhouse Watch out for these blockbusters soon to explode onto our screens‌
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Cert TBC) Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Cert TBC) Return to magic. Return to hope. Return to Narnia.
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Art house gallery It looks like everyone始s had a fun filled summer from your amazing artwork! Have a look below to see if you始re the winner and if so give Amanda a call on 01786 467160 to claim your prize of 2 free cinema tickets.
P.S. Remember to keep them coming in, you could be the winner in the next WOW! Winner (Jamie)
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Lucy Blenkham (age 6)
Jamie (age 8)
Alexander Malcolm (age 6)
Erza Jump (age 4)
Cormac Somerville (age 5)
Emily (age 6)
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Letter to Santa Tell Santa what you would like for Christmas, sign it with your name and address and put in our red post box at Tickets and Information, or email santa@macrobert.org and we will make sure Santa gets your letter.
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Snowman Puzzle Mr Snowman needs to be put back together so, why donʟt you add a bit of colour, put him back together and send him in where he will be displayed with all his other friends‌
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Treehouse Winter Activities Treehouse is the macrobert arts crèche, where children can come along and make and do! Monday 27th Dec
Reindeer Treat holder and face painting 3 - 6yrs, 2.30 pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 28th Dec
Rocking Robins 3 - 6 yrs, 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Wednesday 29th Dec
Recycled light bulb winter decorations 7 - 10yrs, 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Thursday 30th Dec
Winter Tea lights & Potty Snowmen. 7 - 10 yrs, 2.30pm - 4.30pm
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Tickets £8 per session
Creche Sessions
Let your under 5's have some fun in the treehouse while you & your older children boo and hiss at the panto! Day sessions, 1.45pm - 4.45pm Friday 24th Dec Friday 31st Dec Saturday sessions may also be available please enquire at Tickets & Info
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Evening sessions, 7pm - 10pm Friday 26th Nov Friday 3rd Dec Friday 10th Dec Friday 17th Dec
Tickets £10 per session To book your tickets or for more information call Tickets and Information on 01786 466666 or pop along to us.
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Watershed Productions present the BBC Worldwide and Polka Theatre production of
Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play based on the characters created by Lauren Child adapted by Jonathan Lloyd
Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 April 2011 Times 11am / 1.30pm / 4pm Tickets £10 / Family of 4 £38 see www.charlieandlola.com
“Utterly charming” The List (Edinburgh) “Magic from start to finish” Herald Scotland
Donʼt miss everyoneʼs favourite brother and sister, Charlie and Lola, in their extremely everso wonderful stage show! The stars of the hit BBC TV series and books by Lauren Child are brought to life by a magical mix of puppets, live action and music.
for ages 3+
Book now, call tickets and information on 01786 466666, visit www.macrobert.org or pop in and see us! Charlie and Lola ™ and © Lauren Child 2005. Charlie and Lola is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and distributed by BBC Worldwide Ltd. BBC Worldwide logo ™ & © BBC 1996.