Scottish Storytelling Centre Programme for the Fringe

Scottish Storytelling
Centre

There
is a strong story thread running throught this year's Fringe shows at the
Scottish Storytelling Centre. Old tales and new tales are explored in
innovative ways to fascinate, entertain and charm the whole family, from
children to adults.

Theatre
of Widdershins and Puppet State Theatre Company are back to the Storytelling
Centre after last year's sell-out runs with two award-winning shows. Rapunzel and the Tower of Doom is a fresh, modern take on a
classic fairytale, while in The Man Who Planted Trees is the enchanting telling of a modern tale that is already a cult.

Coming
alive from the printed page, The Princess' Blankets and It Was a Dark and Stormy Night are two
shows that promise to make imagination fly far far away. The richness of Poet
Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's voice will create enchanting worlds inhabited
by colourful and mysterious characters, while the adventure of brave Antonio
will take specatators to the most remote caves of the Italian mountains, where
dangerous brigands lurk.

Fringe
2008 emerging talent award winner Paper Cinema will turn words into images
before the audience, with their visual and musical re-telling of Arthur Conan
Doyle's The Lost World. Originally
commissioned as a 35 minute piece for The Lost World Read 2009, this highly original
adaptation has been developed into a full length piece for the Edinburgh Fringe
2009.

In
addition to this outstanding programme for children and adults, we're
premiering Theatre Objektiv's new work
based around the story of Jane Haining, Scotland's Schindler, and for the first time ever, hosting
lively storytelling and spoken word cabaret evenings in a special Storytelling Café series.

For further information
and for individual shows press packs, contact

Esther
Blackburn

[email protected] or 0131 652 3273

The Scottish
Storytelling Centre is the national body for the support and development of the
storytelling artform. The organisation is a partnership
between the Scottish Storytelling Forum and the Church of Scotland, and is
supported by the Scottish Arts Council, the City of Edinburgh Council and a wide range of charitable donations. SCO 11353

Listings:

Fri 7 - Sun 30
Aug (Not Mondays), 11am (50mins), Age 4+ (Not suitable for under 4s), £7.50/£5

Rapunzel and the Tower of Doom

Theatre
of Widdershins

Bad hair day? Pity poor Rapunzel: a mad
witch climbing her locks everyday. Ouch! With a clever balance of visual magic,
verbal puns and sparkling, energetic stage presence, the 50-minute tangled tale
is a treat for children over 4, and the adults they bring with them.

'Very
wonderful, beautiful puppets' - ***** List. 'Fantastic' - ***** Three Weeks.

www.widdershins.co.uk

Wed 12 - Mon 31
Aug (Not Tuesdays), 3.30pm (45mins), Age 8-adult, £7.50/£5

Lost
World

The
Paper Cinema & Kieron Maguire

A film is created before your very eyes as The Paper Cinema
retell Conan Doyle's classic tale of bravery and skullduggery through puppetry
and music. Experience unique live
cinema created from intricate paper puppets that inhabit surreal paper worlds.

'Fragile
and beautiful' **** Guardian.

www.thepapercinema.com

Sat 15 - Mon 24
Aug, 1pm (1hr45mins), Age 8-adult, £7.50/£5

The
Princess' Blankets

Carol
Ann Duffy & John Sampson

A magical,
musical poetry show with Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, spectacularly talented
musician John Sampson and young performer Ella Duffy. Meet hilarious Queens, ancient rock'n'rollers,
Mozart, Peggy Guggenheim and a sad Princess who is always cold. A modern environmental folk tale of music and magic.

Tue 18 - Mon 31
Aug, 5.30pm (55mins), Age 7-adult (Not suitable for under 5s), £7.50/£5

The
Man Who Planted Trees

Puppet
State Theatre Company

Equally captivating both adults and children,
this tale of one man's dedication in changing the world is a parable for
our times told with humour, beauty and skill. The enchanting, multi-sensory
adaptation of Jean Giono's environmental cult
fable returns to the Scottish Storytelling Centre after a sell-out Fringe in
2008.

‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration,
scented breezes, sparkling wit, the best dog puppet ever. Perfect for children and adults.
Terrific.' Guardian.

***** Scotsman. A
Made in Scotland showcase show. www.scottishtheatre.org/madeinscotland www.puppetstate.com

Audio described and BSL
interpreted performance Tue 25th August

Fri 7 - Fri 14
Aug, 1pm (50mins), Age 6+, £7.50/£5

It
Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Wizard
Presents

Talented
storytellers Danya Miller and Louise Coigley tell the story of brave Antonio. Captured by
brigands in the Italian mountains, how will he escape? A witty, playful
retelling of Janet and Allan Ahlberg's well-loved
book that will captivate children as much on bright, sunny days, as on dark and
stormy nights.

www.wizardpresents.co.uk

11-13, 18-20,
25-27 Aug, 7pm (1hr 45mins), £4

Storytelling
Café

Relaxed company,
talented performers, intriguing tales: perfect ingredients for cabaret-style evenings
of entertaining live storytelling from Scotland and beyond. Listen or join in with fables for
grownups, at Edinburgh's award-winning venue. Cash
bar.

Thu 20 - Sat 29 Aug, 7.30pm (1hr20mins), Not suitable for
under 12s, £7.50/£5

A Promised Land

Theatre Objektiv

Post-Holocaust, Britain continues
its war against Jewish insurgents in Palestine. Rivka Feldman, Holocaust survivor, friend to Jane Haining, Scottish missionary murdered in Auschwitz, enters Scotland
illegally, carrying a gun. A tense psychological drama by
Raymond Raszkowski Ross, from Scottish company
Theatre Objektiv. www.theatreobjektiv.co.uk

Audio described
performance Wednesday 26th August

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