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What's On? Mix Up Recommendations




Mix Up Theatre provides a few recommendations from students, families and teachers for things to see and do!



Seen anything good lately? Send us in a quick review and a rating for anything live, theatre, comedy, online or cinema based and we'll add it to our recommendations list.



Theatre

★★★★★

Wednesday 4th - Saturday 7th June, Perth Theatre

Part of Scotland Tour



KELI tells the story of a fiery, sharp-witted teenager in a former mining town. Coal means little to Keli, but the mines left music in the blood of this place.


Skye (Age 15) - ★★★★★

"Keli, felt well cast and relatable as the issues that the characters had were very realistic to issues real people have. Such as over built stress or pressure from others. The mum made me feel empathetic as I felt I could understand the pressure she was under and the issues she had to deal with.


The music was outstanding and really showed the sound of the brass band in all different forms from the beautiful harmony’s of a band to the up beat tunes of the solo horn,the whole cast were extremely talented and I found it rather funny that the main character of Keli, couldn’t actually play the horn. overall it was a great show."




Dance

★★★★★

until 31st May, Her Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

3rd - 7th June, Theatre Royal Glasgow

Part of UK Tour



Matthew Bourne’s audacious, rule-breaking reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago.  It has now become the most successful dance theatre production of all time, creating new audiences and inspiring generations of young dancers. In celebration of that ongoing impact, Swan Lake will take flight once more in a major new revival for the next generation of dancers, and for audiences who will experience it for the very first time.


Lorna - ★★★★★

"Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake is a masterpiece. The choreography and performances are transcending, pulling you in from the very beginning. The choice to gender swap the role of the swans, a choice made 30 years ago, is just as poignant and beautiful today. Laced with humour, drama, and intimacy it is truly a joy for all."

Film - Cinema

★★★★★

Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home they'll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected expert crafter.


Ben (Age 6 ) and sister Freya: ★★★★★

"Ben and Freya thought the Minecraft Movie was really good. There were funny bits and lines where everyone in the cinema already knew what the characters were going to say and we all shouted it out together."



Have you seen it?


Theatre

★★★★★

29th May - 1st June, Eden Court, Inverness

Part of Scotland Tour



The Clown and the Wolfman ride again as the classic Scottish movie starts a new adventure as a stage musical!


Stewart - ★★★★★

"Absolutely pure dead brilliant! This is the Scottish feel good comedy musical of the summer! Admittedly I was not familiar with the cult '80s Scottish movie that the musical is based on but you really don't need to be.

This cheeky musical is full of laughs, a loveable gallery of quirky characters and performed with absolute gusto by a fabulous cast. Songs are all crackers - including a few Big Country bangers that people may very well likely recognise.

The story follows a couple of down on their luck young men who decide to hold up the local tourist buses using their masks from the joke shop they work in. They soon become national heroes. The synopsis itself gets a giggle and so the show itself plays into the goofiness to perfect effect and there's some stand out moments including a Country Western American Sheriff dance off against a Scottish Dancing champion and then the cartoon style gangster bar in the second half nearly steals the show.

The show gets the right balance between silliness, tongue-in-cheek and heartfulness. Get an Irn-Bru or a pint of Tennents with a Tunnocks teacake and catch this wee belter now!"



Gallery

★★★★★

Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, until 8th June



Fife Contemporary are pleased to announce Hag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy through Craft, an exhibition challenging perceptions of women and craft open in Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries.


Stewart - ★★★★★

"A stunning exhibition, well laid and thought out. I was particularly taken by Jo McDonald's works - the ripped up bits of old books taking on a new shape and form.

The theme and even the title are a little controversial perhaps but it's taking ownership of female creatvity arts and connection to nature, whilst considering the hardships of the women who faced accusations of witchraft many years ago for having a similar originality.

The books, video and even art activities and hands on in the last room of the gallery are an excellent addition. A thought provoking, atmospheric and powerful free exhibition to take in whilst in Dunfermline.

We've done a lot of work on Scottish witch trials (as well as Arthur Miller's The Crucible) over the past few years at Mix Up Theatre as a stimulus for devising so this was of real interest."



Theatre

★★★★★

until 29th June, The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

Part of UK Tour



Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s spectacular production of the classic multi-award-winning musical is embarking on a UK and Ireland tour.


Alba (Age 7 ) - ★★★★★

"The Musical was excellent, more than that it was absolutely amazing, colorful, funny, magical, we loved it overall

 

In Alba’s words’ this is my favourite show so far, she was vividly enjoying every scene, she particularly loved the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious spelling song and ‘A Spoonful of Sugar ‘song, she keeps saying she loved Mary Poppins Character, and of course Bert, he was very funny.

Not to mention the finale, when Mary Poppins leaves flying away from the stage, it was trully magical, she was stunned and amazed. Alba believes it was the real Mary Poppins on the stage. We will always remember it fondly and it will always have a special place in our hearts, especially for Alba."



Theatre

★★★★★

until 31st May, Leeds Grand Theatre

Part of UK Tour



Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy and the Evening Standard Award, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story.


Nina (Age 12) - ★★★★★

"It was a very funny show and I loved it! I couldn’t stop laughing the whole way through it!"




8. The Ghost Bus Tour Edinburgh

Tour - Theatre

★★★★★

Edinburgh - ongoing



Step aboard the spine-chilling Ghost Bus and brace yourself for a hair-raising adventure through Edinburgh's dark past! Get ready to be spooked as the knowledgeable conductor, amidst tales of murder, witch hunts, torture, and phantoms, reveals the city's chilling secrets.


Sandy (Age 11) - ★★★★★

"The ghost bus tour was AMAZING! Lots of interesting stories I’d never heard of before, and some I knew of but forgotten about. I rate it 5 stars out of 5. And if you do plan to go on it don’t trust the grannies!"




Theatre

★★★★★

29th - 30th May, Woolwich Works, London

Part of UK Tour



Find the epic in the tiny from the perspective of an acorn. Join this extraordinary journey to discover the beats and rhythms of a wild woodland world. Uncover bizarre larger than life fungi, creaking tree roots, and thrumming underworlds. Follow a “Seedling” as they hatch from an acorn and go on a journey of discovery through the undergrowth of the busy forest floor.


Mix Up Junior (Age 6) - ★★★★★

"I loved the music and the singing and the puppets. And I got to go on stage and see all the puppets at the end."




Dance

★★★★★

29th - 31st May, London Linbury Theatre

Part of UK Tour



Come on an enchanting adventure in Northern Ballet's brand-new children's ballet Hansel & Gretel.


Mix Up Junior (Age 6) - ★★★★★

"I give it all the stars. The trash monster was the best bit when it was chasing the children."





What else is on?...


Cymera: Scotland's Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing

Festival

6th - 8th June, The Pleasance, Edinburgh



A space for readers and writers to come together in celebration of genre fiction. At CYMERA you’ll find author panels and book signings, writing workshops, open mics, live performances, bookish quizzes, tabletop gaming spaces and much more.



Edinburgh International Children's Festival: Imaginate

Theatre - Festival

until 1st June, Edinburgh



Edinburgh's acclaimed children's festival delivers a programme of theatre, dance, storytelling and puppetry presented by top companies from around the world.



Wildhood: A Children's Festival

Festival

Tullibole Castle, Kinross



A multi-award-winning festival made just for children aged 12 and under, and their fun-loving families, celebrating nature, games and traditional crafts, with live music, circus skills and more.



Perth Festival of the Arts

Festival - Theatre - Music

Perth Theatre and various venues, until 31st May



The Festival is a vibrant celebration of the visual and performing arts, connecting leading artists from around the world with the rich cultural life of Perth each May. With performances in Perth Theatre, Perth Concert Hall and other venues, the Festival features internationally renowned artists and showcases emerging talent.




The Mountaintop

Theatre

31st May - 21st June, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh



"I’m a sinner, not a saint.”


April 3, 1968. Room 306, the Lorraine Motel, Memphis. It’s Dr Martin Luther King Jnr’s last night on Earth.


Exhausted from a life on the road, hoarse from testifying day after day, all King wants is a coffee and some cigarettes.


Room service arrives in the form of Camae, a motel maid with the face of an angel who smokes, drinks, and curses like a sailor while giving King a run for his money.


This urgent production imagines the man behind the legend on the eve of his assassination. Pulling away the mask of his public façade and revealing private turmoil – the conflict of the family man and the martyr, desperate to finish what he started.


Set during the height of America’s Civil Rights Movement, Katori Hall’s Olivier award-winning play confronts life, death and the idea of legacy.






Mix Up Theatre is a youth theatre that runs drama classes for Ages 3-18 throughout Scotland (Edinburgh, Dunfermline, Linlithgow, South Queensferry).

To book in for a free trial you can register HERE




 
 
 

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