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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 muchto keep you entertained between now and then; Scotty and Lulu bring us their fab newshow Roar! and we are uber-excited about Julia Donaldson who is visiting us with StickMan & Co. Our cinema programme is also jam packed so I suppose we are the nextbest thing to Santa Claus…

Lots of Love, Wallace, Star and Midnight the Dragon

What’s Inside - Make IT! Corner Page 2 - What You Didnʼt Know About ChristmasPage 3 - Live Events Page 4 - Live EventsPage 5 - Live EventsPage 6 - Live Events Page 7 - Mr Snowʼs Truffle BuddyPage 8 - Christmas at macrobertPage 9 - Christmas at macrobertPage 10 - Coming Soon to Filmhouse Page 11 - Arthouse Gallery Page 12 - Letter to Santa Page 13 - Snowman Puzzle Page 14 - Treehouse Winter ActivitiesBack Cover - Charlie and Lola

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! CornerDecide 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

2. Get messy with lots of bright colours, sparkles and stickers to make your hat look awesome like image 2

3. 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…

Did You Know….

Before turkey, the traditional Christmas meal in England was a pig's headand 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.

Image 1 Image 3Image 2


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Scotty and Lulu

ROAR!Thor, the rocking roaring dinosaur, loves hisroar. He roars his head off all day long! Theanimals of the forest are sick and tired ofthe noise and ask Wizard Wonky for help.When Thor blows into the Wizardʼs magicflute, his roar is silenced. Come and joinScotty, Lulu, Thor the Dinosaur, The HappyCrew, Insey Winsey Spider, Three LittleSpeckled Frogs and Wizard Wonky foranother rip-roaring adventure.

Sun 26 September 1.30pm & 4.00pm

Ticket Prices £8 full price /

£6 concession

Age 2+

Frozen Charlotte Productions Ltd represented byHeather Fulton

PaperbellePaperbelleʼs world is colourful, comfy, andcosy. Paperbelle would love to show it off toyou, but there has been a bit of a problem.Paperbelleʼs world is constantly changingand either she has to stop it all from hap-pening or she has to learn to enjoy it…From the makers of Moussaʼs Castle andPeep, Paperbelle is a new show designedespecially for children aged 2-5 and theirfamilies.

Saturday 2 October 11am & 2pm

Tickets £6 full price / £5 children

Age 2 - 5 year olds


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Stick Man & CoWith Julia Donaldson

Stick Man lives in the Family TreeWith his Stick Lady love and their stickchildren three . . .

An hour of fun with award-winning authorJulia Donaldson and her husband Malcolm.They will be acting out Juliaʼs stories andsinging her songs, with lots of help fromthe audience.Come and meet Stick Man plus many othercharacters from Juliaʼs books, and beprepared for a guest appearance by theGruffalo himself. After the event, Julia willbe signing copies of her books, includingher recent best-sellers Zog, Cave Baby,and Freddie and the Fairy.

Sunday 10 October 1pm & 4pmTickets £6 full price £5 concessionAge 5+Half of Juliaʼs proceeds from the two

performances will go to the Scottish charity Artlink Central.

Theatre Hullabaloo

The Night PiratesTheatre Hullabaloo, in partnership withthe Egg, presents a fantastical ballet withpuppets and pirates for children agedthree years old and above and theirfamilies to enjoy. One night, young Tom is awoken by noisesoutside his house. He peeps out of thewindow and what should he see butPIRATES. And stranger still - they're GIRLPIRATES stealing the front of his house!

The Night Pirates is presented with kindpermission from Egmont Publishing.

Sat 16 October 11am & 2pm Tickets £6 full price / £5 children Age 3+


We Dance Wee Groove Dancers - some of Scotlandʼs finestchoreographic talent - will help you to getphysical and explore the dance floor withyour trendy tots. Wiggling, waddling,crawling, rolling, jumping, jiggling andrunning around! We Dance, Wee Grooveis all about using your imagination, joiningin and having fun.

“a tremendous way for the very youngto engage with music, movement andthe 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

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Théâtre Sans Frontières presents

La Pelota Mágica (The Magic Ball)

Brother and sister, Luis and Natalia, areplaying in the foothills of the Andes whenthey see a beautiful, shimmering ball andchase after it. However, the ball belongs tothe cold-eyed witch of the mountains whouses magic to trap Natalia. Seeking helpalong the way, can Luis rescue Natalia in time?This delightful tale is easy to follow for evennon-Spanish speakers, brought to life usingpuppets, 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 & 6pmTickets £6 full price / £5 childrenAge 6 - 10, their families and friends


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Baby Loves DiscoThe fun spills out again from macrobert -the coolest venue in town as the children(and parents!) let loose for an afternoondance party featuring real music spunby real DJs blending classic disco. Plus,a bubble machine, gymboree chill-out zonewith inflatableʼs, tunnels and musicalinstruments, free face-painting, complimentarydrinks 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 SoonOily Cart

Mole in the HoleMeet the Mole Family in their cosy,underground home, lined with straw andstrewn with sweet-smelling herbs….

Oily Cart return to macrobert with anotherdelightful and magical show.

Tuesday 25 - Saturday 29 January,

times vary

Tickets £6 / £5 concesison

Call Tickets and Information for moreinformation on 01786 466666 or keep aneye 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 takeoff 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 familyfor Christmas.


November

Tues 30 10.00am 1.45pm

December

Wed 1 10.00am 1.45pmThurs 2 10.00am 1.45pmFri 3 10.00am 1.45pmSat 4 11.00am 2.15pmSun 5 11.00am 2.15pmTues 7 10.00am 1.45pm Wed 8 10.00am 1.45pmThurs 9 10.00am 1.45pmFri 10 10.00am 1.45pmSat 11 11.00am 2.15pmSun 12 11.00am 2.15pmTues 14 10.00am 1.45pmWed 15 10.00am 1.45pmThurs 16 10.00am 1.45pmSat 18 11.00am 1.15pm 3.30pmSun 19 11.00am 1.15pm 3.30pmTues 21 11.00am 2.15pm Wed 22 11.00am 2.15pmThurs 23 11.00am 2.15pmFri 24 11.00am 2.15pmSun 26 11.00am 2.15pmMon 27 11.00am 2.15pmTues 28 11.00am 2.15pmWed 29 11.00am 2.15pmThurs 30 11.00am 2.15pmFri 31 11.00am 2.15pm

Off peak performances £7.00Peak performances £8.00

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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

macrobert productions presents

Written and directed by Rob Evans

"the 3 - 5 audience.. were completely enthralled"The Stage on The Night Before Christmas, 2009

"utterly inspiring and uplifting"The Herald on Rudolf, 2008

Join us for this wonderful

Christmas tale for ages 3 - 5

and their families!


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December

Wed 8 9.45am 11.15amThurs 9 9.45am 11.15amFri 10 9.45am 11.15amSat 11 9.45am 11.15am 1.30pmSun 12 9.45am 11.15am 1.30pmTue 14 9.45am 11.15amWed 15 9.45am 11.15amThurs 16 9.45am 11.15amFri 17 9.45am 11.15amSat 18 9.45am 11.15amSun 19 9.45am 11.15amTues 21 9.45am 11.15am 1.30pmWed 22 9.45am 11.15am 1.30pmThurs 23 9.45am 11.15am 1.30pmFri 24 9.45am 11.15am 1.30pm

All tickets £6.50/£5.50 children

Snow White of the SevenDe’Wharff’s (5+)

Oh dear. Things arenʼt going too welldown in Stirling Stella. The BaronessFantasia DeʼWharff needs a nanny tocontrol her seven unruly step-children,particularly the rather wild Snow White.Step forward Nanny Maria Shut-Yon-Trapp who wants to fill the pantospherewith her own Sound Of Music. And, ofcourse, the world is about to go evencrazier now that Prince RupertCharming-Darling is on the lookoutfor a new bit of arm candy. JohnnyMcKnight returns with another hilariousChristmas Panto!

24 November - 5 January, times varyTickets £6.50 - £14.50

White (0-3)

Enter the world of white.Everything is clean, new, it is dazzlingbut someone has to keep it that way. A world of textiles, objects and visualstorytelling for 0 - 3 year olds.

Herald Angel and Fringe First AwardedWhite brings its magic to macrobertthis Christmas.

8 - 24 DecemberTickets £6.50 / £5.50 child


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 FilmhouseWatch out for these blockbusters soon to explodeonto our screens…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Cert TBC) Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he hasbeen 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.


Lucy Blenkham(age 6)

Erza Jump(age 4)

Alexander Malcolm(age 6)

Emily(age 6)

Jamie(age 8)

Cormac Somerville(age 5)

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Art house galleryIt looks like everyoneʼs had a fun filled

summer from your amazing artwork! Have a

look below to see if youʼre 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)


Letter to SantaTell Santa what you would like for Christmas, sign it with your nameand address and put in our red post box at Tickets and Information,or email [email protected] and we will make sure Santa getsyour letter.


Snowman PuzzleMr Snowman needs to be put back together so, why donʼt 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 ActivitiesTreehouse is the macrobert arts crèche, where children can comealong and make and do!

Monday 27th DecReindeer Treat holder and face painting

3 - 6yrs, 2.30 pm - 4.30pm

Tuesday 28th DecRocking Robins

3 - 6 yrs, 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Wednesday 29th DecRecycled light bulb winter decorations

7 - 10yrs, 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Thursday 30th DecWinter Tea lights & Potty Snowmen.

7 - 10 yrs, 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Tickets £8 per session

Creche Sessions Let your under 5's have some fun in the treehouse while you & yourolder children boo and hiss at the panto!

Day sessions, 1.45pm - 4.45pmFriday 24th DecFriday 31st DecSaturday sessions may also be available -please enquire at Tickets & Info

Evening sessions, 7pm - 10pmFriday 26th NovFriday 3rd DecFriday 10th DecFriday 17th Dec

Tickets £10 per session

To book your tickets or for more information call Tickets and Information on 01786 466666 or popalong to us.

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Watershed Productions present the BBC Worldwide and Polka Theatre production of

Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Playbased on the characters created by Lauren Child

adapted by Jonathan Lloyd

see www.charlieandlola.com

Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 April 2011Times 11am / 1.30pm / 4pmTickets £10 / Family of 4 £38

Donʼt miss everyoneʼs favourite brother andsister, Charlie and Lola, in their extremelyeverso wonderful stage show! The stars ofthe hit BBC TV series and books by LaurenChild are brought to life by a magical mix ofpuppets, live action and music.

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.

for ages 3+“Utterly charming” The List (Edinburgh)

“Magic from start to finish” Herald Scotland

Book now, call tickets and information on 01786 466666, visit www.macrobert.org or pop in and see us!


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