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Show & Workshop Programme

JAN - JUN 2020

  • Glasgow Doors Open Days Sat 20 Sept 10am - 4pm
    Glasgow Doors Open Days Sat 20 Sept 10am - 4pm
    Sat, Sep 20
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    You are warmly invited to join us for Doors Open Day 2025! COME ALONG AND DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF SMPC! See our museum displays, a FREE puppet show - 11am, 1pm, 3pm, join a workshop tour, or take the weight of your feet in our cafe, with colour-in cut out children's activity kits and much more.
  • Glasgow Doors Open Days Sun 21 Sept 10am - 4pm
    Glasgow Doors Open Days Sun 21 Sept 10am - 4pm
    Sun, Sep 21
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    You are warmly invited to join us for Doors Open Day 2025! COME ALONG AND DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF SMPC! See our museum displays, a FREE puppet show - 11am, 1pm, 3pm, join a workshop tour, or take the weight of your feet in our cafe, with colour-in cut out children's activity kits and much more.
  • Hand Shadow Puppet Workshop Sat 27 Sep 10am
    Hand Shadow Puppet Workshop Sat 27 Sep 10am
    Sat, Sep 27
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    In this interactive workshop Drew Colby teaches participants how to make four specific hand shadow animals. They will also explore the science of shadows – why do shadows get bigger when they go closer to the light? How small can a shadow be? For 7+ - Adult
  • My Shadow and Me by Shadowography - Drew Colby  Sat 27 Sep 2pm
    My Shadow and Me by Shadowography - Drew Colby  Sat 27 Sep 2pm
    Sat, Sep 27
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    A delightfully imaginative and fun animal adventure? One man and his shadow go on an incredible journey where creatures emerge, engage and transform, all in the hands of the puppeteer….not to be missed.
  • You Can Make Hand Shadows Sat 27 Sep 3.10pm
    You Can Make Hand Shadows Sat 27 Sep 3.10pm
    Sat, Sep 27
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    Everyone has a shadow. What can you make with your shadow? Can you make a worm…a butterfly or YOU? Join the post – show workshop (after a short break) with Drew, enjoy meeting the performer and learn how to make hand shadows and have lots of fun telling your own shadowy story! For all ages.
  • Cinema in Silhouette  by Shadowography - Drew Colby  Sat 27 Sep 7pm
    Cinema in Silhouette  by Shadowography - Drew Colby  Sat 27 Sep 7pm
    Sat, Sep 27
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    An amazing evening ahead. Expect famous extra-terrestrial creatures from the silver screen and many more endearing and astonishing characters all made with just a light, two hands and a screen, before a show stopping shadow duet rounds off this virtuoso performance. Suitable for an adult audience.
  • My Shadow and Me by Shadowography - Drew Colby  Sun 28 Sep 2pm
    My Shadow and Me by Shadowography - Drew Colby  Sun 28 Sep 2pm
    Sun, Sep 28
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    A delightfully imaginative and fun animal adventure? One man and his shadow go on an incredible journey where creatures emerge, engage and transform, all in the hands of the puppeteer….not to be missed.
  • You Can Make Hand Shadows Sun 28 Sep 3.10pm
    You Can Make Hand Shadows Sun 28 Sep 3.10pm
    Sun, Sep 28
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    Everyone has a shadow. What can you make with your shadow? Can you make a worm…a butterfly or YOU? Join the post – show workshop (after a short break) with Drew, enjoy meeting the performer and learn how to make hand shadows and have lots of fun telling your own shadowy story! For all ages.
  • Indian Classical Music Concert Sat 4 Oct 2025 7PM
    Indian Classical Music Concert Sat 4 Oct 2025 7PM
    Sat, Oct 04
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    An evening of Indian Classical Music with Suhas Mitra & Vijay Kangutkar. An intimate presentation of an evening Raga, with two inspired musicians. Cafe Interval 8.00 - 8.30pm for Light Refreshments and Samosas. Doors Open 6.30pm.
  • The Goose and Mrs Frost by Luminous Tales Sat 11 Oct 11AM
    The Goose and Mrs Frost by Luminous Tales Sat 11 Oct 11AM
    Sat, Oct 11
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    When Mrs Frost bakes, the sun shines, when she hangs up her washing it rains and when she shakes out her bedding soft feathery snowflakes fall, covering the earth in a blanket of snow and so begins our tale and the changing seasons.
  • The Goose and Mrs Frost by Luminous Tales Sat 11 Oct 2PM
    The Goose and Mrs Frost by Luminous Tales Sat 11 Oct 2PM
    Sat, Oct 11
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    When Mrs Frost bakes, the sun shines, when she hangs up her washing it rains and when she shakes out her bedding soft feathery snowflakes fall, covering the earth in a blanket of snow and so begins our tale and the changing seasons.
  • The Witch and the Egg by Luminous Tales Sun 12 Oct 11AM
    The Witch and the Egg by Luminous Tales Sun 12 Oct 11AM
    Sun, Oct 12
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    One performer and a flock of shadow puppets tell a joyful and heartwarming story about friends, foolishness and flying away! Should she have it for breakfast or hatch it? And what will she do once it hatches? Adaptation of the book 'The Witch's Egg' by Madeleine Edmondson.
  • The Witch and the Egg by Luminous Tales Sun 12 Oct 2PM
    The Witch and the Egg by Luminous Tales Sun 12 Oct 2PM
    Sun, Oct 12
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    One performer and a flock of shadow puppets tell a joyful and heartwarming story about friends, foolishness and flying away! Should she have it for breakfast or hatch it? And what will she do once it hatches? Adaptation of the book 'The Witch's Egg' by Madeleine Edmondson.
  • Witches, Wizards & Goolies Shadow Puppet Workshop  Mon 13 Oct 10.30am
    Witches, Wizards & Goolies Shadow Puppet Workshop  Mon 13 Oct 10.30am
    Mon, Oct 13
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    Join our puppeteer for a how to make a shadow puppet workshop. Have lots of fun, projecting your character onto the lit screen and starting to make up your own scary story on the shadow screen, as Halloween is just around the corner!
  • Witches, Wizards & Goolies Shadow Puppet Workshop  Mon 13 Oct 2pm
    Witches, Wizards & Goolies Shadow Puppet Workshop  Mon 13 Oct 2pm
    Mon, Oct 13
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    Join our puppeteer for a how to make a shadow puppet workshop. Have lots of fun, projecting your character onto the lit screen and starting to make up your own scary story on the shadow screen, as Halloween is just around the corner!
  • Crafty Puppet Workshop Fri 17 Oct - 10.00am
    Crafty Puppet Workshop Fri 17 Oct - 10.00am
    Fri, Oct 17
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    Children and adults will have a wonderful time creating their very own rod puppet! Design your puppet from all of our colourful bits and bobs with our help, learn how to use it and give your puppet a name before you go!
  • Monkey Madness! By Gary Dunn Fri 17 Oct 2pm
    Monkey Madness! By Gary Dunn Fri 17 Oct 2pm
    Fri, Oct 17
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    Gary and his cheeky side kick, Chico the Monkey, are back! Get ready for lots more monkey business and banana buffoonery in a magic show to entertain and amaze all ages and have everyone laughing their socks off!
  • Three Bears by Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre Sun 19 Oct 11AM
    Three Bears by Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre Sun 19 Oct 11AM
    Sun, Oct 19
    The Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
    Porridge, porridge, porridge and the 3 BEARS just love it! The metal world of Goldilicks meets the naturally wooden world of 3 BEARS, the result, a very sticky adventure all round.
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