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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Workshop Announcement 🗣️ The Sensory Voice is a free voice workshop about making multi-sensory performance for young people with additional support needs. Learn more and register: www.imaginate.org.uk/artists/opport…

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We are now accepting applications for our Accelerator project, which aims to support experienced theatre and dance artists based in Scotland who are making performances for young audiences. 🗓️ Deadline: September 14 www.imaginate.org.uk/artists/opport…

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We are now accepting applications for our Launchpad project, which aims to support early-career or career-shifting theatre and dance artists based in Scotland who are making performances for young audiences. 🗓️ Deadline: September 14 bit.ly/4wc7F0W

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Our annual scratch night is coming up! It will be a lively evening of early-stage performances for young audiences at Traverse Theatre and a great opportunity for industry peers to provide constructive feedback to artists on their performance ideas. 💡 Book now: www.imaginate.org.uk/artists/even...

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Scratch That! — Imaginate

Imaginate is thrilled to partner with the Traverse Theatre to present an evening of early-stage scratch performances for young audiences. The event is an excellent opportunity to see exciting and dive...

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Join us for our annual Summer Social! ☀️ This is an informal gathering open to all - makers, performers, production staff, producers, programmers, venue staff and anyone else who makes the work happen. We love meeting new people and catching up with old friends! 🧡 Tickets: bit.ly/4eS1MQC

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The 36th Edinburgh International Children's Festival kicks off tomorrow! 🎉 We can’t wait to bring world-class circus, dance, storytelling and theatre to young people and their families throughout the week. 🌟 Get tickets: www.imaginate.org.uk/festival/wha...

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Festival Director Adjjima Na Patalung met with The Scotsman to discuss this year’s programme and her transition to the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival. Hear what she had to say: www.scotsman.com/.../edinburg....

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This year's Festival puts disabled-led work centre stage with Marc Brew's Boys Don't Dance, Cringe by Ross Mackay, and new works-in-progress by Ellen Renton & Neil Price as part of our aim to platform underrepresented voices in the performing arts. Read more: imaginate.org.uk/news/news-27042026

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Friendly reminder to vote in the Scottish General Election tomorrow! 🗳️ As we approach the vote, we can't help think about ELECTION, a performance by Bishop May Down, commissioned and co-created with NE YAC which imagines children as bigwig decision-makers with the power to make real change.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

After 3 joyful years with children and North Edinburgh Arts, we’ve created the Creative Encounters Manifestation, a "manifesto" and "invitation" from young people to artists and adults on collaborating with children. Have a listen and tell us what you think ⭐ bit.ly/48hPLAj

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Our Festival is for people from all backgrounds and abilities, and we want to make everyone's experience as enjoyable as possible! ⭐ Find more access information on our website: www.imaginate.org.uk/accessibility/…

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We are excited to launch the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival 2026 with a jam-packed programme of circus, dance, and theatre for young people and their families, featuring 15 productions from 9 countries. 🧡 Tickets are now on sale: www.imaginate.org.uk/festival/whats…

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

We are thrilled to celebrate the World Day of Theatre and Performing Arts for Children and Young People today with ASSITEJ International. We believe that theatre is not simply entertainment for young audiences; it is a space where rights are exercised, identities are explored and voices are heard.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The new Teacher's Club cohort attended their first show together last week: A Grain of Sand by Good Chance Theatre at @traversetheatre.bsky.social. They enjoyed a pre-show discussion with the show’s creator, Elias Mattar, and a post-show discussion with members from @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

We are proud that our Creative Encounters project is included in the @together-sacr.bsky.social State of Children’s Rights Report 2026, along with lots of other brilliant case studies of rights-based approaches in Scotland! 🧡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Read more: bit.ly/4aDl3mA

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We’re so excited to launch TiSS at 10 🌟 For 10 years, TiSS has toured bold, inspiring, live theatre and dance productions into Scotland's schools. To celebrate, performances will be free for participating schools as part of a one-off anniversary programme from Aug 2026-June 2027! bit.ly/4tNdh1c

Two performers stand in a barrel with colourful designs on it. They are wearing colourful outfits with steampunk and circus vibes. One of the performers is holding a Theatre in Schools Scotland flag.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

We’re thrilled to announce our Family Day Partner Commissions for the 2026 Festival, celebrating creativity, connection, and community. We look forward to sharing these unique experiences with audiences! 🌟

An orange graphic with a star and a photo of families sitting on the floor reacting to a performance. Text on the graphic reads "Family Day Partner Commissions Announcement" and includes the Aberdeen Performing Arts, OneRen, Glasgow Life Presents's Merchant City Festival, and Edinburgh International Children's Festival logos.

An orange graphic with a photo of four performers standing next to each other and smiling. Text on the graphic reads "Dreich, Drookit, and Braw" and "Julia Chan, Robyn Gray, Michelle Ross, Vee Smith in partnership with Glasgow Life Presents".

An orange graphic with a photo of a performer sitting on the floor in a corner, clutching his legs, wearing a bright pink jumper. Text on the graphic reads "Windbags" and "Ronan McMahon in partnership with OneRen".

An orange graphic with a photo of four performers taking a silly photo together where three of the four performers are wearing fake mustaches. Text on the graphic reads "Tufts" and "Kerry Cleland, Ben Winger, Katy Wilson, Ella Mackay in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts".

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Local artists and theatre makers had the opportunity to meet with programmers to discuss their touring plans and ideas for new work at our Meet the Programmers event at The Studio last night. It was wonderful to bring everyone together, facilitate conversation, and hear about developing projects. 👀

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A room full of people standing, drinking, chatting and networking.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Last week's Shifting the Stage Lab offered artist development for a group of 8 disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent artists from Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Scotland.💡 Thank you to The Work Room, Nordic Culture Fund, and Nordic Culture Point for making the Lab possible. 🤝

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Siân MacGregor @sianmacgregor.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

New MiniBlog, with thanks to Katherine Rundell: Why grown-ups should watch children’s theatre… www.imaginate.org.uk/news/blog-wh... via @edchildrensfest.bsky.social

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Blog: Why grown-ups should watch children’s theatre… — Imaginate

News, vacancies and blogs by staff and artists connected with Imaginate and the Edinburgh International children's Festival

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Creative Encounters team Lou Brodie and Anna Broomfield attended @thestage.co.uk Awards in London earlier this week, where their work was nominated for the Community Award. It was a pleasure to celebrate theatre makers across the UK and to be nominated among them! 📸: David Monteith-Hodge

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

“Deeply listening to and collaborating with children" can lead to “reimagined social change.” - Thérèse Kearns, PhD Researcher Read Thérèse’s reflections on the "The Children Are Now" Exhibition and Assembly at @talbotricegallery.bsky.social:

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Blog: Reflection on childism — Imaginate

Therese Kearns reflects on a recent event she attended and the links to childism.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

What a year we've had at Imaginate! 🌟 With Festival, Theatre in Schools Scotland, Schools and Communities Projects, and Creative Development Programme, it's been an amazing one. Thanks to everyone, but especially the young people, who have made our year so memorable. Looking forward to 2026! 🧡

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We are delighted to announce our ‘Shifting the Stage’ Lab in January! 💡 The Lab will offer professional artist development opportunities for disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent artists to support the development of new disabled-led production ideas for children. tinyurl.com/488mh7vc

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Our team has been attending festivals all over the world ✈ 📍 ŻiguŻajg Festival in Valletta, Malta 📍Showbox Festival in Oslo, Norway 📍 Festival Kuitólil in San Luis Potosí, Mexico It was an honour to visit these festivals, connect with industry professionals, share our work, and be inspired! 🌟

Pamela Walker, Imaginate Senior Producer, standing in front of a screen and a branded Ziguzajg festival banner presenting a workshop.

Belinda, Chief Executive Officer, standing behind a table with a man in a blue and white sweater, presenting in front of a screen discussing Imaginate and Performances in Edinburgh.

A close up photo of Adjjima Na Patalung, Festival Director, holding a microphone and participating in a panel discussion.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We are thrilled to announce that our Creative Encounters project has been shortlisted for the Community Award at @thestage.co.uk Awards 2026! 🌟 This nomination reflects the importance of putting children's rights at the heart of the creative process. 🧡

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

The Imaginate team had a refreshing Away Day in North Berwick this week. The sea air proved the perfect environment to discuss our aims for the year, how we conceive of festival success, what a children’s rights approach looks like, and assess our priorities for the upcoming year. 🤝🌟

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Please join us in offering a warm welcome to Imaginate's new Festival Director, Adjjima Na Patalung, who took up her post this week! 👋

A Thai woman sits at a desk in a striped button-down shirt and sweater vest. A laptop and cup of tea are on the desk in front of her. On a table behind her, there is a bouquet of celebratory flowers. Posters for Edinburgh International Children's Festival productions are pinned to a bulletin board behind her.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

TiSS at 10 🎉 Theatre in Schools Scotland (TiSS), co-produced with NTS, marks its own major milestone: ten years of touring world class theatre directly into schools across the country.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

We can’t wait for young audiences to experience ‘A Home For Hamish’. Playfully merging dance and BSL, audiences will travel across Scotland on a colourful, immersive and interactive adventure, escaping dragons, dancing with jellyfish & even climbing the tallest mountains.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

We are on the look out for a new Digital Marketing Coordinator to extend the reach of Imaginate's work including #EdChildrensFest, our exciting artist development work and our schools and communities programmes. Find out more - www.imaginate.org.uk/about/vacancies/

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🫧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We are excited to have Buff and Sheen by Moon Slide as part of Theatre in Schools Scotland touring to Primary and Secondary ASN schools in Sep - Oct 2025. 🫧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🫧 Join two two imaginative window cleaners in this comical roaming dance performance full of novelty, absurdity and slapstick humour.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

🎉⏰ One week to go until we start performances of The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl at Assembly Roxy as part of #EdFringe. 🎉⏰ Check out these stunning new images taken in the last week of rehearsals. 🎟 Tickets Available Now! 🎟 shorturl.at/LIdvh

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

📣 Are you an artist or freelancer based in Scotland? We have three funded places open to attend EXPORT/IMPORT Festival in Brussels with a group of artists and Imaginate staff. Find out more www.imaginate.org.uk/artists/opportunities/export-import-festival-call-out Deadline - Monday 18 August

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

We share works in progress every year as part of #EdChildrenFest! One of those WIP’s this year was The Runaway Pea by Bear Hug. In this new show for young people, it’s time for dinner! But one pesky pea has decided to roll himself off the plate in search of a party!

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Experience ‘FREEDOM: a living poem’ at North Edinburgh Arts this week between 10.30 - 4.30 and 10.30 - 2.30 on Wednesday and Thursday, FREE, Drop in. 📸 Brian Hartley

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We are delighted to announce that Adjjima Na Patalung has been appointed as the new Festival Director for the Edinburgh International Children's Festival. www.imaginate.org.uk/news Photo Credit: MAPPA @creativescots.bsky.social @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social The Scottish Goverment

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Did someone say Summer Social? Put the date in your diary cause you don't want to miss our annual get-together, in partnership with Birds of Paradise. 📌 Studio 2 at DanceBase ⏰ 6:30PM - 9PM. www.imaginate.org.uk/artists/events…

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Don't miss Merchant City Festival this weekend. With an exciting programme of free performances for families including our commissions. See you there! Find out more here - www.glasgowlife.org.uk/.../imaginat...

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Join us for a family picnic in Portobello as part of Welcome to the Fringe: Palestine on Sat 16 August. 📌 Start at Bellfield community hall or join us on the beach ⏰ 12-2pm Please book a free ticket! www.imaginate.org.uk/artists/events…

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

We can’t wait for young audiences to experience ‘A Home For Hamish’. Playfully merging dance and BSL, audiences will travel across Scotland on a colourful, immersive and interactive adventure. Part of Theatre in Schools Scotland, touring across the country in Oct – Nov 2025 and March 2026.

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Imaginate alongside The Work Room are excited to be supporting Welcome To The Fringe: Palestine taking place through August at Portobello Town Hall. Join Amir Sabra, a Palestinian choreographer based in Ireland, for a Dabke workshop. Find out more here -https://lnkd.in/et4SpKhq

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

During hashtag#EdChildrensFest2025 Lyn Gardner from The Stage shadowed Festival Director Noel Jordan to see what he gets up to on a typical day during the Festival! Read the full article here shorturl.at/DXdib

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Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival @edchildrensfest.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We are delighted to partnering with Emma Lewis-Jones to offer free-to-the artist blocks of intensive Dance Dramaturgy support for Emergent Practices in Scotland, making work for young people aged 10 +. Deadline: Monday 30 June. www.emmalewisjones.com/open-call

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Greg Sinclair @gregsinclairartist.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Amazing run of shows of Tongue Twister @edchildrensfest.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The Guardian ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The Scotsman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The QR “verbal dexterity and visual panache” - Lyn Gardner Photo - Matthias Kremer

A performer wearing yellow socks, yellow shorts and yellow t-shirt stands on a yellow stage with three large yellow circles. They are carrying a bunch of colourful frilled fabric in front of their face.

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Siân MacGregor @sianmacgregor.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Such a positive and informative session in Edinburgh on authenticity in making work for children this afternoon @edchildrensfest.bsky.social with these wonderful people, sharing practice and joy. Grateful for the support of @sgsah.bsky.social

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A banner advertising the Edinburgh International Children's Festival at the base of a curved staircase

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Ennis @edinburghennis.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Found Pale Baron @edchildrensfest.bsky.social very moving & poignant - a dystopian tale based around an underground gig by Felix & Felka. All kinds of q’s, for me, about how hard it is to know when to flee, how you convince yourself you’re not at risk, & how tough it is to uproot and be an outsider

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Pen Gwyn @pengwynproductions.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Up at @edchildrensfest.bsky.social in Edinburgh today. 2 contrasting shows. One for 6mths-3yrs; poetry in motion. One for 8-14yrs; about poets being banished from a land. Both had children in awe & leaning in. Both inspired me. 1st one I had goose bumps; 2nd I nearly sobbed at the end. Thank you 💕

Programme. Beneath The Snow blurb. And photo of dancers in tissue paper snow.

Programme blurb. The Pale Baron. Plus photo of two actors with musical instruments.

A mural on the side of a building in Edinburgh - a red faced Trump on the left & children dancing with the word hope on the right.

The fountain in the park in Edinburgh just off Princes Street with ominous grey clouds rolling in.

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Ennis @edinburghennis.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

‘Double You’ by Be Flat @edchildrensfest.bsky.social was AMAZING! Perfect mixture of dance, acro, music - incredible performers and really, really funny. I didn’t think I suffered from FOMO until this. It’s on tomorrow again at Portobello Town Hall - definitely check out if you can!

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