Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre

This hidden gem is a treat for all ages. The extensive collection showcases the history of masks and puppets, with exhibits from all over the world � you can even make your own. Tour the theatre, library, film effects centre and workshops.

We are fund raising to convert our former salt and grit stores situated to the rear of the building to a new 107 seat theatre with retractable seating. This will allow us to accommodate the continued and growing demand for our regular children and families programme of puppet and magic shows for one and all at the Centre; which includes Halloween, Easter, Christmas events and our family workshops. Every year to help you through the October schools week we runs a wee festival called MAGIPUP, a week long programme of magic and puppets to keep everyone entertained.

Please visit WHAT�S ON at www.maskandpuppet.co.uk for full details of our Doors Open Days events. The shows are all free and there will be lots of fun puppet and mask design packs for the children; to colour-in cut out and assemble in our cafe (�1.50 helping raising funds for the centre and our new theatre), while adults have a tea or coffee, sample our home-baking or soup and rest any weary feet.

We are a dedicated hands on creative space, with a large archive of collection materials, which go out as touring exhibitions, to museums and galleries around the country; Scotland to the Isle of White to Cork and everywhere in between. We also house an extensive library of books related to puppets and masks at SMPC.

We showcase Scottish and English puppeteers and host international companies, hold residencies and act as a meeting place for all. We run both in-house and outreach workshops and projects with puppets and masks for children, families, schools, community groups and organisations in addition to hiring out spaces to film and TV companies and also to the Scottish Conjurer's association who continue to meet regularly through the year Sep - May for their lecture and demonstration programme, always with a tea break half way through the evening, at SMPC on a Wednesday night.

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Doors Open Day 2018:

Tour the theatre, library, film effects centre and workshops.

Sat-Sun 11am-3.30pm

Free shows: 11am, 1pm, 3pm

Tours begin after each free show; 30 minutes

??Booking not required

Meeting point: Foyer back door to tour the workshops at SMPC

Children�s

Please visit 2015 joint winner of GBPT's Children and Education - Award of Excellence and see a free show in our 80 seat theatre. As part of your visit we will have lots of fun puppet and mask design packs, for children and families to colour-in, cut out and assemble in our cafe or take home (�1.50 raising funds for our centre and a new theatre on site), while adults rest their feet with a tea/coffee, homemade soup, home baking and light refreshments in the cafe. Enjoy a tour to our other workshop spaces after each show and visit our children's workshop, carving room and creature workshop, run by Grant mason Film FX, to be enjoyed by all the family. We hope to see you there.

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