Age 3-7
Sunday 18 August 11:45 - 12:45
Kevin the Orange is tired of being orange. So, with the help of his friend, Brian the Pear, he goes on a journey of self-discovery, trying out lots of different colours! Join Alan Windram, for a fun event filled about being happy in your own skin....
Sunday 18 August 12:15 - 13:15
An archivist is tasked with cataloguing what remains of the National Theatre of Scotland’s “dazzlingly faithful adaptation” (The Guardian, 2013) of Hogg’s Confessions of Justified Sinner. Sorting through artefacts & video, they consider what...
Sunday 18 August 12:30 - 13:30
Early in his childhood, Avi Shlaim and his family were forced to flee from their home in Iraq, to reconstruct their lives in the new state of Israel. Now, the award-winning historian’s memoir, Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew, examines how his...
Sunday 18 August 12:30 - 14:00
In 'Cut Up', a written text is cut up and rearranged to create something new. It’s no surprise the technique, allowing the creation of weird juxtapositions and surprising new meanings, was enjoyed by the Dadists, William S Burroughs, and more...
Age 4+
Sunday 18 August 13:00 - 14:00
Join best-selling author, illustrator, and environmentalist Yuval Zommer for a creative art workshop based on The Big Book of Nature Art. Perfect for young environmentalists, this event celebrates our connection with planet Earth and reveals the...
Age 8+ and families
Sunday 18 August 13:00 - 16:30
Join Belgian illustrator Tom Schamp to create a HUGE piece of interactive art around the theme of transport. First, get inspired by flicking through Tom’s books: Show & Tell Me the World, It’s a Great Big Colourful World, and Wheels – his most...
5+ and Families
Sunday 18 August 13:30 - 14:00
Join Gilly Balfour in a playful storytelling movement session, based on 'Kitchen Disco', that will get you stretching, breathing, using your imagination and being silly! This session invites children (and their grown ups) to connect to your body,...
Age 8-11
Sunday 18 August 13:30 - 14:30
On your marks, get set, draw! Brace yourself for a big Draw-Off event with brilliant author-illustrators, Louie Stowell and RAMZEE, as they go head-to-head in this interactive event. Join your host, Pamela Butchart, and hear about RAMZEE’s comic...
Age 6+
Sunday 18 August 13:30 - 14:30
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Michael Rosen is one of the nation’s best loved voices in children’s literature. The former Children’s Laureate has written more than 150 books for all ages including the classic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Come along for a fun-filled event of...
Sunday 18 August 14:00 - 15:00
Silence breaks. Truths materialise. And those coaxed into invisibility emerge from the shadows. Deirdre Osborne leads award-winning Aboriginal Australian author Tony Birch and British-Guyanese poet and novelist Fred D’Aguiar in a conversation about...