Play Dates

26 May - 10 August

Overview

An online interactive programme for children and families.

National Theatre of Scotland in association with leading children’s arts organisations Starcatchers and Imaginate connects with families at home during the COVID-19 crisis.

Play Dates is a fun digital programme of interactive and entertaining workshops and activities for children and young people, plus their parents and carers, created by some of Scotland’s leading creative practitioners and freelance artists. All the activities will be free.

Weekly activities

Share the Play dates fun!

We'd love you to share the fun you're having with us. You can send your pictures and videos to us at: playdates@nationaltheatrescotland.com, tag us on social media or use the hashtags:

#PLAYDATES #PLAYATHOME
Hands holding a spoon, a jumper and a notebook

That's Not Your Spoon / Chan E Sin Do Spain | Ages 3 +

Broadcast Tue 28 July - Friday 31 July at 2pm
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An empty stage lit in red

Everything's A Moving Picture | Ages 10+

A series of three video workshops looking at how to approach using video to tell stories.
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A photograph of a smiling man with a short beard

Connect, Create and Play | Ages 8+

A series of videos with games and exercises to do at home and suggestions on how to connect with friends online and have fun together.
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Two women with arms around each other, smiling

Storify | Ages 5+

A series about how to create and tell stories at home. Each episode will result in at least one original tale to share with friends and family.
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A woman in a purple wig smiling looking at a laptop screen

Grow Your Own Gesamtkunstwerk (GYOG!) | Ages 7+

A series of videos giving you all the ingredients to make a piece of theatre to be performed in your own home.
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Photograph of two women in silver jump suits and pastel wigs

Unicorn Dance Party | All Ages

Everyone has an inner unicorn, but sometimes it takes a bit of dancing to bring it out.
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World Jam | All ages

Broadcast Monday 10 August at 2pm
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Play Dates celebrates and offers fee-based employment to talented freelance artists, technicians and practitioners, who work regularly behind the scenes on the creation of world-class Scottish theatre.

Play Dates offers a selection of curated online resources, including artistic demonstration videos, relating to previous National Theatre of Scotland projects, hosted for free online.

National Theatre of Scotland in association with Starcatchers and Imaginate.