Why Dirliebane?
LATEST UPDATES
THE CINNAMON SISTERS is performing at the Joan Knight Studio at Perth Theatre this Christmas from 11 to 24 December. Buy your tickets here
Auntie Susan and Auntie Delilah are very excited because it’s decorating day! On Decorating Day, the two sisters must do everything in the right order, just like they do at Christmas every year – put up the tree, decorate it, put the star at the top and finally sing their Christmas song. Filled with sibling rivalry, baubles, sprouts and boxes, the trouble really starts when the star goes missing.
The Cinnamon Sisters is a funny, perfect Christmas show for the under 7s filled with slapstick, comedy and songs, created as a collaboration between Dirliebane Theatre Company and Perth Theatre.
CLOWN PLAY is a two day clown workshop in collaboration with Perth Theatre. There was a workshop in May at Perth Theatre, which was open to artists as part of their ongoing professional development, exploring the clown elements of saying yes, connection, presence, playfulness and improvisation. E-mail fiona@dirliebane.org.uk to join our mailing list for future workshops.
LAAAUNCH!
We were excited to collaborate with Starcatchers on our new show for babies under 12 months, Laaaunch! which performed in February and March 2024 at the Baby Studio, (Wester Hailes, Edinburgh), the Edinburgh Festival Theatre Studio and Perth Theatre. “Totally engaging, empathetic, and responded beautifully to each individual baby” Parent of baby. See our Laaaunch! page.
BOUNCE – The Marshmallow Challenge.
Sally and Destiny are ‘Challenge Enthusiasts’ and are embarking on their biggest challenge yet – The Marshmallow Challenge! For P3s-P5s, focussing on emotional health and wellbeing. Check out the ‘Our Shows,’ ‘Bounce’ page.
BOUNCE is a live theatre production. We toured schools January to March 2023 and performed at Dundee Rep and The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. This follows on from our tour October 2021 to March 2022 touring schools and performing at Perth Theatre. BOUNCE, so far, has been seen by over 2000 children! We’re intending to tour BOUNCE again in 2025.
BOUNCE – Challenge Enthusiasts are five short films currently available free for children in P2-P5 (aged 6-10). These comedy films follow challenge enthusiasts Sally and Destiny, who discover that their chalenges unearth all sorts of emotions. These films explore emotional literacy, and resource packs are also available. Check out the ‘Our Films,’ ‘Bounce – Challenge Enthusiasts’ page.
SPACE – How to be Ready For Anything are five short films currently available free for children aged P6-P7 (aged 9-12). The two characters – Stella and Dorothy – have to create a new online presentation with the theme How to be Ready For Anything, exploring the strategies required to keep well and healthy. Stella and Dorothy prove that they are, nearly almost, ready for anything. These films explore health and wellbeing and resource packs are also available. Check out the ‘Our Films,’ ‘Space – How to be Ready For Anything’ page.
SOUND ADVENTURES. These sound adventures were created for children and young people with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities). Each Sound Adventure will take you on a different emotional journey – there may be smiles, giggles, frowns and scowls! Our aim is to stimulate and engage. All you need is a quiet space to listen. Check out the ‘Our Sounds’ page.
Our other live theatre productions;
BIG (for nursery children transitioning to Primary 1, toured 2016, 2019 and 2021) SPACE (for Primary 7s transitioning to High School, toured 2018, 2019 and 2021). These will tour again in the future.
Why Dirliebane?
Dirliebane Theatre Company creates clown theatre performances for children, young people and their families.
Our shows involve gentle, character clowning that creates naïve, optimistic, fun, light, strong characters that children and young people can engage with. We develop our shows and films with the help of children and young people to access and explore their thoughts and experiences at key stages in their lives.
LATEST UPDATES
THE CINNAMON SISTERS is performing at the Joan Knight Studio at Perth Theatre this Christmas from 11 to 24 December. Buy your tickets here
Auntie Susan and Auntie Delilah are very excited because it’s decorating day! On Decorating Day, the two sisters must do everything in the right order, just like they do at Christmas every year – put up the tree, decorate it, put the star at the top and finally sing their Christmas song. Filled with sibling rivalry, baubles, sprouts and boxes, the trouble really starts when the star goes missing.
The Cinnamon Sisters is a funny, perfect Christmas show for the under 7s filled with slapstick, comedy and songs, created as a collaboration between Dirliebane Theatre Company and Perth Theatre.
CLOWN PLAY is a two day clown workshop in collaboration with Perth Theatre. There was a workshop in May at Perth Theatre, which was open to artists as part of their ongoing professional development, exploring the clown elements of saying yes, connection, presence, playfulness and improvisation. E-mail fiona@dirliebane.org.uk to join our mailing list for future workshops.
LAAAUNCH!
We were excited to collaborate with Starcatchers on our new show for babies under 12 months, Laaaunch! which performed in February and March 2024 at the Baby Studio, (Wester Hailes, Edinburgh), the Edinburgh Festival Theatre Studio and Perth Theatre. “Totally engaging, empathetic, and responded beautifully to each individual baby” Parent of baby. See our Laaaunch! page.
LATEST UPDATES
THE CINNAMON SISTERS is performing at the Joan Knight Studio at Perth Theatre this Christmas from 11 to 24 December. Buy your tickets here
Auntie Susan and Auntie Delilah are very excited because it’s decorating day! On Decorating Day, the two sisters must do everything in the right order, just like they do at Christmas every year – put up the tree, decorate it, put the star at the top and finally sing their Christmas song. Filled with sibling rivalry, baubles, sprouts and boxes, the trouble really starts when the star goes missing.
The Cinnamon Sisters is a funny, perfect Christmas show for the under 7s filled with slapstick, comedy and songs, created as a collaboration between Dirliebane Theatre Company and Perth Theatre.
CLOWN PLAY is a two day clown workshop in collaboration with Perth Theatre. There was a workshop in May at Perth Theatre, which was open to artists as part of their ongoing professional development, exploring the clown elements of saying yes, connection, presence, playfulness and improvisation. E-mail fiona@dirliebane.org.uk to join our mailing list for future workshops.
LAAAUNCH!
We were excited to collaborate with Starcatchers on our new show for babies under 12 months, Laaaunch! which performed in February and March 2024 at the Baby Studio, (Wester Hailes, Edinburgh), the Edinburgh Festival Theatre Studio and Perth Theatre. “Totally engaging, empathetic, and responded beautifully to each individual baby” Parent of baby. See our Laaaunch! page.
BOUNCE – The Marshmallow Challenge.
Sally and Destiny are ‘Challenge Enthusiasts’ and are embarking on their biggest challenge yet – The Marshmallow Challenge! For P3s-P5s, focussing on emotional health and wellbeing. Check out the ‘Our Shows,’ ‘Bounce’ page.
BOUNCE is a live theatre production. We toured schools January to March 2023 and performed at Dundee Rep and The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. This follows on from our tour October 2021 to March 2022 touring schools and performing at Perth Theatre. BOUNCE, so far, has been seen by over 2000 children! We’re intending to tour BOUNCE again in 2025.
BOUNCE – Challenge Enthusiasts are five short films currently available free for children in P2-P5 (aged 6-10). These comedy films follow challenge enthusiasts Sally and Destiny, who discover that their chalenges unearth all sorts of emotions. These films explore emotional literacy, and resource packs are also available. Check out the ‘Our Films,’ ‘Bounce – Challenge Enthusiasts’ page.
SPACE – How to be Ready For Anything are five short films currently available free for children aged P6-P7 (aged 9-12). The two characters – Stella and Dorothy – have to create a new online presentation with the theme How to be Ready For Anything, exploring the strategies required to keep well and healthy. Stella and Dorothy prove that they are, nearly almost, ready for anything. These films explore health and wellbeing and resource packs are also available. Check out the ‘Our Films,’ ‘Space – How to be Ready For Anything’ page.
SOUND ADVENTURES. These sound adventures were created for children and young people with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities). Each Sound Adventure will take you on a different emotional journey – there may be smiles, giggles, frowns and scowls! Our aim is to stimulate and engage. All you need is a quiet space to listen. Check out the ‘Our Sounds’ page.
Our other live theatre productions;
BIG (for nursery children transitioning to Primary 1, toured 2016, 2019 and 2021) SPACE (for Primary 7s transitioning to High School, toured 2018, 2019 and 2021). These will tour again in the future.
"“That was perfect. It was a perfect show. There is nothing else out there like it. The children loved it. You were the kids and they were you.” Deputy Head on BIG
