IDEAS JUKEBOX : THU 4th SEPTEMBER 2025, 3-4PM
MAYA AND THE WHALE: THU 4th SEPTEMBER 2025, 7-8PM
Independent Arts Projects present: IDEAS JUKEBOX
By Hazel Darwin-Clements
in collaboration with Andy Cannon, Fay Guiffo, & Mamoru Iriguchi
Recommended ages 3-5, running time 1 hour
Expect puppetry, live music and the opportunity to get involved in this interactive performance and workshop. Watch BIG ideas come to life when we play them on the Jukebox and then add your own ideas to the mix.
Ideas Jukebox will inspire all ages to express their wacky and wonderful ideas through crafting cardboard creations. We desperately need your planet saving plans, fun problem fixes and off-the-wall theories, so please join us for the adventure and see which ideas you get excited about.
There are only 40 tickets available for this workshop, so pre-booking is advised to avoid disappointment.
£4 General Admission | Under 3s Free
Independent Arts Projects present: MAYA AND THE WHALE
By Hazel Darwin-Clements
Performers – Hazel Darwin-Clements & Fay Guiffo
Original director & dramaturg – Lewis Hetherington
Outside eye – Andy Cannon
A show for audiences aged 10+, running time 1 hour
Maya and the Whale is the story of a young climate activist on the run who finds herself face to face with a dying whale. Her dad works in the oil industry, and her mum just wants her to have a childhood free of worry, but how can she go about business as usual when there’s a climate emergency? If we stand by and ignore current conflict, are we complicit? How far are young people prepared to go to get governments to act?
The audience play the part of a dying whale, in this show about smallness facing up to hugeness. This is a darkly comic, provocative show with live music, which was written for a generation faced with unprecedented challenges.
“I think it’s perfect for kids. It’s got just the right amount of profound realisation and facts that they might not have thought of or realised/learned yet. It was just the right amount of impact for the age group it is aimed at.” (audience)
“I thought the performance was incredible.” (audience)
£7 General Admission | £6 Concessions | £5 Under 16s
The workshop and show are both part of Splore, the North Scotland Children’s Theatre and Dance Network, which is a new consortium of venues and organisations across the region who have come together with the shared ambition of building relationships with families and young audiences in rural areas of North Scotland. As a collective, we aim to do this through programming high quality children’s theatre and dance, with wraparound activities, additional marketing resources and meaningful, tailored accessibility. The project will also explore more ecologically sustainable and regenerative touring models. To find out more head to the website of Lyth Arts Centre here.
Shirley Barr, Marketing Manager at Universal Hall Promotions says “we’re absolutely delighted to be a part of Splore and look forward to seeing how this project will help enliven our family and young audience programming here at Universal Hall.”
