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Time for Fun (3 stars)

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This unique troupe from St Petersburg create an exceptionally beautiful and upbeat show using only their hands. You'll be surprised how rich a show could be without decor, properties or costumes. Hundreds of images will catch your imagination: landscapes, wilful heroes, funny situations, ballets of birds and parades of the delights of our lives, for desert - beautiful gifts for Edinburgh inhabitants and visitors. With us you'll enjoy life all over again. We'll make your day! 'They are incredibly talented, their imagination is boundless; sense of humour is irrepressible. I admire their work, fantastic precision, charming enchanting poetry' (Nice Matin). All ages.

Hand Made Theatre / Russian Season 2012.

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Time for Fun

7 Aug 20123 stars

Russian troupe prove handy when it comes to dance

It’s the hands rather than the feet that do the dancing in this original show from St Petersburg-based Hand Made Theatre. With nothing but rolled up sleeves, white gloves and a well-timed UV light to aid them, the ensemble create patterns, puppets and…

Fringe children's puppet shows Circus in Hand and Time For Fun

23 Jul 2012

Russian puppeteers who have it all in hand

St Petersburg’s Hand Made Theatre make exactly that: theatre with their hands. The company’s actors all trained in puppetry at Russia’s State Theatre Arts Academy, and are about to make their Edinburgh Fringe debut. They bring with them two shows: Time…

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