Shape Shifters: Work-in-progress
Shape Shifters is a joyful magical dance adventure for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups.
About Shape Shifters: Work-in-progress
| 20th December 2025 | |
| 11am & 3pm | |
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North Edinburgh Arts 15a Pennywell Road, Edinburgh North EH4 4TZ |
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| £5 | |
| Event organiser/part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival | |
| Visit the event website here |
A joyful magical dance adventure for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups.
What do you become when you don’t quite fit in?
In a world full of colours, textures, and surprises, Shape Shifters invites young audiences on a joyful journey of play, transformation, and finding your own sparkle.
We meet two inseparable friends — synchronised, confident, and always in step. But when a bright, curious Newcomer arrives, everything changes…
Through dance, illusion, and a touch of comedy, Shape Shifters celebrates identity, difference, and the friendships we build when we find the courage to be ourselves. Join us for a work-in-progress performance and be part of the creative journey!
Creative Team:
Performers – Malcolm Sutherland, Tsoi Huen, Emily Briggs
Producer/Director – Svetlana McMahon
Choreographer – Eszter Marsalkó
Costume Designer – Alison Brown
Composer – Nik Paget-Tomlinson
Quick-change magic consultant – Léa Kyle
Early Years consultant – Charlotte Allan
Stage Manager – Sarah Adair
Technical and Lighting support – Corinne Bills
Wardrobe Assistant – Joanna (Youqiao) Huang
Project development supported by
The City of Edinburgh Council, Diversity and Inclusion Fund,
by the National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations through Creative Scotland and
by Kiran’s Trust.
Special thanks to our venue and community partner: North Edinburgh Arts.
Illustration by young artists Arthur Dyer and Melody McMahon.
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