Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival

The biggest children's theatre festival of its kind in the UK continues to receive huge support from Bank of Scotland.

The award winning Imaginate Festival (formerly know as the Children's International Theatre Festival) has been able to continue its development of quality children's theatre thanks to the partnership. The Festival offers a unique programme of live theatre events for children of all ages from 2 years upwards, their friends, families and teachers. 

The Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh provides more than 14,000 youngsters with the opportunity to see world-class productions of drama, music and dance. The Bank's support continues to enable Imaginate, an arts agency committed to promoting and developing performing arts for children in Scotland, to extend the Festival by taking a number of their productions on tour to Glasgow, Falkirk, Bathgate, Perth, Stirling, Castle Douglas, Dunfermline, Inverness and Dumfries. The Tour gives even more Scottish communities the opportunity to experience the best in children's theatre.

This year’s Festival brings another exciting and imaginative showcase of international productions from Canada, Italy, Croatia and Denmark, as well as England and Scotland. 

Bank of Scotland's support has continued to grow since the festival's inception in 1990 - from sponsoring single theatre companies to major supporter status.Increasing access to the arts, creating educational opportunities and experiences for young people are key to the partnership with Imaginate.   The Bank's sponsorship programme and its support for the extended tour means that more young people will be able to experience children's theatre.

This year's Bank of Scotland Imaginate  Festival will take place from 24th May - 2nd June 2008 & Tour 30th May - 10th June 2008