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Visible Fictions
@visiblefictions.bsky.social
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We are Visible Fictions. We tell stories for young audiences through live theatre, immersive and site-specific experiences, film, animation, online content and creative learning. It's been our passion since 1991.
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From East Kilbride to Kyiv, Snip Snap has been busy! ✂️
Our handcrafted short (made with Clubhouse #Animations) keeps snipping its way into festivals across the globe — next stops: Aesthetica Film Festival (York, UK) & Athens International Children’s #FilmFestival! 🌏 🔗 visiblefictions.co.uk/snip-snap
October 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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📣 Call Out Opening Soon! 📣 Visible Fictions' Working Title gives artists space, time + support to dream big + develop bold new ideas for young audiences. #Opportunities

Applications open Mon 25 Aug 2025 → visiblefictions.co.uk/opportunities/

Past projects: visiblefictions.co.uk/working-title/
August 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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We’re delighted by this brilliant review from @festmag.bsky.social! 🙌 Catch Up @gildedballoon.bsky.social before the festival ends.

🎟️ tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5877/
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"Wanders around questions of luck, destiny, love and death"

Up! the all-ages #EdFringe show by @visiblefictions.bsky.social, follows one character blessed with luck and another cursed with misfortune – read our ★★★★ review
Review: Up! by Visible Fictions
All-ages show does a lot with a little
festmag.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Lucky #EdFringe2025 deals!

Sun 3 Aug: 20 seats 50% off – code VFLUCK
Mon 4 Aug: 2-for-1 on ALL seats!
Book: tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5877/

Up – Meet Lucky Jay and Unlucky Jayme in a joyful object theatre piece about fate & love.
Daily 5.40pm @gildedballoon.bsky.social

#GB40 #Theatre
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August 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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💛 What can you get for a tenner these days?
Two microwave dinners & a bottle of juice? OR…
🎭 A theatre show at the @edfringe.bsky.social!

Up previews start TODAY at @gildedballoon.bsky.social, Appleton Tower — seats are just £10. Hope to see you there! ✈️
tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5877/
Two people sit at a desk at a dark stage. One is holding a polkadot balloon and one is wearing a chef's hat and has lit a match.
July 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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🚨PREVIEWS IN 1 DAY!✈️

Here are Dougie, Zoë & Michael inviting you to our ‘very very good’ show at this year’s EdFringe.

🎟️ tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5877/
💥 Code VFLUCK = 50% off (limited seats available so be quick!)

#DareToDiscover #VFUp #GB40 #EdFringe2025
July 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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What are the odds? On Monday 4th August, you and a friend can see Up for the price of one. A lucky little Fringe deal — but don’t leave it to fate. ✈️ 💛 Book now: edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/up

Catch Up throughout the festival — but grab this limited deal while you can. #EdFringe2025 #Theatre
July 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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✈️ Scripts are stacked, engines are humming, and the creative crew is assembling — Up rehearsals start in 4 days!
🎭 Meet the team: visiblefictions.co.uk/up-cast-team/
🎟 Tickets for the show at this year's @edfringe.bsky.social : www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
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June 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT

Cabin pressure’s dropping. Time is bending. And two performers are at the centre of it all.

✨ Michael Dylan and Zoë Hunter ✨ are taking our object #theatre show, Up, to this year's @edfringe.bsky.social .

Meet the team: visiblefictions.co.uk/up-cast-team/
#VisibleFictions
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June 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Come see our object theatre show Up at Appleton Tower!

A big story about love, fate and luck
told with everyday tiny things. Tickets: tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5877/
May 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Director Dougie Irvine lifts the curtain on the tiny but powerful world behind Up, where everyday objects become the stars of the show. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffCB...

Sounds fascinating?
Book: tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5877/
Playing at @gildedballoon.bsky.social, #EdFringe venue 140
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May 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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When your 2-minute elevator pitch is a new #showreel. 🎬✨
At Visible Fictions, we tell stories that sometimes leap off the stage — and onto your screens. Through live-action and #animation: expect the unexpected!

youtu.be/KIh-ABtP36g?...
When your 2-minute elevator pitch is a new showreel. 🎬✨
YouTube video by Visible Fictions
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May 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Our first Industry Screening of Snip Snap! ✂️✨ Big thanks to everyone who joined us today. We had such a lovely afternoon.

#VisibleFictions #Screening #Animation #ShortFilm
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May 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Cabin crew, prepare for storytelling. ✈️ Book tickets for Up via @edfringe.bsky.social website: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

📅 2 Aug – 24 Aug 2025 (Not Tuesdays)
Venue 140, Gilded Balloon, Appleton Tower (Braeburn).

Up is a big story about love, fate and luck - told with everyday tiny things.
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May 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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We were delighted to welcome 50 of our Expressive Arts Champions for a day of networking, skills development & partnership opportunities. A brilliant & energising - thank you to all who took part! One of our favourite responses “how all CLPL should be delivered!” #ExpressiveArts
May 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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SHOW REVEAL ✨✈️ We’re bringing Up to @edfringe.bsky.social 2025! A big story about love, fate & luck—told with tiny everyday things.

🎟️ Tickets out 12pm: tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk
📍 Venue 140, Gilded Balloon at Appleton Tower (Braeburn).
Dates: 2–24 Aug (no shows Tues).

#EdFringe #ObjectTheatre
May 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Brilliant afternoon sharing our work at Glasgow CREATE! ✨ Suzie packed all exciting primary school projects into just 10 mins—no easy feat! Early bird discount now on for our in-school experience of The Impossible!
📧 suzie@visiblefictions.co.uk
🌐 visiblefictions.co.uk/the-impossible
#GlasgowCreate
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May 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Visible Fictions will bring a little turbulence to this year’s #EdFringe. Stay tuned to find out which of our shows will land at the festival - big reveal Tuesday 6th May! ✈️

#EdinburghFringe #EdFringe #Theatre #VisibleFictions
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May 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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It’s #LearnToRideABikeDay and we’re feeling nostalgic for The Spokesmen, our 2014 pedal-powered park show. Bikes, parks and playful adventures, created during the buzz of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Featured in @scotsman.com
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

#Theatre #VisibleFictions #Throwback
Commonwealth Games inspire sport and theatre link-up
PERFORMERS and audience alike are taking to two wheels, writes Mark Fisher
www.scotsman.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Fasten your seat belts, we're off to the Fringe! ✈️

Up next for Visible Fictions is our run at the @edfringe.bsky.social. We’ll let you know soon what good luck charms we’re bringing. For those of you who caught this remarkable 2-hander in 2024, the clues are all here!

#VisibleFictions #EdFringe
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April 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Hello primary school teachers! The Impossible goes on tour this autumn.

Created for ages 8+, our audio drama explores anxiety, #wellbeing and resilience - experienced through headphones, in your classroom. Tours 8 Sept – 1 Nov 2025.

Bookings are now open: visiblefictions.co.uk/the-impossib...
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April 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Never a dull moment when you have work placement around! Especially when they come bearing gifts! 🍫💐💛

This incredible Airdrie Academy student recently wrapped up a placement with us, always bringing creativity and hard work (and treats on the last day tysm)!

🌐 visiblefictions.co.uk/opportunities/
April 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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'Pup' - a wagging tale told with happy barks and playful paws!

Visible Fictions is delighted to announce our first-ever show created for our four-legged friends (and their humans). This pawsome adventure is coming soon to a dog park near you, stay tuned for more info! #WaggingTales
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April 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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“Eye-opening and excellently put together training – the input from young people, the real-life views and scenarios, made it powerful and informative.” - VF team member on the LGBT Youth Scotland training to get our Bronze Charter. 🏳️‍🌈

Read the full blog post: visiblefictions.co.uk/visible-fict...
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March 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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RSVP by Thu 6th March.

VFs & Langside Primary School's free CLUNK performance, followed by a fun networking event.

Langside Primary School, G41 3JW.
27th March, at 4pm.

To book, contact Learning and Engagement Coordinator Suzie Bell: suzie@visiblefictions.co.uk

#CreativeLearning #Networking
March 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM