Waterbaby Arts SCIO

06/05/2026

Another fantastic performance from Marc's company.. check it oot!!! Xx

Our commission, Boys Don't Dance by Marc Brew Company, won’t just grace our Festival stage - it is also going on tour across Scotland! 🌟

You can catch it throughout May and June:

📅 14 & 15 May, 13:30 (Schools Performances) and 19:00 @ Paisley Arts Centre
📅 20 May, 13:30 & 19:00 @ Eden Court Theatre and Cinema, Inverness
📅 1-3 June, @ Edinburgh International Children’s Festival
📅 6 June, 13:00 @ Lemon Tree, Aberdeen Performing Arts Light the Blue Festival

Boys Don’t Dance is a poignant dance theatre show by acclaimed disabled artist Marc Brew which combines movement, BMX tricks, storytelling, lighting and an uplifting 80s soundtrack, alongside visual projections and animation, to reflect Marc’s inner journey and create an immersive experience for young audiences.

Tickets available now: https://www.imaginate.org.uk/festival/whats-on/boys-dont-dance

The piece was commissioned by Imaginate in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts with support from OneRen. Supported by the Scottish Government’s Festivals Expo Fund.

[ID] Two performers on a dark stage, one is a wheelchair user. They are dancing and the wheelchair user leans against the other performer, a young boy. Together, they hold one of the wheels of the wheelchair.

05/05/2026

Great opportunity...

You might have noticed that BOP currently has quite a few development opportunities to apply for! Here's a breakdown of all of the projects we've got on the go and the deadlines for applying!

✨Disabled Writers' Room✨
a set of online collective spaces where playwrights of any level of experience can come together to share their work with a supportive group of like-minded individuals.
Deadline: Friday 15 May

✨BOP Young Artists✨
up to 12 D/deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent young creatives aged 18-25 work together to devise, create and stage an exciting new piece of theatre with accessibility creatively embedded into the production.
Deadline: Sunday 17 May

✨BOP Backstage Trainees✨
a free 2-year training programme for up to 6 Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent people with a passion for working backstage

If any of these opportunities sound like something that you'd be interested in, you can find links to all of the projects in the link in our bio, or by checking out our website at www.boptheatre.co.uk!

26/04/2026

Thank you, thank you to our volunteers and everyone who supported us.. we did it..what a wonderful day.. it's not too late to add in some pennies towards our work for our trainees with disabilities - especially since Amelie donned the suit!! Xx

https://www.justgiving.com/page/lind-payne-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL&utm_campaign=LFCFRUK_7DaysToEvent

18/04/2026

It's a week to go....can we get Amelie Graysmark into that Dino suit to do the Kiltwalk??? Even Nyota is getting ready!
Thank you for all your donations so far..
Here is the link if you can possibly add some pennies or a wee share please? Thank you from all at Waterbaby! Xx

https://click.contact.justgiving.com/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ4NTB9AAYAAAAAACHkOTKexqS4JjSQGaCL1r_zpPH2Fud0Cxx6VBNhSD-gqGzK2KBBHXiNB3hHzu8bFEm_4g3qvde844vipiecphlXkhihbWvASCIj2Q

14/04/2026

Thank you Western Ferries for your amazing sponsorship this year for our accessible aerial programme!! We will keep dancing... All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre xx

10/04/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who has given pennies to us already!! We are so grateful!!
If we can make it to £500 one of us will do the walk in a dinosaur suit- which volunteer will it be??? ###🦖

Help Lind Payne raise money to support Waterbaby Arts SCIO

05/04/2026

Thank you Shel for organising our fabulous dance a thon.. we raised £475 towards aerial activities for Dunoon Grammar Learning Centre!! Yipeeeee!! X###

22/03/2026

Pupils form DGS learning centre were treated to an afternoon of theatre in Dunoon Burgh Hall on Friday. The pupils watched 'ONE OF TWO' by Jack Hunter; a powerful one-man comedy-drama about two twins growing up with cerebral palsy.

A huge thank you to Lynda Payne of Waterbaby Arts for providing the tickets.

22/03/2026

27/01/2026

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