Header image: ELECTION at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival Family Day 2025 © Brian Hartley
Design by Mamoru Iriguchi

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“It was about how politics work, we got ideas from all the kids and we put it all into one script. I was nervous to perform in front of a big crowd but I got through it.”


ELECTION imagines eleven-year-olds as political bigwigs with the power to make real change.
They want to end war, lower food prices, and tax the rich - and they also want no school ever.

“We got some of our words in the script ‘cause Bishop came to NEA and did a workshop where we got to speak into a microphone and say what we’d do as prime minister”

The project sees local 10-12 year olds take part in a series of politically-engaged workshops in their school or community group, contributing to a political manifesto. The manifesto is then performed in public space by a cast of local children.

“I felt proud of myself after doing the performance, there was so many people watching and I actually did it. When I finished I was like wow, I did that!”

Originally commissioned by the North Edinburgh Arts Youth Arts Collective with Imaginate for the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival 2025. More information here.

     

ELECTION will premiere in Glasgow in 2026 in partnership with Platform, with support from the Youth Arts Open Fund.


 



ELECTION is available for touring. Please get in touch!