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WIN a family pass to Funbox’s Space Race

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Funbox are controllin­g transmissi­on and Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo are taking recruits for their intergalac­tic mission across the galaxy right here in Lanarkshir­e.

In the four years since their first show the Funbox gang have been pirates, princesses, superheroe­s, a variety of underwater sea creatures and dino-hunters – to name a few guises.

This year the fossil fuel is now rocket fuel as the countdown is on to blast off with Funbox in their brand new singalong adventure for 2019 – Space Race.

“We’re really looking forward to blasting off with this show,” said Anya. “We’ve got keys to find and only one spacesuit to share – here’s hoping we don’t get lost in space!”

It appears Fun is the operative word in Funbox as the gang can barely hide the excitement and love they have of performing.

“We get to act like kids all day, who wouldn’t love to make a living out of that?” said Kevin. “During the week there’s lots of what we call the ‘boring grown up stuff ’ for the day-to-day running of the business, but as soon as the weekend hits and we’re performing it’s like having a second childhood all over again.”

Funbox is the brainchild of Gary Coupland, Anya Scott-rodgers and Kevin Macleod who since starting out in March 2015 have gone from strength to strength, quickly becoming firm family favourites and Scotland’s premier children’s entertainm­ent company.

Funbox offers the same traditiona­l songs and silliness known and loved by many but with their own brand of manic humour and a modern twist.

“We’ve been described as fresh and edgier than before and the whole family is getting involved”, said Gary, who was the Singing Kettle’s music man for 32 years before Funbox was born.

In Space Race, the crew of the ‘Starship Funbox’ take a space odyssey to explore strange new worlds and dimensions on their galaxy-hopping quest to find their keys and answer the mysteries of the universe – What do astronauts eat? What is the stinkiest planet? And where are the friendlies­t aliens?

Packed with classics like ‘Apples and Bananas’ and ‘Aiken Drum,’ Funbox favourites and brand new songs, Space Race is out of this world singalong fun for all the family.

Come dressed for an intergalac­tic adventure as an alien, a space princess or an astronaut, and remember... in space everyone can hear you sing!

We are giving away two family passes (two adults and two children) for each Space Race show at East Kilbride’s Village Theatre on Saturday, July 27 at 1pm and 3.30pm.

To enter just email your name and daytime telephone number to andrea.lambrou@reachplc. com by July 22, 2019. Usual Reach PLC rules apply.

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