£450,000 revamp plan for puppet centre

SCOTLAND’s centre for the art of mask making and puppets is hoping to present a new face to the world.

The Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, in Kelvindale in Glasgow, is campaigning to raise £450,000 to transform its popular base in the West End.

Its executive director, Dr Malcolm Knight, above, is hoping to raise the money required to transform the centre, based in a former cleansing department depot, with a new theatre space, and facilities for TV and film recording.

The plans include a new garden area, a flexible theatre space with around 107 seats, a museum, and an education room. The puppeteer, actor, teacher, maker of masks and archivist said applications for