Three summers ago, the Traverse - Edinburgh’s thriving experimental theatre space - hosted a children’s drama fortnight mere days after my 13-year-old and I left that castle-crowned city. This time we landed in the thick of its Imaginate play fest for juniors. She now readier to watch the more complex Gods of Carnage and The Hothouse, her mother still curious about hundreds of excited kids queued for special daily shows. What they lined up for with such evident delight was stagecraft completely bold and beautiful in its themes, exuberant and engaging in presentation.u00a0