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AFTER GUILD EVENTS PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO OTHER INFORMATION: PUPPETRY SHOWS (ENGLAND COUNTY BY COUNTY IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THEN SCOTLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND & WALES. THEN COMES EXHIBITIONS, TRAINING & WORKSHOPS IN A SIMILAR ORDER). IF YOU WISH TO HAVE AN EVENT INCLUDED PLEASE EMAIL peter@peterpuppet.co.uk.
UP-DATED December 8th 2018
GUILD EVENTS.
January 13, 12 noon, New Year Lunch at Rothley Court Hotel, Westfield Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7LG
May 12, from 11 am: Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival. In the grounds of St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, the Guild stall will be just to the right of the main doors – come and say hello.
May 23 from 6.30 pm (for 7 pm): The Puppet Theatre Barge, moored in Little Venice close to Warwick Avenue tube station and a short canal walk from Paddington Station (street parking possible). Drinks, snacks, chats and a performance of “A Child’s Garden of Verse” (based on the poems of Robert Louis Stephenson) by the Movingstage Marionettes. Free admission, non-members welcome – donations will be encouraged.
FESTIVAL OF FILM & TELEVISION PUPPETRY: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: postponed until 2019. Watch this space.
OTHER EVENTS
CUMBRIA
PENRITH
Upfront Puppet Theatre
(01768 484538)
December 7 – 21, 10 am & 1 pm
Resident company:
“The Snow Queen”
(all the family)
HERTFORDSHIRE
ST. ALBANS
Sandpit Theatre
(01727 799565)
July 30, 2.30 pm
Theatrerotto Productions:
“The Walrus & the Carpenter”
LANCASHIRE
ROSSENDALE
Boo Theatre
(01706 220241)
phone for details
LONDON
BRENTFORD
Watermans
(020 8232 1010)
December 8 – 30 (times vary, phone Box Office for details)
Lyngo Theatre:
“Heart of Winter”
(3-8)
CAMBERWELL
Longfield Hall
(020 7978 9153)
December 15, 4.30 pm
December 16, 11 am & 4.30 pm
String Theatre:
“The Red Balloon”
(all the family)
FINCHLEY ROAD
JW3
(020 7433 8988)
until December 15 (Wednesdays only)
Lori Hopkins:
“Puppet Tales”
ISLINGTON
Little Angel Theatre
(020 7226 1787)
times of performance vary – phone Box Office for details
until December 24 (Studio)
Resident company:
“Finding Santa”
(3-8)
until December 30
Resident company:
“Angelo”
(5-11)
until January 27
Resident company:
“Wow! It’s Night-time”
(2-5)
January 2-6 (Studio)
Skewbald Theatre:
“Mimi and the Mountain Dragon”
(4-8)
January 9-27 (Studio)
Resident company:
“The Singing Mermaid”
(3-8)
January 30 – February 3 (Studio)
Page One Theatre:
“Rise and Fall”
(3-6)
February 6 – 10 (Studio)
Tessa Bide Productions:
“The Selfish Giant”
(3-8)
LITTLE VENICE
The Puppet Theatre Barge
(020 7249 6876)
December 8, 15, 22, 23, 11 am & 3 pm
December 9, 27 – 31, 3 pm
December 16, 2 pm
Movingstage Marionettes:
“Mr Rabbit meets Brer Santa”
(3+)
January: every Saturday, 11 am & 3 pm, every Sunday, 12 noon
February 2, 11 am & 3 pm
February 3, 12 noon
February 17/24, 3 pm
April 13, 11 am & 3 pm
April 14, 3 pm
Drew Colby:
“My shadow and me”
(all the family)
January: every Saturday at 7.30 pm
every Sunday at 3 pm
February 2, 7.30 pm
February 3, 3 pm
Movingstage Marionettes:
“The Butterfly’s Spell” (Federico Garcia Lorca)
(adults)
SOUTH BANK
National Theatre (Lyttleton)
(020 7452 3000)
until January 5, 7.30 pm + matinees on various days but times vary, phone Box Office for details.
“War Horse”
the great puppet production returns for a short stay.
South Bank Centre
(020 3879 9555)
December 19 – January 5, 7.30 pm (+ some 3 pm matinees)
Circus 1903
circus skills + amazing performing elephants – don’t be alarmed, they are giant puppets!
SOUTH KENSINGTON
Natural History Museum (Jerwood Gallery)
(0844 815 7141)
until December 30 (no performance on Mondays)
Tuesday – Saturday 7.30 pm with 2.30 matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays,
Sundays at 2.30 pm
Trish Wadley Productions/Dead Puppet Society
“The Wider Earth”
Amazing puppets !
WIMBLEDON
The Polka Theatre
phone for details
NORFOLK
NORWICH
Norwich Puppet Theatre
(01603 629 921)
December 20 – 24, (times vary, phone box office for details)
Banyan Theatre & Polka Theatre:
“The Princess and the Pea”
(3+)
December 26 – 30
Norwich Puppet Theatre & Rene Baker Puppetry:
“The Frog and the Princess”
SOMERSET
BRISTOL
Tobacco Factory Theatre
(+44 1179020344)
until January 16
Theatre-Rites:
“Beasty Baby”
(all the family)
SCOTLAND
GLASGOW
Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
(0141 339 6185)
December 8, 2 pm
Magic Den:
“The Magic of Christmas” (with Grumps the Christmas Puppet)
December 21, 7 pm
Theatre Presto:
“The Nutcracker (may contain nuts)”
SCOTLAND
all over Scotland from January 27th
Manipulate (Visual Theatre Festival)
see https://manipulatefestival.org-trailer
WALES
RHOS-ON-SEA
The Harlequin Marionette Theatre
(01492 548166)
EXHIBITIONS
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
CHIPPING CAMDEN
Court Barn
(01386 841951)
April 27 – July 21, Tuesday – Sunday 10 am – 5 pm
William Simmonds: puppets and sculptures
further details from admin@courtbarn.org.uk
HAMPSHIRE
Hastings Museum (01424 451052)
Small permanent exhibition of puppets from Hastings Puppet Theatre including Professor Day’s Variety Pie Marionettes. Full set of Punch & Judy puppets and marionettes which include pianist, Joey, Scaramouch, acrobat). Puppeteers were Professor Day (1860 – 1939) and John Alston (until 1953) Free Admission
NYEWOOD: ˜Barley”, Ramshackles, Nyewood, near Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 5JA. Ventriloquists Club of Great Britain: Exhibition of vent figures, puppets & associated memorabilia. Every Friday 2 pm-4 pm
KENT
DEAL
Kent Museum of the Moving Image
(01304 239515)
www.kentmomi.org
includes shadow puppetry
LONDON
Pollocks Toy Museum 1 Scala Street, W1
(020 7635 3452)
10 am – 5 pm Mon – Sat
SOMERSET
WELLINGTON
Waterslade Studios
(studios @ forkbeardfantasy.co.uk)
Inter-active puppetry exhibition
SUSSEX
BRIGHTON
Brighton Museum
(0300 029 0900)
Excellent collection of puppets, well displayed.
Tues – Sun 10 am – 5 pm
Brighton Toy & Model Museum
(01273 749 494)
small collection of puppets – but well worth a visit.
Tues – Frid 10 am – 5 pm Sat 11 am – 5 pm
SCOTLAND
BIGGAR
The Biggar Puppet Theatre
(01899 220631)
Exhibition of puppetry, including Victorian marionettes. Open daily.
GLASGOW
The Scottish Mask & Puppet Theatre Centre 8-10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale,G12
(0141 339 6185)
December 8, 10 am
The Great Christmas Puppet Making Workshop
TRAINING
LONDON
Curious School of Puppetry (020 7689 3615)
www.curiouspuppetry.com
UK’s newest puppetry training school is led by Sarah Wright, Rene Baker, Toby Olie and Lyndie Wright. The aims of the school are: To develop and encourage the emergence of talent in British puppetry, to provide expert hands-on training for theatre-makers and performers, to build links between existing professionals and developing artists.
They are currently in Scotland. See website for details.
SWISS COTTAGE
Central School of Speech and Drama.
BA course in puppetry and MA course in Advanced Theatre Practice (with a focus on puppetry). Details from www.cssd.ac.uk.
LONDON SCHOOL OF PUPPETRY (01756 753495/ 073597357/01453 833293)
Courses in shadow puppetry, marionettes, rods, hand or glove puppetry. A new Diploma course, to run on various Saturdays throughout the year. Marionette carving, choreography, living room theatre, cross arts performances, special needs work. Accredited by Middlesex University. www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com
NORFOLK
TELEVISION PUPPETRY
Weekend course in Norfolk learning the art of television puppetry in a real TV set, using television hand puppets. Courses arranged on request: Ian Allen, Playboard Puppets 020 7226 5911/01379 674353
SUSSEX
SUCCESSFUL PUNCH AND JUDY
Tuition by Glyn Edwards 31 Connell Drive, Brighton, Sussex, BN2 6RT. 01273 308174, email: glyn@punch-and-judy.com website: www.punch-and-judy.com. Tailor-made tuition based on Glyn’s book of the same name. Call to discuss your needs
WALES
MARIONETTE MANIPULATION
Tuition by Christopher Somerville 01492 548166. Tailor-made tuition for singles, couples or groups. All enquiries Email: chris@punchandjudy.com
WORKSHOPS
LONDON
ISLINGTON
Little Angel Theatre
(020 7226 1787)
January 17 – March 28
Saturday Puppet Club (8-11)
January 19 – March 30
Youth Theatre (11-18)
January 16 – March 13
Spectrum Youth Theatre (11-18)
January 19 – March 16
+ production week March 18 – 24
Adult Courses
Puppetry Foundation Course
January 15 – March 26,
Designing and making a theatre for one
January 17 – March 28 (Thursdays) 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm
NORFOLK
NORWICH
Norwich Puppet Theatre
(01603 629 921)
December 19-20, 10.30 am
“Merry Mation” – a film animation workshop
(9-18)
December 21, 1.30 pm
“Bah Humbug”: a workshop for anyone fed up with Christmas!
December 22, 10.30 am:
Christmas: anything from robins to reindeer, snowmen to Santa
(5+)
1 pm
Workshop after Banyan Theatre’s 11 am performance
December 23, 1 pm
Family Workshop “Santa’s Workshop”
(3- adult)
December 24, 10.30 am
Family workshop – Christmas characters
(3- adult)
December 27, 10.30 am
Superheroes and Sidekicks
(5+)
December 28, 10.30 am
Magical creatures
(5+)
December 29, 1 pm
Workshop following “The frog and the princess” performance
December 31, 10.30 am
Gaming Legends
(5+)
January 2, 10.30 am
Dinosaurs
(5+)
SCOTLAND
GLASGOW
Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
(0141 339 6185)
phone for details