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When all is quiet, when everyone is asleep, the Tomten wakes up. He looks after everyone on the farm. Sometimes, you can see his footprints in the snow. That’s how you know he is real. Viktor Rydberg’s poem is brought to life in a new puppetry show. After the show there will be a meet and greet the puppets.
Sun 16 Mar 3pm 45mins 3+yrs
Tomten
You may think you know JUNGLE BOOK, but Indigo Moon Theatre brings you a surprisingly good story inspired by the poetry & spirit of Rudyard Kipling’s original books. Fearless and free, Mowgli the ‘man-cub,’ finds fun and friendship as he learns to live by the Law of the Jungle. Mowgli’s wild adventures are brought to life with inventive shadow theatre, powerful original music and colourful digital projections.
Sun 13 Apr 3.30pm 50mins 4+yrs Old MacDonald’s animals have gone missing! Can you help a friendly scientist and his amazing time machine get them back for him? Written especially for parents to enjoy with their children, this fun filled farmyard tale brings to life all the best loved characters from the original nursery rhyme along with a magical medley of games, giggles and sing along songs. From the creators of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly!
Jungle Book
Indigo Moon Theatre present
Come and have fun making a Pink Piggy Wall Art with your child! Places limited. Booking required.
2pm – 2.45pm & 4pm - 4.45pm
Arts ‘n’ Crafts Family Workshops
An innovative re-telling of the classic tale. Danny has been delivered a story telling kit in a crate. All the props for the story are contained within ... or are they? Danny has to try against the odds to enact the story, without making a pig’s ear of it. He will recount the curly tale with lots of huff, puff and you’ll be blown away by his inimitable and hilarious physical comedy, circus skills and sheer pig-headedness.
Sun 6 Apr 3pm 50mins 3+yrs
Three Little Pigs
Circo Ridculoso present
“Look, there – high up, against the sun. The Freedom Bird, flying west. Back to Africa. Home.” The Freedom Bird pieces together an extraordinary true story of courage, determination, compassion and hope on a small tropical island. Originally a Malagasy princess, Miali was kidnapped by her uncle and passed to the slave traders on the coast. But one night, Miali led a hundred slaves to freedom in the mountain forests. Storytelling, Sega and South Asian dance, live world music, digital projections and haunting evocative mask/puppets, swirl together in the company’s unique unmissable performance style.
Sun 30 Mar 3pm 90mins with 15 minutes interval 8+yrs
The Freedom Bird
Sun 9 Feb 3pm 75mins 4-104yrs
Old Saw Theatre present
Come and have fun making a Dancing Dog Toy with your child! Places limited. Booking required.
2pm – 2.45pm & 4pm - 4.45pm
Arts ‘n’ Crafts Family Workshops
Biff is not like ordinary dogs. He likes moonlight. And music. And walking on his tiptoes. You see, Biff doesn’t think he’s a dog, Biff thinks he’s a ballerina… The sublime and the ridiculous combine in this hilarious story of a small dog with a big personality and even bigger dreams brought to life using beautiful puppets, well-loved ballet music and dazzling comedy. Based on the book written by Anna Kemp & illustrated by Sara Ogilvie.
Sun 9 Mar 3pm 45mins 2-6yrs
Dogs Don’t Do Ballet
Little Angel Theatre present
Horse and Bamboo present a gorgeously rendered re-telling of the classic girl-and-the-wolf tale. Exquisite visuals blend with pantomime-style silliness and spooky moments to create an enchanting piece of theatre. The story that everybody knows – or do they?
Sun 2 Mar 3pm 50mins 4+yrs
Red Riding Hood
Horse and Bamboo Theatre present
Come and have fun making a Paper Plate Frog Puppet with your child! Places limited. Booking required.
2.30pm - 3.15pm & 4.30pm - 5.15pm
Arts ‘n’ Crafts Family Workshops
This exquisitely manipulated and humorous puppetry performance explores the meeting of cultures and what happens when a Princess deems a Frog unworthy of being her friend, just because of what he is. As the Frog and the Princess undergo an emotional journey from rejection to friendship they discover that deep down they are not so very different after all. The Frog & the Princess is a poignant re-telling of the Brothers Grimm tale that will entertain and delight family audiences.
Directed and designed by Rene Baker.
Sun 23 Feb 1.30pm & 3.30pm 50mins 4-8yrs
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
The People’s Theatre Company present
Come and have fun making your own Town Mouse & Country Mouse Finger Puppets with your child! Places limited. Booking required.
2pm - 2.45pm & 4pm - 4.45pm
Arts ‘n’ Crafts Family Workshops
Martin Bridle presents a tale of bravery and mousey derring-do as Hickory goes into the Big Wide World and meets Dickory the Town Mouse. With the help of the audience they subdue Doc, the predatory cat. This is a retelling of two Aesop’s Fables, “Town Mouse and Country Mouse” and “Belling the Cat” in one funny, musical and dramatic puppet play.
Sun 2 Feb 3pm 45mins 4-8yrs
Town House Country Mouse
Hand to Mouth Theatre present
‘If you want to see something different, original and visually captivating then I urge you to see The Mermaid of Zennor‘ Lastminute Theatre.com
A child with see-through skin and hair that never dries is discovered in a rock pool on the Cornish coast. But land or sea, where does she belong? With stunning use of puppetry The Mermaid of Zennor is an adventure filled with mermaids and sea monsters, wandering curses and soul cages.
Sun 26 Jan 1.30pm 60mins 8+yrs
The Mermaid of Zennor
Moon on a Stick Productions present
2pm - 2.45pm & 4pm - 4.45pm Come and have fun making a Twirling Tin Soldier Toy with your child! Places limited. Booking required.
Moby Duck present
Based on the book by Polly Dunbar. One night, Arthur has an amazing dream about a beautiful pink and green boat with a stripy mast. He can’t wait to tell everyone about it but no one (not even his dog!) is interested. Soon, Arthur is bouncing along the waves in his very own dream boat. A magical playful children’s show with breath-taking puppets, so enchanting that everyone will want to sail away with Arthur in his dream boat!
Take one castle, one broom and one book of sorcery. Add a boy with the tingle of magic in his fingertips and a spell that spirals out of control……And you have the classic tale of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice! Garlic Theatre conjures a bewitching tale, full of mystery and enchantment, with its blend of physical theatre, humour and technical wizardry. Puppets, mime and a dash of real magic will leave adults and children enthralled.
The Frog and the Princess
Sun 23 Mar 3pm 50mins 3-7yrs
Sun 16 Feb 3pm 45mins 4+yrs and families
Arts ‘n’ Crafts Family Workshops
Arthur’s Dream Boat
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Norwich Puppet Theatre presents
Long Nose Puppet present
Garlic Theatre present
Come and have some half term fun at Watermans with these 2 exciting shows.
HALF TERM TREATS
‘Best Children’s Show’ Time Out
There once was a remarkable tin soldier who fell in love with a beautiful paper dancer and then tumbled out of a window so beginning a perilous journey into the unknown…. This playful retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s poetic story uses light, simple materials and objects that are skilfully transformed through puppetry, to create a theatrical experience that will engage and touch young hearts and minds.
Sun 19 Jan 3pm 45mins 3-8 yrs.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Storybox Theatre presents
When you see this symbol try one of our family craft activities in Studio 1 before or after the show. Tickets: £2 per child (Adults go free). Only 18 child places available on each workshop. Minimum of 1 adult helper required per 2 children.
Arts ‘N’ Crafts Family Workshops
Come and have fun making a Model Shoe with your own Shoe Baby inside with your child! Places limited. Booking required.
2pm – 2.45pm & 4pm - 4.45pm
Arts ‘n’ Crafts Family Workshops
Awarded Best children’s show of Brighton Festival 2006 Shoe Baby is a magical puppet show! A fantastical sing-a-long adventure with a baby who takes to the sea, the air, the zoo all in a shoe! Shoe Baby is adapted from the book written by well-known author, Joyce Dunbar, published by Walker books. The music is written by talented musician, Tom Gray of the award winning band Gomez. Plus meet the puppets after the show.
Sun 25 May 3pm 30min 2-5yrs
Shoe Baby
Long Nose Puppets present
A dotty old woman takes you on a nursery rhyme journey as she clatters about in her kitchen and her dancing dog sniffs out trouble in the most unlikely places. Garlic Theatre delight children and adults alike with a spicy blend of slapstick and folk humour in this fresh and funny adaptation featuring well-crafted glove puppets, clowning and a feast of musical treats.
Sun 18 May 3pm 45mins 3-6yrs
Old Mother Hubbard
Garlic Theatre present
“what fools these mortals be…” A newly re-worked ‘Dream’, of this timeless story of mysticism, love, revenge and forgiveness, of moonlight, magic and mayhem just resonates and soars featuring puppets and music. A visual feast for all the family with integrated sign language.
Sun 11 May 3pm 50mins 4-11yrs
Adapted from the Shakespeare comedy by Kinny Gardner.
‘A {midsummer night’s} DREAM’
Krazy Kat Theatre present
Yummm! is a fun, imaginative, vibrant show that uses dance, quirky and delightful live music & comedy to create an unforgettable theatre experience. The events of a meal time are given a unique Tell Tale Heart twist as the audience are brought to a climatic pudding finale! There is time for a 10 minutes play session after the show where we turn the tables and let the children serve the adults for once – with plenty of food inspired props!
Sun 4 May 1.30pm & 3.30pm 50mins 4-8yrs
Yummm!
Tell Tale Hearts present
Fee Fi Fo Fum! This classic fairy-tale now gets the Lyngo treatment so expect lots of surprises, a gripping story and beautiful images as Jack sells his cow for 5 magic beans and finds himself in the land above the clouds. It’s a show for the over 3’s (and their giants) with enormous shoes, tiny houses, showers of silver and gold and a big leafy explosion!
Sun 27 Apr 3pm 50mins 3+yrs
Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch
By Marcello Chiarenza
Jack and the Beanstalk
Lyngo Theatre present