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Workshops

Make your own shadow

Cut a puppet from black card, pin it, put it on a rod and try it on our screen. No drawing skills needed.

Children cutting shadow puppets from black card at a workshop table, a bird and a dragon puppet on rods in front of a lit screen

Coming up

  • Cut-out puppets for families

    Draw, cut and pin a puppet, then bring it to life on the big screen before lunch.

    When
    Saturday 14 November, 10:00–12:00
    Where
    The café
    Price
    £10 a child, adults free
    Places
    12 places

  • Shadow puppets for grown-ups

    An evening of fine cutting and jointed puppets, with a glass of something.

    When
    Thursday 19 November, 18:30–21:00
    Where
    The stage
    Price
    £25
    Places
    10 places

  • A screen of your own

    Build a tabletop theatre from a box, baking paper and a torch, and take it home.

    When
    Saturday 28 November, 10:00–13:00
    Where
    The café
    Price
    £18
    Places
    8 places

  • Hands and shadows for under-fives

    Rabbits, birds and crocodiles made with hands and a lamp. Grown-ups join in.

    When
    Wednesday 2 December, 10:00–11:00
    Where
    The stage
    Price
    £6
    Places
    10 places
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