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WHAT'S ON EVENTS
Jul 06, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PMThe Puppet King invites you to fill your BOOTS and book a pitch now £15.00/20.00 per car, no strings attached! Or just come along, no booking required and join the fun, see what up for grabs, take your photo in a peep board or book to see a puppet show. Cafe & Children's Crafts too!
Jul 06, 2025, 11:00 AM – 11:50 AMThe holidays are here, why not treat all the family to some fun and laughter, with Cheeky Robert & Ben in a Basket, Robert’s ever-faithful and funny dog in a great glove puppet show to boot! We all know that Nessie does exist, don't we? Check out our car boot sale too!- Jul 06, 2025, 2:00 PM – 2:50 PMThe holidays are here, why not treat all the family to some fun and laughter, with Cheeky Robert & Ben in a Basket, Robert’s ever-faithful and funny dog in a great glove puppet show to boot! We all know that Nessie does exist, don't we? Check out our car boot sale too!
Sep 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PMYou are warmly invited to join us for Doors Open Day 2025! COME ALONG AND DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF SMPC! See our museum displays, a FREE puppet show - 11am, 1pm, 3pm, join a workshop tour, or take the weight of your feet in our cafe, with colour-in cut out children's activity kits and much more.- Sep 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PMYou are warmly invited to join us for Doors Open Day 2025! COME ALONG AND DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF SMPC! See our museum displays, a FREE puppet show - 11am, 1pm, 3pm, join a workshop tour, or take the weight of your feet in our cafe, with colour-in cut out children's activity kits and much more.
Sep 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn this interactive workshop Drew Colby teaches participants how to make four specific hand shadow animals. They will also explore the science of shadows – why do shadows get bigger when they go closer to the light? How small can a shadow be? For 7+ - Adult
Sep 27, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMA delightfully imaginative and fun animal adventure? One man and his shadow go on an incredible journey where creatures emerge, engage and transform, all in the hands of the puppeteer….not to be missed.
Sep 27, 2025, 3:10 PM – 4:00 PMEveryone has a shadow. What can you make with your shadow? Can you make a worm…a butterfly or YOU? Join the post – show workshop (after a short break) with Drew, enjoy meeting the performer and learn how to make hand shadows and have lots of fun telling your own shadowy story! For all ages.
Sep 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMAn amazing evening ahead. Expect famous extra-terrestrial creatures from the silver screen and many more endearing and astonishing characters all made with just a light, two hands and a screen, before a show stopping shadow duet rounds off this virtuoso performance. Suitable for an adult audience.- Sep 28, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMA delightfully imaginative and fun animal adventure? One man and his shadow go on an incredible journey where creatures emerge, engage and transform, all in the hands of the puppeteer….not to be missed.
- Sep 28, 2025, 3:10 PM – 4:00 PMEveryone has a shadow. What can you make with your shadow? Can you make a worm…a butterfly or YOU? Join the post – show workshop (after a short break) with Drew, enjoy meeting the performer and learn how to make hand shadows and have lots of fun telling your own shadowy story! For all ages.
Oct 04, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:15 PMAn evening of Indian Classical Music with Suhas Mitra & Vijay Kangutkar. An intimate presentation of an evening Raga, with two inspired musicians. Cafe Interval 8.00 - 8.30pm for Light Refreshments and Samosas. Doors Open 6.30pm.
Oct 11, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMWhen Mrs Frost bakes, the sun shines, when she hangs up her washing it rains and when she shakes out her bedding soft feathery snowflakes fall, covering the earth in a blanket of snow and so begins our tale and the changing seasons.- Oct 11, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMWhen Mrs Frost bakes, the sun shines, when she hangs up her washing it rains and when she shakes out her bedding soft feathery snowflakes fall, covering the earth in a blanket of snow and so begins our tale and the changing seasons.
Oct 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMOne performer and a flock of shadow puppets tell a joyful and heartwarming story about friends, foolishness and flying away! Should she have it for breakfast or hatch it? And what will she do once it hatches? Adaptation of the book 'The Witch's Egg' by Madeleine Edmondson.- Oct 12, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMOne performer and a flock of shadow puppets tell a joyful and heartwarming story about friends, foolishness and flying away! Should she have it for breakfast or hatch it? And what will she do once it hatches? Adaptation of the book 'The Witch's Egg' by Madeleine Edmondson.
Oct 13, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:20 PMJoin our puppeteer for a how to make a shadow puppet workshop. Have lots of fun, projecting your character onto the lit screen and starting to make up your own scary story on the shadow screen, as Halloween is just around the corner!- Oct 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:50 PMJoin our puppeteer for a how to make a shadow puppet workshop. Have lots of fun, projecting your character onto the lit screen and starting to make up your own scary story on the shadow screen, as Halloween is just around the corner!
Out with of our 'What's On' programming, please phone / email for appointments or with your enquiry.
We very much looking forward to sharing our new gallery space, when ready for exhibitions.
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