Puppet Theatre Barge

Italian TV visited us this morning! They met the troupe of insects practicing their tricks for the opening on 30 March. Alla prossima! www.puppetbarge.com

Happy world puppetry day! Take a peep inside our theatre... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUmGQuAB5 HQ

The founders of Puppet Theatre Barge have written a book about their adventures in finding and converting an old Thames barge into the theatre we have today! On sale here: http://www.ypdbooks.com/b…/1935-keeping -afloat-YPD02114.html

These two famous mouse cousins take it in turns to visit one another. First the Town Mouse goes to stay with the County Mouse and has to face up to the unfamiliar world of the wild countryside. Then, the Country Mouse heads into town and has to learn to escape from the house cat and navigate the noisy city traffic. Each mouse ends up much the wiser as a result of their exciting adventures. A delight for young and old, told with rod puppets, music and sing- along songs.
Suitable for 3 to 8 year olds.
Hearing loop installed in the auditorium.

The magical world of The Insect Circus - courtesy of String Theatre - invites the audience to forget reality and become immersed in the strange and beautiful world of insects. Beetles and grasshoppers, wasps and dragonflies, demonstrate their dexterity with great skill and humour. Presented using marionettes, the show breathes new life into the traditional techniques used in Victorian trick marionettes.
Relaxed performance on 20 April at 11am
... This performance is wordless, entirely performed to music, and accessible to the deaf and the hard of hearing. The auditorium has a hearing loop system installed.
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Dry January is over and these two have started celebrating 🎭🥳🍷

Only 15 tickets left for ‘The Butterfly’s Spell’ this Saturday 2nd Feb at 7.30pm! Sunday at 3pm is sold out ! 🦋 🦋 🎭🎭 🐜 🐜

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - https://mailchi.mp/a1a…/the-town-mouse- and-the-country-mouse

These two famous mouse cousins take it in turns to visit one another. First the Town Mouse goes to stay with the County Mouse and has to face up to the unfamiliar world of the wild countryside. Then, the Country Mouse heads into town and has to learn to escape from the house cat and navigate the noisy city traffic. Each mouse ends up much the wiser as a result of their exciting adventures. A delight for young and old, told with rod puppets, music and sing- along songs.
Runni...ng time: 1hr including interval Suitable for 3 to 8 year olds.
Relaxed performance on Saturday 9 March at 11am Captioned performance on Sunday 17 March at 2pm
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Did you know that the first performance of ‘The Butterfly’s Evil Spell’ took place on the 22nd March, 1920 in Madrid. It also proved to be the last performance of the play, at least during Lorca’s brief life! The audience booed and the critics hated it, if only Lorca was alive today to see how audiences love our production on the puppet barge nearly 100 years later!

Captioned performance of The Butterfly's Spell by Lorca on Sun 20 Jan at 3pm https://mailchi.mp/c7e27e4548c0/butterfly sspell_captioned

A young poet beetle falls in love with an injured butterfly, a creature from outside his own realm. The other insects around him are disturbed: some try to persuade him to be sensible and remain in his own sphere, but others realise that the need to follow one’s heart’s desire, into the imagination, may be the only way to freedom. Lorca’s first play is a symbolist masterpiece, exploring many of the characteristic themes, of forbidden love and the imminence of death, that infu...se his later work.
Captioned performance on 20 January.
Induction loop installed.
Suitable for adults.
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A puppet begins its life on hands and feet!

One of many little rabbits which feature in ‘My Shadow and Me’ currently showing on the puppet barge!

“A nation that does not support and encourage its theatre is - if not dead - dying” - Federico García Lorca Our monkey skeleton marionette couldn’t agree more! 🐒 🎭 🐒

We had a magical time watching The Tortoise and the Hare at Richmond riverside. The puppeteers captured the animals characteristics perfectly.

Very special and beautiful venue in one of my favourite spot in London. I absolutely adore this place and will be back with my son and husband very soon! Thank you �

Unique venue, amazing experience, so rare to find a place like this in this day and age, will definitely be coming again!

Trevlig föreställning och spännande båt för både vuxna och barn.

The Puppet Barge is a unique piece in the rich tapestry of London culture, an experiential feast indeed!!!

Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful performance and extra workshop! ;-)

One of our favourite places in London - unique, magical, visually stunning and always captivating. The Red Balloon had our emotions bubbling. Thank you!



Kerrin Tatman, Co-Director of Moving Parts: Newcastle Puppetry Festival

Magical for children, my boys loved it

It was a while ago I went to a theatre show here on this very charming magical Barge Theatre , it was wonderful, a really enjoyable experience !

I liked very much your show of last Sunday.

I just want to come back again and again..

Fantastic show! My toddler really enjoyed it. His parents and Aunty did too. It was a magical experience. Well done to all involved.

Best place for string puppetry in the country!

Beautiful and magical! Can’t wait to go back . just wish it was there in the winter too for even cosier times x

Amazing. Absolutely blown away. So clever. Highly recommended. Must see!

A really beautiful, wonderful experience.