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A SAUCY, FUN PUPPET CABARET
WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE FORUM!
Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival is back this autumn!
Tunbridge Wells is set to become a colourful showground for live theatre and animation when the Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival returns to the town this October
F
ollowing the success of the first puppetry festival held in 2015, organisers are promising an even bigger, more varied line- up of award-winning
entertainment for all ages when it returns on 13th and 14th October. Get set for a packed programme of world-class puppetry, animation and object theatre, including global theatrical phenomenon Disney’s The Lion King who will be partnering this year’s festival with workshops for schools and two exciting events at Trinity Theatre – an exhibition of costumes, puppets and masks from the West End production, plus an on-stage masterclass and Q&A with members of the cast and puppetry department.
Events right across town With some of the very best in the business lined up to perform their magical, funny, moving and amazing shows across the town, there really will be something for everyone, including a host of free entertainment to enjoy on The Pantiles on Saturday 14th October. So if you’ve never considered seeing a puppetry show
before, why not come along to Tunbridge Wells and give it a go?
Families with very young children can catch Old Saw’s Duvet Day for babies and toddlers, at the Assembly Hall Theatre. For primary school ages there’s Finger and Thumb Theatre’s charming shadow puppetry versions of The Carnival of the Animals and The Ugly Duckling at Trinity Theatre. Indefinite Articles’ Claytime and Norwich Puppet Theatre’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier will be at the Adult Education Centre.
And in the evening for adults and teenagers there’s Smoking Apples’ In Our Hands and the wonderfully funny and colourful Clementine’s Fabulous Road
Show by Mark Mander, both at Trinity Theatre. There’s also a saucy, fun Puppet Cabaret that will be performed at The Forum!
The programme of free outdoor events will take place on: • The Pantiles from 10am on Saturday 14th October. Robert Styles will bring his traditional Punch and Judy to the Bandstand and Squashbox Theatre’s The Sea Show and The Fetch’s interactive puppet booth experience Clapper Box will perform at intervals during the day. • Vamos’ fun walkabout show Midwives on Call will start at The Pantiles and travel throughout the town whilst Circle of Two’s Bambolina and Dodo will provide a spectacular finale of the programme on The Pantiles at 4pm.
Follow the Puppetry Festival on: Facebook: www.facebook. com/twpuppetryfestival Twitter: @twpuppetryfest
www.twitter.com/ twpuppetryfest Instagram:
www.instagram. com/twpuppetryfest
Funded by Arts Council England, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and Kent County Council, and with thanks to many local sponsors, festival tickets are on sale now, starting from just £5.
• For more information and to book, visit
www.twpuppetryfestival.org or call the box office on 01892 678678.
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