DECEMBER 26th 2022 to Jan Saturday 7th 2023 Well, we’ve just finished our October Half Term 2022, we finished on Bonfire Night. It was a rather disappointing season in one way since the Welsh and English School Holidays were on different weeks consequently instead of one week of of fullish houses we had some rather sparse days, particularly in the second week which was only local children, all the holidaymakers having gone home. Nevertheless we had lots of laughter and many performers where the audience enthusiastically entered into the fun with lots of laughter and cheers. We were, of course ..read more

The show seems to be very popular, with three out of the four performances so far fully booked. Of course the smaller audiences necessitated by Covid rules means a “full house” is much more likely. I must admit that despite the cut in revenue I do enjoy the smaller audiences with a more intimate and friendly atmosphere. I’m enjoying it. This is a very demanding show two very different scenes to set and a longer magic show than usual. The show is supposed to last an hour and a half but has been nearly two hours on a couple of days. Nobody has complained. This weeks cabaret features Kasperl, the ..read more

We are preparing the October Half Term Show. Full Details and Booking at http://puppetshow.info Our Christmas pantomime, Aladdin, will open on Boxing Day 2021 and run to the end of the school holiday ..read more

ReOpening At Last! All things continuing as announced by the Welsh Government we will be able to open for a short Summer Season, starting on Monday August 10th and ending on August 30th. We will have a show at 3pm, Monday to Friday when we will be showing The Grand Puppet Circus, then after a short interval we will have Mr Bimbamboozle’s Magic Tricks – with lots of participation by the Children. Then to finish the show, as always, there will be a selection of acts from Marionette Cabaret, where you see not only incredible manipulation but also see just how the strings are pulled. You Can Book ..read more

May Half Term Online Show From the replies I have received it seems that the online shows, Aladdin at Christmas and the Sleeping Beauty for February Half Term, then the ever popular Alice in Wonderland for the Easter Holiday, have proved popular and given me something to do. So for the May Half Term, May 29th to June 6th, I plan to do Eric Bramall’s favourite Puppet Play, “The Princess & the Gooseberry Mandarin”. I know some of you have seen this before, but for those who haven’t, you are in for the biggest surprise ending in puppetry. Of course it won’t be as powerful on the screen as whe ..read more

Things are looking a bit more cheerful aren’t they? Just a bit. No sign of the Harlequin actually re-opening yet. Still I thought I should do something for half term ..read more

ALADDIN or The Wonderful Lamp Like everyone else we have been turned topsy-turvy by this Covid virus and the ever changing regulations to keep us all as safe as possible. Certainly it soon became clear that we in Wales were not going to be able to open theatres for pantomimes and Christmas shows. It won’t be the same, but we are going to upload our pantomime onto the web and invite you all to pretend you are at the puppet theatre watching the show. We have chosen that traditional favourite, ALADDIN, or the Wonderful Lamp. A version of this story is told in practically every country of the worl ..read more

This annual event known as The May Fayre takes place in St Paul’s Churchyard, Covent Garden, London on the Sunday nearest the anniversary of Punch’s first recorded appearance in Britain. This year it has had to be cancelled due to this wretched virus. The Punch and Judy fraternity are therefore celebrating online, mainly on the Punch and Judy Page on Facebook. Chris Somerville’s contribution can be seen here: Chris, aka Mr Bimbamboozle, presents Punch & Judy to a tiny audience on a very windy Llanfairfechan seafront. Laura Hennessey Looking forward to it Chris xx ..read more

I have managed to cobble together an online show for the Easter Holidays. It is of course a poor substitute for the real thing, but it may keep some children amused. If you want to have a look then you will need to go to Http://puppetshow.info/EasterOnline/ This is best viewed on a desktop, laptop or tablet. Keep Safe, Keep Healthy ..read more

I started writing this blog when the theatre was struck by tragedy and the theatre suffered an arson attack. It was a relatively small fire but it caused a lot of damage and kept the theatre closed for a full year. Now we are closed again, but not for refurbishment (and hopefully not for a full year) but for the safety of us all. We are all, literally “all” because the whole world is involved, in the throes of this nightmare which is this coronavirus attack. It is quite terrifying in its speed of spreading among the community and the numbers to whom it proves fatal.  The only good side, as ..read more