THE KEEPER'S NESTS

Judith Hope

NORTHUMBERLAND STREET

12.30pm and 3.30pm daily

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Encounter two giant magpies as they stalk the streets in their rickety, ramshackle nests, in search of your darkest secrets. Step into a curious world of magic and make believe, and maybe post a secret or two...

JOIN THE PARADE

Compagnie with Balls

NORTHUMBERLAND STREET

11am, 1pm, 3pm daily

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Movement theatre and dynamic poetry on a grand scale, "Join the Parade" is a joyful dance through the streets by two 4 metre high figures. Pablo, a giant puppet, dances and plays with Atharina, a charming lady gracefully moving on top of a giant 2 metre ball! And the audience? They cannot help but be seduced into joining the parade. 

DOLLY THE GIRAFFE

VIP Puppets

NORTHUMBERLAND STREET

12pm, 2pm, 4pm daily

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Budding zookeepers of all ages are invited to meet Dolly, a life size serene, elegant and beautiful interactive puppet, who roams the streets aided by her zookeeper puppeteers. As with any giraffe, she needs feeding, petting and cleaning up after... Come along and say hello!

LITTLE FAWN CARAVAN

Sokobauno Theatre

 

Sokobauno Theatre presents 'The Great Tada' and 'Feature Comforts' in the unique Little Fawn Caravan. 7 shows per day for up to 12 people.

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ALPHABETTI THEATRE

Thursday 11th April 2019

2pm, 2.40pm, 3.40pm, 5pm, 5.40pm, 6.30pm, 7.40pm

 

ALPHABETTI THEATRE

Friday 12th April 2019

2pm, 2.40pm, 3.40pm, 5pm, 5.40pm, 6.30pm, 8.10pm

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OUSEBURN FARM

Saturday 13th April 2019

11am*, 11.40am*, 12.40pm*, 2.40pm*, 3.20pm*, 4.20pm*, 5pm*

 

* FULLY BOOKED

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(20 mins per show)

Ages 7+ / adults

Pay-as-you-feel (booking required - see below) 

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TO BOOK: Email info@newcastlepuppetryfestival.co.uk with the date, show time and number of people you want to book tickets for. This is a pay-as-you-feel event and there will be a collection bucket at the caravan. 

PROFESSOR AMBROSE MERRYWEATHER

& HIS FABULOUS FOSSILS

Vivify

OUSEBURN FARM

11am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm

FREE

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Professor Ambrose Merryweather, a respected Professor of Paleontology, will be perambulating Ouseburn Farm in his Victorian bath chair. He looks forward to meeting passers-by and revealing to them his rare collection of Fabulous Fossils… Pause to gaze on in amazement at his animated ammonites, singing skulls and dancing dinosaur.

DON QUIXOTE

Seb Mayer

OUSEBURN FARM

12pm, 2pm, 4pm

FREE

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Join the most famous knight in all of Spain to learn for yourself how to dress, how to fight, and most importantly, how to love like a knight! An interactive performance for children and their families. 

THE MEANDERTHALS

Noisy Oyster

OUSEBURN FARM

12.30pm, 3pm

FREE

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Two fantasy walkabout characters carry their enormous loads humming to themselves. Their roving, blinking eyes view the passers by with interest, and occasionally they issue a gigantic sneeze. When they slow to a halt they are spurred on by the little disgruntled passengers stowed away in the luggage.