Smoking Apples

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🐝 Next weekend is back out on the road and heading to the 📅 Catch us on 20 & 21 June 👋 Hope to see you there! ...
10/06/2026

🐝 Next weekend is back out on the road and heading to the

📅 Catch us on 20 & 21 June

👋 Hope to see you there!



ID: The image shows a person wearing black dungarees and a yellow t-shirt performing in front of a crowd. Their hands are in the air and written in text between them is the word Buzz. At the bottom of the image there is a section of yellow, illustrated honeycomb and text over the top which reads ‘20 & 21 June. Festival of Leisure 2026.’

Our friends at are bringing this playful and joyous new children’s circus show to Oxford on 13th and 14th June. Visit t...
05/06/2026

Our friends at are bringing this playful and joyous new children’s circus show to Oxford on 13th and 14th June.

Visit the website to see the trailer, it looks absolutely brilliant!
Schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on

It’s great to see more exciting children’s theatre emerging, definitely one to check out if you have a free Sat/Sun.

ID: A promo photo for a show with one person sat down and one person upside down above them. The title is ‘Mummy, what’s wrong with that man’s legs?’ and the caption reads ‘Oxfordshire friends check this out!’

26/05/2026

Upstream build - part 3

Another update from Hattie’s workshop!
In summary, the correx was too heavy for the wings, so we will find another use for this! It worked very well for the body though.

All the mech is now working well and we just need to get it covered, add some legs and put his head back on.

We are performing this weekend so come along if you would like to see if the finished puppet in action.

All dates available on our website.

VD: Video of a puppet wing mechanism in various stages of development. With sections made of cardboard, wood and 3D printed black plastic.


Thanks to for making such a great book!

12/05/2026

🔩 Here’s an update from Hattie’s workshop where Hercules the Heron is getting his new wings.

📆 This years Upstream dates are now on the website, join us for our first shows at Morden Hall, London, at the end of the month.

Smokingapplestheatre.com/show/upstream

The book featured is by 🤩

VD: Video of a puppet wing mechanism in various stages of development. With sections made of cardboard, wood and 3D printed black plastic.

Last week Molly was back with a group of lovely students, running a puppetry masterclass.This group are working on a ne...
07/05/2026

Last week Molly was back with a group of lovely students, running a puppetry masterclass.

This group are working on a new devised piece with Director, Ola Ince and are heading to New York soon, to do a work in progress of it before returning to perform the full show in London.



Image 1 ID: Molly smiling at the camera, wearing a green Fairfield Halls lanyard.
Image 2 ID: A group of young people in a circle with their heads down. They are operating some small puppets made from mugs and tea towels.
Image 3 ID: An image of the stage door entrance to Fairfield Halls. There is a brick wall with a sign on it saying ‘Artists’. Above the sky is blue.

It's our first Buzz shows of the year!We are excited to be heading to Bryngarw Country Park to celebrate on Sunday 17t...
06/05/2026

It's our first Buzz shows of the year!

We are excited to be heading to Bryngarw Country Park to celebrate on Sunday 17th May 🐝

⏰ 11.30 – 12.15pm & 1.30 – 2.15pm
Join Billy Bumble as he shrinks down to bee-size and learns about the troubles that they face. Featuring spell-binding puppetry and a giant honeycomb set, join us for a whirlwind ride, avoiding grumpy Mr Fred and the gaping jaws of Shredder the dog!

We will be part of a jam (honey?) packed day with lots to do whilst learning about the importance of bees and how we can protect them. 🍯

Looking forward to seeing you there!

All events are free to attend, with no booking required. Just come along for some family friendly fun!

Hosted by and supported by and .

ID: A poster for BrynGarw Bee Day with a photo of a bee pollinating a flower, a bee themed gonk gnome and a puppet bee buzzing over the title.

👋 We have been a little bit quiet on here lately, because we are busy planning and preparing for our Spectrum Youth Thea...
27/04/2026

👋 We have been a little bit quiet on here lately, because we are busy planning and preparing for our Spectrum Youth Theatre residencies coming soon.

✏ One of the more fun tasks we get to work on, is coming up with template makes and puppet designs for our participants to use. Hattie has been busy drawing up ideas in her workshop.

We can't wait to bring these to life with the participants - we are always delighted by how much they improve and elevate our ideas during the sessions.

💬Stay tuned to find out more about how we put our projects together and bring them to life!💬

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

ID: Photo taken from above of a desk with a small pile of line drawings on white paper, and half a cup of coffee in the top right. The top drawing is of a palm leaf.

13/04/2026

We can’t wait to bring our outdoor shows to audiences across the UK this Summer! This is the last call to book Upstream or Buzz for your event.

🌊 Upstream: Meet Lyra, water explorer extraordinaire, and her enchanting new friend, Old Mother River, as they uncover the troubling changes in our rivers and waterways.

🐝 Buzz: Follow Billy Bumble on an unforgettable journey as he shrinks down to bee-size and uncovers the buzzing world of our black and yellow friends.

➡ Email Matt on [email protected] for bookings.

Great for festivals, community events or outdoor spaces, these shows bring a sense of hope and wonder to audiences of all ages, and offer thought-provoking messages around sustainability.

VD: A reel that includes the Upstream trailer followed by the Buzz trailer. Trailer for Upstream: A series of clips of 3 performers doing an outdoor show, with a small girl puppet, an otter and a heron puppet. The set is a wooden, winding structure that includes water features.
Trailer for Buzz: A series of clips of 3 performers doing an outdoor show, with giant bee puppets, a small boy puppet, and a giant dog puppet. The set is a stacked honeycomb structure with giant colourful flowers in front.


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