Smoking Apples

Smoking Apples Visit us at www.smokingapplestheatre.com
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04/09/2026

We will shortly be arriving at.. Oxford🚂🚂
Come and join us as Kinder returns to the South East, at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum this October.

We are so pleased to be performing this very special and unique show again, and we would love to see some of you there.

📍 Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
📅 Tue 20 Oct – 1pm and 7pm
📅 Wed 21 Oct – 10am and 1pm
🎟️ Get your tickets here : https://smokingapplestheatre.com/show/kinder/

(Schools bookings welcome for daytime shows)



VD: Close up on a finger pressing a gold button. Snap to travelling a long a miniature train track through a tunnel in semi darkness. A puppet of an older woman with white hair sitting on a train chair, on the words ‘1938’ she jumps and stares to camera.
Snap to a puppet of a young girl with a balloon. Title page, Kinder by Smoking Apples Theatre. Next, Two time Offie award winning. Snap to a shadow projection showing Prague with bomber plains flying overhead.
Next the young girl clutches her suitcase sitting on a train. A puppet of a jolly woman with ginger victory rolls offers a bag of sweets to the girl.
Close up on a train station side reading Hoek Van Holland. Next the girl is standing by a ferry port sign whilst an arm points and instructs her where to go. A second arm appears on her right and pats her head, she puts her suitcase down and rubs her head in distress.
Next a colourful map shows a small train travelling from CZ across SUD towards GER. Then a shadow projection of a row of houses with silhouette puppets walking across screen. Next a teacher with a cane at a window.
Title slide shows 3 sets of 5 star reviews. Close up on the map, the train is travelling through NL. Back to a station sign which shows Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. Snap to a shadow of an illustrated map of Prague. As the announcement starts we see the older woman by a market stall with her suitcase, looking around. Close up on the woman, she puts her hand to her head, she looks over her shoulder and sees a memory of herself as a young girl sitting with her suitcase.

Did someone say Christmas🎄 ..in September?! It's never too early. Especially when you can still make use of our early bi...
02/09/2026

Did someone say Christmas🎄 ..in September?!

It's never too early. Especially when you can still make use of our early bird discount for our run at the Quarterhouse, Folkestone. Hurry, discount ends this Friday!

🎟️ Tickets available through Creative Folkestone website, head to our website or theirs for info
📍 Quarterhouse, Folkestone
📅 Sat 19 Dec to Thu 24 Dec

ID: A man in a top hat and tails stares and points out to the distance, holding an old fashioned lamp. Text above him reads 'Last chance' and he has a white speech bubble with black text saying 'Early Birdy discount ends on Friday'.

Our Producer, Kate, was up at Edinburgh Fringe Festival last week. One of her highlights was Book of Shadows, which she ...
27/08/2026

Our Producer, Kate, was up at Edinburgh Fringe Festival last week. One of her highlights was Book of Shadows, which she describes as;

"A masterclass in shadow puppetry. It was completely mesmerising to watch the craft of an hour-long shadow puppetry show, with exquisite illustrations and constant live switching between the projectors. I highly recommend catching this show whilst you still can."

Book of Shadows | Edinburgh Festival Fringe https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/book-of-shadows

If you are there, we recommend checking it out before it finishes on Sunday!

🎁 Why not give future you an early Christmas present and get your tickets booked in now? Especially as discounted Early ...
26/08/2026

🎁 Why not give future you an early Christmas present and get your tickets booked in now? Especially as discounted Early Bird tickets are still available... but don't wait too long, this offer ends on 4th September. 🏃

🎟️ Tickets are available through Creative Folkestone website, head to our website or theirs for info.

ID: A photo of Scrooge in his red nightgown, looking up in fear. Decorated with illustrations on holly and berries. White text reads 'Don't panic... there's still time to buy your Early Bird tickets.'

Bumper Upstream Weekend!To round off the Summer we have 5 days of Upstream performances starting this Thursday and runni...
24/08/2026

Bumper Upstream Weekend!

To round off the Summer we have 5 days of Upstream performances starting this Thursday and running through to bank holiday Monday.

Here are the details:
🌊 Thurs 27th August - Coalhouse Fort, Thurrock
🌊 Fri 28th August – Four Fun Fridays, Andover High Street
🌊 Sat to Mon, 29th, 30th, 31st August – Wetland Centre, London (the show is included in your admission ticket).

Come and join us to see out the end of the Summer holidays with some puppetry joy.

Upstream is a family friendly puppetry show. No booking required - see you there 😁
Photos by Leon Watkins

ID: 3 photos from Upstream, each shows puppeteers and a puppet of a small girl with ginger hair, wearing dungarees. In one photo there is an otter puppet and in another photo there is audience watching in the background.

🌭Yes, it’s August but don’t be a silly sausage and not make use of the early bird discount on   tickets! 🌟 December you ...
18/08/2026

🌭Yes, it’s August but don’t be a silly sausage and not make use of the early bird discount on tickets!

🌟 December you will thank you later!

🎟️ Tickets available through Creative Folkestone website, head to our website or theirs for info



ID: The image shows two lavishly dressed gentlemen, having a feast. One has a string of sausages around the other’s neck and both are pulling silly faces. There is text that reads; ‘Don’t be a silly sausage… Early Bird tickets on sale now!’

🐝 We’re back on the road with outdoor shows this week, starting with    on Thursday, followed by Chelsea Physic Garden o...
11/08/2026

🐝 We’re back on the road with outdoor shows this week, starting with on Thursday, followed by Chelsea Physic Garden on Sunday! Hope to see you there! 🚙



ID: 4 photos from Buzz showing giant bee puppets and performers in black and yellow, with a giant honeycomb set. Text reads, “Buzz Last shows this Summer”.

We were very sad to hear of the loss of puppetry legend, Ronnie Le Drew, last week. We were actually running workshops a...
07/08/2026

We were very sad to hear of the loss of puppetry legend, Ronnie Le Drew, last week. We were actually running workshops at the Little Angel Theatre when we heard the news, which is also where we first met him, many, many years ago.

He was such a kind supporter of our work over the years, and it was always a delight to see him and catch up.

We don’t have a lot of photos with him, because we were usually too busy chatting, but these are a couple of highlights.

The first of Molly and Ronnie at the Offies a couple of years ago, and the second of Hattie and Ronnie puppeteering together (at a Little Angel event no less).

He will be sorely missed, but the light he brought us will never go out. ❤️
Ronnie Le Drew

🏝️ Next up for our   residencies is Prime Theatre ✂️ Join us for a week long residency where we design and make puppets,...
06/08/2026

🏝️ Next up for our residencies is Prime Theatre

✂️ Join us for a week long residency where we design and make puppets, write a script and create a short film

🌴 The theme this year is Desert Island, imagining all of the creatures that have come to life out of things washed up on the shores!

💷 SYT is FREE to join, you just need to sign up to secure your space

👀 Details can be found on the Prime Theatre website (Click on Productions)

🥥 Supported by Arts Council England and Enterprise Arts Trust



ID: The image shows a picture of a desert island filled with palm trees. There is a yellow title that reads ‘Spectrum Youth Theatre’. Underneath is says ‘Free to attend, for ages 11 - 18’.

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
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