Garlic Theatre

24/10/2025

After our of China, we are looking forward to being back at Norwich Puppet Theatre tomorrow,come along and see us, two shows, 11.-0and 2.30pm.

Hickory Dickory Dock – Norwich Puppet Theatre, Multiple dates and times - In the marvellous Museum of Clocks is a wonderful mouse clock for all to see. One day the clock is broken and a brave little mouse runs away... In another part of town Mrs Hickory orders a new alarm clock and a huge box arri...

02/09/2025

08/08/2025

🎭 Save the Date! 🎭
Skipton International Puppetry Symposium 2025
📅 17–18 October 2025
📍 Skipton Town Hall, North Yorkshire

Reconnect – Revision – Re-set: UK Puppetry Symposium

Join us for a vibrant two-day gathering of puppetry professionals from across the UK and beyond. Expect workshops, performances, panels, and networking — all designed to spark collaboration, support early-career artists, and grow the sector.

💬 Where is UK puppetry now — thriving, struggling, or surviving?
💡 Where do we want to be, and how do we get there?

Let’s come together to share, connect, and shape the future of our artform. Isolation is real — but unity is powerful. What do we need from our organisations to better support us, at home and on tour?

✨ Highlights include:
Workshops and panels with leading puppetry professionals
Public performances and exhibitions
Opportunities for early-career artists to showcase work
Celebration of the British Puppet Guild’s centenary
AGM of Puppeteers UK and sector-wide networking

🎟️ Symposium Day Tickets Available Soon! See skiptontownhall.co.uk/PuppetSymposium for more details.

Organised by North Yorkshire Council and funded by Arts Council England.



Arts Council England
Skipton Town Hall
North Yorkshire Council
British Puppet Guild
British UNIMA
UNIMA Internationale
Improbable
Lempen Puppet Theatre Company
Puppet Centre Trust
PUK - Puppeteers UK
The Punch and Judy Fellowship
Theatre-Rites
Curious School of Puppetry
Life and Limb Puppets
Garlic Theatre
Ángeles de Trapo (Teatro de títeres)

31/07/2025

Looking forward to being back at Norden Farm Maidenhead for two days with 3 Little Pig Tails, come along and held in the fun and make some houses.

A fresh and funny version of the classic story of the three little pigs set in Paris. A grumpy old wolf is a chef who wants some pigs' tails for his soup.  Will the little pigs outwit the wolf and what kind of house will they build?  A funny, warm-hearted and interactive rustic tale to make you ...

24/07/2025

Summer is here, and we are delighted to be hosting a range of incredible activities in our libraries, thanks to the fantastic Creative Arts East. Link to book all events is in the comments!

Whether you want to take part in some printmaking, making a story garden, or a merry slapstick puppet adventure with Mrs Hickory as she solves the mystery of a lifetime, we've got the event for you 😍

Letterpress Blooms with Donna Thompson
Monday 11 August, 10am-12pm
Dersingham Library

Letterpress Magic Seeds!
Wed 13 August, 10.30am-12pm
King's Lynn Library

Make Your Own Story Garden with ART AT WORK
Monday 18 August, 10.30am-12pm, Gorleston Library
Tuesday 19 August, 10.30am-12pm, Downham Market Library
Wednesday 20 August, 10.30am-12pm, Mile Cross Library
Thursday 21 August, 10.30am-12pm, Fakenham Library
Friday 22 August, 2.30- 4pm, Dereham Library

Hickory Dickory Dock by Garlic Theatre
Wednesday 20 August, 10.30am & 2pm
Fakenham Library

06/04/2025

*New venue*

🐷3 LITTLE PIG TAILS
📍Scaldgate Youth and Community Centre, 15 Scaldgate, Whittlesey, PE7 1SD
📅Saturday 17 May, 2:30-3:30pm

In May Garlic Theatre will be bringing their Three Little Pig Tails to Whittlesey. This fresh and funny version of the classic story of The Three Little Pigs is set in Paris. A grumpy old wolf is a chef looking for pigs’ tails for his soup. Funny and warm-hearted, you'll be squealing with laughter. It is bristling with puppets, live music and lots of joining in.

Suitable for: Families with children aged 3-8yrs
Tickets: £4/Family saver £15

Booking is essential - tickets on sale now 👉https://tinyurl.com/3littlepigswhit

Tickets are subject to availability. Early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. Sold-out events usually have a waiting list, contact [email protected] to join the list or for any other ticket queries.
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21/03/2025

13/03/2025

Really looking forward to being back at the Corn Hall inDiss this on Saturday with 3 Little Pig Tails, 11 o’clock show, why not come along and meet the pigs and a big bad wolf who wants to make some delicious soup .

Venue: The Corn Hall Date: Saturday 15th March 2025 Show Time: 11.00am Show Information: The 3 Little Pigs Tales An intimate theatre experience for young children with beautiful puppets and set, live accordion music, singing and joining in. Wonderfully organic, funny and entertaining for all ages. A...

06/09/2024

Really looking forward to being back at The Lyric tomorrow with The Bag that went Boo.
And then we take the show to China.

The delightfully comic story of a little red bag that jumps out of a brown paper bag – what in the world is it and where is it going?

02/08/2024

BOOK NOW!

Jack and the Beans Talks - 3pm, Friday 9th August!
by Garlic Theatre
This performance is supported by applause.org.uk
3pm
Tickets: £5; £10; £15

A fresh and funny retelling of the traditional story with an organic twist and an ideal
gentle introduction to theatre. For ages 3 - 8

Was it a dream or did I hear a talking bean?
Jack lives on a small farm with his mum and very little to eat. He likes to talk to the
birds, his cow and anyone who will listen.

Imagine his surprise when he swaps his cow for some magic beans and starts to
hear a whispering in the breeze and a giant rumble in the sky...
Charming and inventive with plenty of interaction, an enormous beanstalk, bags of
gold and a smelly old giant Jack and the Beans Talk is a cautionary tale about what might happen if you throw things out of the window!

From the company that brought you Oldilocks and the Three Bears; The Bag that
went BOO! and Snug and Grub catch a Bug.

BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment: https://stadehall.com/sail-away-season/



Don't forget you can hire us: https://stadehall.com/book-our-spaces/