Lempen Puppet Theatre Company presents Cardboard Carnival as part of the Toyland Festival on Saturday December 9.
This is “Carnival of the Animals” but not as we know it, say the organisers on their website: “Dissected for body part potential to create the “ultimate animal” we take inspiration from the music by Camille Saint-Saëns, a little help from Charles Darwin and a whole lot of cardboard to mash up a show full of puppet possibility.
“Having performed involved stories with lots of text over the last few years, we have been looking to produce a show that puts the real magic of puppetry at the forefront. After all, puppetry is a very visual form of theatre.
“Puppetry movement and invention supported by a fantastic musical score, an exploration of the material of cardboard and a Lempen-Style framework are the ingredients of the show. We hope to leave our audiences inspired by both the animal theatricality of the carnival music and the creative potential of the simple cardboard box
“Inspiration and delight for everyone from 4 to 104.”
Venue: Community Centre, Conduit Hill.
Time: 11am; 1pm; and 3pm on Saturday December 9
Tickets: On the door £5
Photo: Lempen Puppet Theatre Co.
Photo: Lempen Puppet Theatre Co.