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"The scale of puppetry forces you to surrender your imagination in a way that flesh and blood actors never could." THE GUARDIAN
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The Puppet Theatre Barge is located in Little Venice, central London opposite 35 Blomfield Road, London W9 2PF |
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Babuscha Baboon with a friend |
Now showing... The Flight of Babuscha Baboon The beautiful story of Babuscha Baboon - a baboon who wants to fly to the moon in a hot air balloon. She meets an elephant who is threatened by ivory hunters. Can the baboon save the elephant? The show lasts just over an hour and includes a short interval Weekend Performances February 4th at 11am & 3pm February 5th at 3pm February 11th at 11am & 3pm February 12th at 3pm
Daily Performances
February 13th - 17th (3pm each day)
Weekend Performances
February 18th at 11am & 3pm February 19th at 3pm February 25th at 11am & 3pm February 26th at 3pm March 3rd at 11am & 3pm March 4th at 3pm March 10th at 11am & 3pm March 11th at 3pm March 17th at 11am & 3pm March 18th at 3pm
or by phone 020 7249 6876 £8.50 Children & Concessions £10.00 Adults |
Brer Rabbit, Buzzard & the Brothers Bullfrog
Brer Rabbit |
Coming soon... Brer Rabbit Visits Africa Brer Rabbit travels to Africa to visit his Grandmother. He gets himself into trouble, and all the animals of Africa, elephant, lion and tortoise alike, gather to help. Based on the traditional Brer Rabbit tales, this show was specially written for the Puppet Theatre Barge, and is narrated beautifully by Rudolf Walker.
The show lasts just over an hour and includes a short interval Weekend Performances March 24th at 11am & 3pm March 25th at 3pm March 31st at 11am & 3pm April 1st at 3pm
Daily Performances
April 2nd at 3pm April 3rd at 3pm April 4th at 3pm April 5th at 3pm April 6th at 3pm April 7th at 11am & 3pm April 8th at 3pm April 9th at 3pm April 10th at 3pm April 11th at 3pm April 12th at 3pm April 13th at 3pm
Weekend Performances
April 14th at 11am & 3pm April 15th at 3pm April 21st at 11am & 3pm April 22nd at 3pm April 28th at 11am & 3pm April 29th at 3pm
“… the expressiveness of the rabbit’s ears, the jolly dancing frogs, capering monkey and the graceful motion of the buzzard’s wings in flight have a mesmerising effect on their audience.” - Time Out
or by phone 020 7249 6876 £8.50 Children & Concessions £10.00 Adults |
Babuscha Baboon travels with Elly 
Little Venice, Blomfield Rd., W9 2PF |
The Barge The first performance on the barge was presented in 1982. Described as: "...one of London's more elusive treasures" it is an established 55 seat theatre with comfortable seating and modern facilities. A unique venue, it is fully heated in the winter and cooled in the summer. The Puppet Barge is rich in atmosphere and provides the ideal setting for the shows produced by this company. Marionette and rod puppet spectacles are presented throughout the year. ClickHistoric imagesFor info on videoClickInformation about the showsand the barge |
The barge at Little Venice, Central London
The regular mooring for the
The Puppet Theatre Barge
is at Little Venice
opposite 35 Blomfield Road
London W9 2PF
We welcome people with disabilities, but due to the historic construction of the vessel we are unable to provide standard wheelchair access. Please make prior arrangements in this regard.
We do have a new Hearing Loop installed in the auditorium.
Shows are given frequently off the barge in other venues, by arrangement and are available for booking.
(Website updated 30th Jan 2012)
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For school workshops and performances
Please contact 020 7249 6876