28 - 29 October 2013 at the Theatre Royal Brighton

Guaranteed to pull the strings and float the boat of everyone 4 – 10 yrs and the adults they bring with them!
Playing Puppets is a very special event created by Theatre Royal Brighton and H2oh! Education for The Family Arts Festival, the first UK-wide festival of eye boggling arts for all the family.

Monday 28 & Tuesday 29 October
Playing Puppets Family Sessions

Spend a full morning or afternoon on stage and create your own puppet, learn how to animate it, meet puppeteers, try out different types of puppets, watch a show and follow our trail around the building to find puppets of all shapes, sorts and sizes.
Mornings 10am – 1pm (includes performance of Red Riding Hood)
Afternoons 2pm – 5pm (includes performance of The Animal Story) Session tickets: Adults £12, Children/Seniors £10, Family ticket, 4 people, £38 

Tuesday 29 October
Playing Puppets Pop In

A chance for adults and older children to follow the puppet trail, meet local puppeteers, try out some table top puppet makes, watch pop up performances and take in the atmosphere and history of the beautiful 200 year old Theatre. Their special back stage bar will be open so pop in and play. FREE 6pm – 8pm 

This week the children are rehearsing a song to perform during the Harvest celebration on Friday 11th October. To see the lyrics, visit the Harvest Assembly page. Thank you.

Glyndebourne Tour 2013
At Glyndebourne 6 – 26 October, returning for Encore week 24 – 30 November

Tickets £18 - £66
Children’s tickets for £10 during Encore week

Glyndebourne passionately believes that opera can transform and enrich lives, and that exceptional opera is for everyone. So we have created Encore week (24 – 30 November 2013) with a range of additional activities designed to give all the family an introduction to this powerful artform, including a dedicated Family Day with a rare opportunity to peek behind the scenes at the workings of our opera house. Click here to find out more about this special week. We hope you can join us.

Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel; Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore; Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia plus a new studio production for children aged 7+, Captain Blood’s Revenge.

Book now at glyndebourne.com