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This page lists all the scheduled events at Buxton Opera House. If you would like to see all the shows between specific dates in the future then please select your preferred start and end date. Alternatively, you may filter by category.
My Tree
27 July 2:00 PM
Buxton Puppet Festival 09
In this contemporary and captivating fairy story, Tilly awakes broken and alone on a dump and encounters unusual friends – Dan the Pan, Terusty the Pram and Suitcase Man – wayfarers anxious to pass through the Door who has lost its key! Tilly sets off on a journey to find her own Lime tree and solve the predicament. But can a puppet find her way in this topsy-turvy world?
Suitable for children aged 5 & over. Read more about this event … or
My Tree
27 July 4:00 PM
Buxton Puppet Festival 09
In this contemporary and captivating fairy story, Tilly awakes broken and alone on a dump and encounters unusual friends – Dan the Pan, Terusty the Pram and Suitcase Man – wayfarers anxious to pass through the Door who has lost its key! Tilly sets off on a journey to find her own Lime tree and solve the predicament. But can a puppet find her way in this topsy-turvy world?
Suitable for children aged 5 & over. Read more about this event … or
An Audience with Marcus Clarke
27 July 8:00 PM
Buxton Puppet Festival 09
An entertaining evening of information and anecdotes with one of Britain’s most experienced TV puppeteers, currently working on Bookaboo as part of Milkshake. Marcus has a career spanning 20+ years and 60+ children’s TV shows. He will tell stories of his time in television and theatre, with Jim Henson’s Company and many others. This is an evening not to be missed, full of chills and spills.
Suitable for audiences aged 16 & over. Read more about this event … or
Tom Tit Tot
29 July 12:00 PM
Buxton Puppet Festival 09
I’m going camping – but I’ve forgotten my tent! Never mind, I’ll sit under my big umbrella and tell you a story. An English folktale about spinning – like Rumplestiltskin, but with some surprising twists!
Suitable for children aged 3 & over Read more about this event … or