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The Emperor and the Nightingale

A traditional marionette performance, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.

Event Date

23 July 2025

This event will also happen on the following dates:

Wednesday 23 Jul 2025
Friday 25 Jul 2025
Saturday 26 Jul 2025
Wednesday 30 Jul 2025
Thursday 31 Jul 2025
Friday 01 Aug 2025
Wednesday 06 Aug 2025
Friday 08 Aug 2025
Saturday 09 Aug 2025
Wednesday 13 Aug 2025
Friday 15 Aug 2025
Saturday 16 Aug 2025
Wednesday 20 Aug 2025
Friday 22 Aug 2025
Wednesday 27 Aug 2025
Friday 29 Aug 2025
Saturday 30 Aug 2025

Description

A beautiful and lyrical production with Chinese flute music by Yue Guo. A nightingale sings and charms the Emperor, until a mechanical bird takes its place. When the mechanical bird explodes, the real nightingale returns to sing on its own…

Suitable for ages 4 – 94. Performances begin at 2pm.

July 23rd, 25th, 26th, 30th and 31st.

August 1st, 6th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 22nd, 27th, 29th and 30th.

The show lasts about 1.5 hours, including an interval in the middle. Optional after show – ask questions, meet the puppets and puppeteers and take photographs.

Tickets: Children £10, Adults £8.50, Family £32 (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children.)

Choose your seats and book online, via the website www.up-front.com or on Ticketsource.

The venue coffee shop will be open, but booking is advised for lunch.