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There’s a packed programme of activities during the school holidays in April – but hurry along to the City Museum and Records Office to catch the highly popular ‘Magic of Masks and Puppets’ exhibition which ends on Sunday 20 April.
Full of colour and fun and bringing together a fascinating collection of puppets and masks from around the world, over 13,000 people have visited the exhibition since it opened at the end of January.
Items on display include exhibits from films and television such as animatronic Morag the Cow from BBC television's Fully Booked and the infamous crawling Baby Dawn from the film Trainspotting, exquisite shadow puppets from India, Indonesia, Greece and Turkey, giant Russian Doll figures, Chinese marionettes and hand puppets, an antique Bunraku puppet from Japan and a Burmese Prince and Princess from the nineteenth century.
There is also a section dedicated to the European tradition including commedia dell'arte, Punch and Judy, toy theatre and Pelham Puppets. In addition you can see a wide-ranging collection of work from contemporary Scottish puppet companies.
Shadow puppets, dragons, workshops and puppet shows will amaze and entertain during the holidays next week:
Wednesday 9 April
10am to12 midday
Shadow Puppet Workshop with Wishworks
Make your own shadow puppets and use them to perform fantastic stories
Children age 3+
Call 023 9282 7261 to book your free place
Wednesday 9 April
2pm to 4pm
Rod Puppet Workshop with Wishworks
Make your own rod puppets and introduce them on a catwalk
Suitable for children 5+
Call 023 9282 7261 to book your free place
Saturday 12 April
11am, 1pm and 3pm
St George and the Dragon by Perrotts Puppet Players
This 13th Century story has it all - dragons, battles, romance and a joke about a sheep. Taken from 'The Golden Legend', an anthology of the 'real lives' of the saints (around 1260) and printed by William Caxton in 1483, this tale of villains, monsters and rescues provide great entertainment for all the family.
No booking required
Admission free
Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
City Museum and Records Office
Museum Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2LJ
Tel: 023 9282 7261
www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk
Contact for further information: Bryony Kelly, Education Officer tel: 023 9282 7261, email bryony.kelly@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Portsmouth City Council
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire, PO1 2BG
023 9283 4092
general@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
