Shoe Baby
at The Festival Theatre @ Hever Castle, Edenbridge
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Shoe Baby is a magical puppet show. A fantastical sing-a-long adventure with a baby who takes to the sea, the air, the zoo all in a shoe! Adapted from the book written by well-known author, Joyce Dunbar and illustrated by Polly Dunbar, the music is written by talented musician, Tom Gray of the award-winning band Gomez.
Based on the colourful and charming picture book from the mother-and-daughter team “There once was a baby who hid in a shoe, and had learned how to say ‘How do you do?’. In a shoe you might think there is not much to do, but this very same baby went to sea in that shoe!” And so the baby’s journey continues – but where are his parents? Could the two giants looking for a baby and a shoe be them?
Awarded Best children’s show of Brighton Festival 2006
Running time 30 mins plus 20 mins wrap around activities. Age 2-6 year olds and the young at heart.
Long Nose Puppets
Long Nose is a Brighton based children’s theatre company that creates inspiring, inventive and colourful puppet shows for the very young. The company was co-founded in 2006 by Katherine Morton and Polly Dunbar; they studied illustration at Brighton University where they often worked together creating characters and stories. Katherine and Polly make the puppets out of anything and everything: latex, wood, found objects, socks, old umbrellas and the odd lampshade. The puppets range in size from handheld rod puppets to full body costumes.
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Long Nose Puppet Theatre
Long Nose was co-founded in 2006 by Katherine Morton and Polly Dunbar; they studied illustration at Brighton University where they often worked together creating characters and stories. Katherine and Polly make the puppets out of anything and everything: latex, wood, found objects, socks, old umbrellas and the odd lampshade. The puppets range in size from handheld rod puppets to full body costumes. Polly Dunbar is a well known children’s author and illustrator best know for her books Penguin and the Tilly and Friends series. Long Nose is unique in that Polly has a completely hands on roll in devising the shows and making the puppets, therefore the final productions are as close to the books as is possible. Polly is the daughter of Joyce Dunbar who wrote Shoe Baby and Pat A Cake Baby. Their music is composed by Tom Gray of the band Gomez. Tom also co-composed the music for the Cbeebies series based on Polly’s books Tilly and Friends. Ant Morton, actor and puppeteer is part of the creative team, he helps devise the shows and breathes life in to the puppets through skilled movement and humour. Ant takes the puppets out on the road along with our team of talented puppeteers.
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rated excellent
The Festival Theatre @ Hever Castle
Hever Castle
Edenbridge
TN8 7NG
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on Tue 15 April 2025
