A person in a black shirt looks down at a cardboard dog he's holding to his chest. Cardboard puppy steals hearts
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Cardboard puppy steals hearts

4 July 2022

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s holiday production Hachiko: The Loyal Dog moves young writer Bethany Stopher with its bewitching cardboard creations.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Summer fun has a dark side
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Summer fun has a dark side

7 July 2021

Shaun Tan’s classic picture book about the complexities of childhood makes a seamless – and wordless – transition to the stage. Lydia Edwards and junior reviewer Sascha Bott are charmed by this new Spare Parts Puppet Theatre production.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
A man stands in a kitchen holding a bag labelled Beanz. There is a loaf of bread upended beside him A giant re-interpretation
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A giant re-interpretation

7 January 2021

What do you get when you put a stand up comedian, vegetables, and a gentle giant in the kitchen? Rosalind Appleby and junior reviewer Asha Grandage explore Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s fun new rework of a familiar tale.

Reading time • 7 minutesTheatre
Reading time • 4 minutes

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Cleaver Street Studio

 

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