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Sarah’s Paper Theatre – Thornton Community Centre

Sarahs Paper Theatre proudly presents a rare performance of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

An English Toy Theatre play made and hand coloured from Victorian printed sheets, a charming atmospheric delight for the senses. It is a happy tale of how Jack rescues the fairies from the giant’s castle by climbing a beanstalk grown from magic beans.     

Sarah is among a handful of paper & toy theatre maker-performers in the UK, a specialist of the craft with a repertoire of handmade shows based on short stories and fairy tales performing at a wide range of UK venues as well as international festivals.  https://sarahspapertheatre.co.uk/

Available for paper theatre workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and talks.

Show 25 minutes. Suitable for aged 8 years +  

The evening will also feature a brief introduction to Victorian toy theatre before the show with a Q and A and a look behind the scenes after the show. Theatre style seating in rows, limited to maximum 30 tickets.

The performance date is Friday 30th January 2026 in the Meeting Room in the Community Centre, Thornton

Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start to the evening.

Tickets are available from Sarah via email: sarahspapertheatre@gmail.com  £7.00 each

Featured in ‘Homes and Antiques’ magazine December 2024

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Markfield and Thornton theatre group

Proudly present ….

Our next production is fast approaching. From 21st- 24th January 2026 we will be performing three one act plays by David Tristram, one of the UK’s most popular  comedy playwrights.

The plays revolve around four members of the Little Grimley Amateur Dramatics Society. Gordon, the pompous chairman always coming up with solutions to save the group from folding. Margaret, who sees herself as a budding actress. Joyce, whose naivety often makes her the target of ridicule, and Bernard, the brash and coarse handyman who does not mince his words.

The first play is ‘The Fat Lady Sings in Little Grimley’, in which a rival drama group threatens their survival, forcing them into a chaotic showdown. Then, desperate to boost ticket sales, they mash together every reality-TV craze they can think of – resulting in the disastrous “Little Grimley Presents Strictly Sex Factor (On Ice.)” And finally, they find themselves tangled in suspicion, as their latest production hits dangerously close to home in “Murder in Little Grimley”.

For this production the tables will be arranged in cafe style so feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks. Seating will be limited so if you are interested please ring Anne on 01530 469714 / 07450137182 or order via email a.s.a.p. Tickets are priced at £8.

Please note that occasional coarse language is used.

We hope to see you in the new year. 

Charlotte (Group Secretary)