Theatres · North Wales
Harlequin Puppet Theatre
Harlequin Puppet Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Colwyn Bay · 1.4 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Harlequin Puppet Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: Cayley Promenade, Colwyn Bay, LL28 4EP. Coordinates: 53.3067°, -3.7398°.
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Heritage listing
The Harlequin Puppet Theatre (founded 1958) is a puppet theatre at Rhos-on-Sea, Wales. Britain's oldest permanent puppet theatre, the Harlequin was built in 1958 by Eric Bramall and was later run by his former puppeteer partner, Chris Somerville, who died in 2023. The small, 100-seat theatre is home to a collection of approximately 1,000 marionettes that featured in puppet shows during Britain's school holiday seasons.
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The Harlequin Puppet Theatre (founded 1958) is a puppet theatre at Rhos-on-Sea, Wales. Britain's oldest permanent puppet theatre, the Harlequin was built in 1958 by Eric Bramall and was later run by his former puppeteer partner, Chris Somerville, who died in 2023. The small, 100-seat theatre is home to a collection of approximately 1,000 marionettes that featured in puppet shows during Britain's school holiday seasons.
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Background
History
Theatre founder Eric Bramall (born in Wallasey, Merseyside, England) began putting on touring puppet shows in 1946, with the help of his mother. From 1951 to 1956, Bramall performed increasingly elaborate puppet shows each summer in a temporary theatre built onto an existing bandstand in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. After Colwyn Bay Council said he could no longer use the bandstand, a fellow puppet enthusiast named Millicent Ford who lived on the seafront at Rhos-on-Sea offered him a portion of her land on which to build a permanent puppet theatre. Architects drew up plans based on Eric Bramall's detailed ideas. The Harlequin was built in eleven weeks, using wood, glass, and local stone…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3067, -3.7398
- District
- Conwy
- Parish
- Rhos-on-Sea
- Postcode
- LL28 4EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clwyd North
- Established
- 1958
- Nearest railway station
- Colwyn Bay — 1.4 km
- Official site
- harlequinpuppettheatre.com
Sources
- osm: w120606535 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Harlequin Puppet Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rhos on Sea - geograph.org.uk - 1055324.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harlequin Puppet Theatre?
- Harlequin Puppet Theatre is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL28 4EP), in the parish of Rhos-on-Sea.
- When was Harlequin Puppet Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1958.
- Who owns Harlequin Puppet Theatre?
- Harlequin Puppet Theatre is owned by | tenant =.
- Is Harlequin Puppet Theatre a listed building?
- Harlequin Puppet Theatre is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Harlequin Puppet Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Colwyn Bay, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL28 4EP.