Little Angel Theatre
| Address |
14 Dagmar Passage Islington, London |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°32′19″N 0°06′06″W / 51.5387°N 0.1016°W |
| Type | Puppet theatre |
| Capacity | 100 seats |
| Production | Own and touring |
| Opened | 24 November 1961 |
| Website | |
| www.littleangeltheatre.com | |
The Little Angel Theatre is a puppet theatre catering for children, families and adults, off Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington.
The 100-seat theatre, in a former Temperance hall, was opened on 24 November 1961, by founder John Wright with a performance of The Wild Night Of The Witches. In January 2006, Peter Glanville took over as artistic director, who was then replaced in January 2014 by Adam Bennett[1]
In 2011, the theatre celebrated its 50th anniversary with a revival of Wild Night Of The Witches.
The theatre is both a producing and receiving house, showing work throughout the year other than for a short time in the summer. The theatre also runs participation activities for adults, teenagers and children on a termly basis. Professional development of puppeteers and the development of new work is supported by a continuing programme of work. In 2007, the company participated with the RSC in a production of Venus and Adonis using Japanese Bunraku puppets.[2] For the 2013 Christmas season, The Little Angel presented The Night Before Christmas and another sell-out revival of Dog's Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie.
References
- ↑ The History of The Little Angel accessed 25 Oct 2008
- ↑ "Raunchy puppet tale of Venus and Adonis", Camden New Journal, 29 March 2007 accessed 29 January 2008
Further reading
- John Wright Rod, Shadow and Glove: Puppets from the Little Angel Theatre (Harper Collins 1986) ISBN 0-7090-2628-5
External links
- Theatre website
- Marionette Theatre (1964) courtesy of British Pathé at YouTube
