Within our foyer exists the most magical display of puppets you could imagine! Literally hundreds line the walls and ceiling providing a standing monument to the fine work produced by the Company throughout the last 30 years.

In April 2008 Spare Parts Puppet Theatre hosted The 20th UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival – the Olympics of Puppetry.Never before, had an event like this been held in the Southern Hemisphere and it was only the third time it had been held outside Europe in it’s 80 year history… it was very exciting!

The Million Puppet Project was at the centre of this amazing event. People from across the world made puppets for the Million Puppet Project. It was a Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Puppet Display!

While we didn’t have a million puppets we have many thousands of stories, touched many lives and brought our love and magic of puppetry to more than a million people.

We received puppets from over 65 countries across the world, including Estonia, Armenia, France, China, Spain, India, South Africa, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Algeria, Canada, USA, UK, New Caledonia, Cambodia, Christmas Island, Lapland, Finland…. this is just naming a very few.

Some of these puppets are on exhibition in our museum.

Also located at our theatre is our shop where we have books and puppet related merchandise available for purchase. Whenever we present a production based on a book, we are almost certain to be selling copies in our shop. Fun finger puppets, crazy puppet pencils, wooden marionettes and fun t-shirts are some of the other merchandise we carry throughout the year. Remember us when you are next looking for an exciting and unusual present! Gift vouchers to our shows are also available for purchase.

The Museum and shop are open from 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday (although it can often be closed for an hour or so at lunchtime). Admission is free.