Other Resources

Other Resources

Below you’ll find some extra resources to help you with your paper theatre. Be sure to check out our other resource pages. Enjoy!

History

The Rise and Fall of the Toy Theatres (The Craftsmanship Initiative Magazine)

A brief history of the to theatre.

Celebrating Paper Theatre

A wonderful paper/toy theatre overview from the University of California Television.

Benjamin Pollock, a Penny Plain, Tuppence Coloured (Spitalfield’s Life)

A look at one of the main Victorian mass producers of paper/toy theatres in England, Benjamin Pollock.

The Romance of the Model Theatre (Gaumont Film Company, 1920)

An early 1920s newsreel about the famous Victorian paper/toy theatre maker, Benjamin Pollock.

Reference

World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Art

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Encyclopedia Britannica

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How-to

Make Your Own Toy Theatre (Victoria and Albert Museum)

A historical paper theatre kit, instructions and script for Cinderella from the 19th century.

Hamlet on the (Very) Small Stage (Folger Shakespeare Library)

More examples of old paper theatre kits, including one created for Laurence Olivier’s film, Hamlet.

How to Make a Victorian Toy Theatre (Victoriana Magazine)

An example of how to make a Victorian paper/toy theatre.

Make a Toy Theatre Out of a Cereal Box (Puppetmongers)

An instructional video on how to make a paper/toy theatre for small children.

Fun Toy Theatre Workshop (Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry)

And instructional, how-to make a paper/toy theatre video from the marvellous puppeteer and theater historian, John Bell.

Contemporary makers

Contemporary German Makers

A compilation of different German makers and performers.