Stuff & Nonsense Theatre Company bring festive family fun to Theatre Royal Plymouth with Pinocchio

Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company have once again teamed up with Theatre Royal Plymouth to bring their newest family-friendly show, Pinocchio, to TRP this Christmas.  

Following sell-out shows The Gingerbread Man, The Elves and the Shoemaker 3 and Goldilocks & The 3 Bears, this unswervingly energetic and humorous company returns to The Drum with their latest incredible production later this week (24 November 2022 to 14 January 2023.)

In this adaptation of Pinocchio, expect the classic elements of the story – a poor woodcarver, the tell-tale growing nose, the dream of becoming a real boy – combined with Stuff and Nonsense’s hallmark hilarity, skilled puppetry, original music, fantastic staging, outstanding performers and extraordinary physical tricks.

Three very funny men seek refuge in a grand but abandoned old house, where they gather around an extraordinary dining table that becomes their playground. Grandfather, Father and Son tell tales of growing up; one of them is Pinocchio and it turns out he’s had quite a life!...

Artistic Director Niki McCretton said: “We want to create work that will connect people through a shared experience. The most important thing for me is that the family are talking about the show afterwards together, sharing the bits they loved and talking about why things happened and how the characters feel. This is theatre for everyone, not just for young people or pre-schoolers, or teens, but for everyone – from little ones to grandparents!”

Tickets for Pinocchio can be purchased through the Theatre Royal Plymouth website.

Pinocchio is a co-production with Theatre Royal Plymouth, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, with additional support from Lighthouse, Poole, The Point, Eastleigh and The Lyric, Bridport.