Events
‘GRETA’S GLORIOUS GARDEN’
“I want to stay in the show forever!”
Summer Dates 2023
AIREDALE LIBRARY, Wakefield - Monday 31st July 2023 - Happy Healthy Holiday session
SOUTH ELMSALL LIBRARY, Wakefield - Tuesday 1st August 2023 - Happy Healthy Holiday session
FEATHERSTONE LIBRARY, Wakefield - Thursday 3rd August 2023 - Happy Healthy Holiday session
THE COOPER GALLERY, Barnsley - Thursday 10th August 2023 - 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm
STANLEY LIBRARY, Wakefield - Friday 18th August 2023 - Happy Healthy Holiday session
FEATHERSTONE LIBRARY, Wakefield - Thursday 24th August 2023 - Happy Healthy Holiday session
RAWTHORPE/DALTON LIBRARY, Huddersfield - Tuesday 29th August 2023 - 10.30am
KIRKBURTON LIBRARY, Huddersfield - Tuesday 29th August 2023 - 2pm
SKELMANTHORPE LIBRARY, Huddersfield - Thursday 31st August 2023 - 10.30am
ALMONDBURY LIBRARY, Huddersfield - Thursday 31st August 2023 - 2pm
THE USHERETTE
As the lights fade, join Fettle and Fable Theatre for a brand new walkabout shadow performance featuring mice, mischief and mayhem as we follow our dreams and reach for the moon!
“We loved your show! What a gorgeous way to finish the night!”
Winter Dates 2023/24
Photo - Philip Lickley
THE BALLAD OF ELDON STREET, BARNSLEY - Thursday 14th September
RIVERLIGHT FESTIVAL, SLEAFORD - Saturday 21st October
LISTER PARK LANTERN PARADE, BRADFORD - Friday 27th October, 6pm
LIGHT NIGHT WIGAN, MESNES PARK - Thursday 16th November
LIGHT UP WAKEFIELD - Friday 17th November
LIGHT UP WAKEFIELD - Saturday 18th November
LIGHT UP WAKEFIELD - Sunday 19th November
BARNSLEY BRIGHT NIGHTS - Friday 24th November, 5pm - 8.30pm
BARNSLEY BRIGHT NIGHTS - Saturday 25th November, 5pm - 8.30pm
SUTTON STORIES - Meridale Youth & Community Centre - Sutton on Sea - Monday 12th February - shows between 2pm - 7pm
SPILSBY LIGHT NIGHT - Spilsby High Street - Saturday 17th February - shows between 5.35pm - 6.15pm; 6.45 - 7.20pm; 7.50pm - 8.30pm
‘A WINTER’S TAIL’
“Entirely Magical”
This winter, join Greta as she explores her glorious garden and finds that it’s covered in a blanket of thick white snow. As the snowflakes fall, discover where Squirrel hides her nuts, find lost friends, and join the fun playing in the garden.
Filled with the all the wonders of winter, the show features puppets and shadow puppetry as the garden animals share their stories. A Winter’s Tail is aimed at 3-7 year olds and their families.
Previous Dates - Winter 2022/23 :
WAKEFIELD LIBRARY, Saturday 19th November 2022 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.00pm & 2.00pm - Tickets Here
PONTEFRACT LIBRARY, Saturday 3rd December 2022 10.00am, 11.00am, 1.00pm & 2.00pm - Tickets Here
NORMANTON LIBRARY, Thursday 8th December 2022 - 2.00pm - Tickets Here
CASTLEFORD LIBRARY, Tuesday 13th December 2022 - 10.00am - Tickets Here
HORBURY LIBRARY, Saturday 17th December 2022 - 10.30am & 11.30am - Tickets Here
HUDDERSFIELD LIBRARY, Monday 19th December 2022 - 10.30am - Tickets Details TBC
BIRKBY & FARTOWN LIBRARY, Monday 19th December 2022 - 2.30pm - Tickets Details TBC
KIRKBURTON LIBRARY, Tuesday 20th December 2022 - 10.30am - Tickets Details TBC
SHEPLEY LIBRARY, Tuesday 20th December 2022 - 2.30pm - Tickets Details TBC
HECKMONDWIKE LIBRARY, Wednesday 21st December 2022 - 10.30am - Tickets Details TBC
BIRSTALL LIBRARY, Wednesday 21st December 2022 - 2.30pm - Tickets Details TBC
ALMONDBURY LIBRARY, Thursday 22nd December 2022 - 10.30am - Tickets Details TBC
RAWTHORPE & DALTON LIBRARY, Thursday 22nd December 2022 - 2.30pm - Tickets Details TBC
GREENWOOD CENTRE, Friday 23rd December 2022 - 10.30am - Tickets Details TBC
KIRKHEATON LIBRARY, Friday 23rd December 2022 - 2.30pm - Tickets Details TBC
HOYLAND LIBRARY, Thursday 19th January 2023 - Times to be confirmed.
Previous Dates - Winter 2021:
THE NATIONAL TRUST, WENTWORTH CASTLE GARDENS - Saturday 4th December - Shows at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
THE NATIONAL TRUST, WENTWORTH CASTLE GARDENS - Saturday 11th December - Shows at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
KIRKLEES - EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP FOR SCHOOLS - Monday 13th December
KIRKLEES LIBRARIES - EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE FOR SCHOOLS - Tuesday 14th December
KIRKLEES LIBRARIES - EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE FOR SCHOOLS - Wednesday 15th December
THE NATIONAL TRUST, WENTWORTH CASTLE GARDENS - Saturday 18th December - Shows at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
KIRKLEES LIBRARIES, THE CHESTNUT CENTRE, SHEEPRIDGE, HD2 1HJ - Monday 20th December - 11am & 1.30pm
THE NATIONAL TRUST, WENTWORTH CASTLE GARDENS - Tuesday 21st December - Shows at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
THE NATIONAL TRUST, WENTWORTH CASTLE GARDENS - Wednesday 22nd December - Shows at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
KIRKLEES LIBRARIES, DEWSBURY LIBRARY, WF12 8EQ - Thursday 23rd December - 10.30am
KIRKLEES LIBRARIES, MIRFIELD LIBRARY, WF14 8AN - Thursday 23rd December - 2pm -
BARNSLEY - CANNON HALL MUSEUM PARK AND GARDENS, S75 4AT - Friday 25th February 2022- 11.30am, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm
INKONJANE - THE LIGHTNING BIRD
Photos: Gavin Joynt
Join the swallow, the bird of two continents, through storytelling, puppetry, shadows and music as it roosts alongside millions of its species in southern Africa, to then travel thousands of miles to build its small family home, set against weathered Yorkshire stone, where it can always be found brightening our summer months.
In collaboration with artists from southern Africa, Fettle & Fable theatre takes you on a mindful and uplifting journey of exploration, hope and resilience.
Previous Dates:
WOMBWELL LIBRARY, Saturday 16th October 2021 10am & 11.15am
WAKEFIELD WORDFEST EXHIBITION - WAKEFIELD MARKET HALL, Saturday 23rd October 2021, 10.30am & 11.45pm
WAKEFIELD WORDFEST EXHIBITION - WAKEFIELD MARKET HALL, MONDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2021, Monday 25th October 2021, 10.30am & 11.45pm
ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE, THE IRONWORKS, Tuesday 26th October 2021, 11am & 1.30pm
WAKEFIELD WORDFEST - FEATHERSTONE LIBRARY, Wednesday 27th October, 2021, 11am & 2pm
BARNSLEY - CANNON HALL, SPENCER WING, Thursday 28th October 2021, 11am & 1.30pm
WAKEFIELD WORDFEST- PONTEFRACT LIBRARY, Friday 29th October 2021, 11am & 2pm
THEATRE BY THE LAKE, KESWICK Thursday 2nd June 2022 & Friday 3rd June 2022 - 10.30am & 2pm
THE USHERETTE
Previous Dates
The Usherette is Fettle & Fable’s new show, created for ‘Together We Rise’, Cecil Green Arts’ Autumn Lantern Parade at LISTER PARK, BRADFORD on 28th October 2022.
SLAITHWAITE MOONRAKING FESTIVAL - 18th February 2023
TOLLER’S NEIGHBOURS
Discover a magical world within an old suitcase. A charming and heart-warming puppetry and story experience for all the family. An enchanting tale of friendship, community and change. Explore the wild, abandoned heath, far from towns and villages as we meet Toller and his family…
…but who are Toller’s neighbours?
Previous Dates:
PONTEFRACT LIBRARY, Saturday 3rd July 2021
ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE, Tuesday 27th July 2021
SANDAL LIBRARY, Friday 30th July 2021, 10am - 3pm
ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE, Wednesday 11th August 2021