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PUPPET SHOWPLACE THEATER

32 Station Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Brookline, MA 02445

Upcoming Shows

Dig Down Deep: A Cave Adventure by CactusHead Puppets — World Premiere!
May 9 – May 17, 2026

What if your safe, cozy place suddenly changed? Meet the Story Miners, who have been busy delving underground with a pick axe and shovel to...

An Evening with Vernon Watercress
An Evening with Vernon Watercress
May 21

About the ShowWhat if a fuzzy hand puppet could make you face your own humanity and reconcile with a tragic and horrific past? Mr. Vernon...

To The Clouds by Happy Theater
To The Clouds by Happy Theater
May 30 – May 31, 2026

Embark on a whimsical journey through the mesmerizing cycle of water! This heartwarming story is centered around a single, endearing water droplet and its journey...

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jun 6 – Jun 7, 2026

About the ShowWhen Jack sells the family cow for some magic beans, he launches his family on a GIANT adventure. This joyous, funny, and imaginative...

Puppet Showplace Theater Presents: Death & The Fool: A Tarot-Inspired Medieval Folly by Happenstance Theater
Puppet Showplace Theater Presents: Death & The Fool: A Tarot-Inspired Medieval Folly by Happenstance Theater
Jun 22 – Jun 23, 2026

A Tarot-inspired mystery play full of slapstick comedy, music from the middle ages, puppetry, and whimsy to drive away fear and offer relief from impending...



Review: Music Carries the Day in The Umbrella Stage Company's HAIRSPRAY


by R. Scott Reedy - May 06, 2026

In most, if not all, other mountings of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical,” Tracy Turnblad is tucked under her bedcovers when audiences first see the young heroine, ready to show off her high-teased bouffant and let loose with the first notes of the rousing opener, “Good Morning, Baltimore.”...

Review: August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project Has Glint of Greatness


by R. Scott Reedy - May 04, 2026

What did our critic think of GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project?...

Review: Dramatic Musical SWEPT AWAY Stays Afloat with Score by The Avett Brothers


by R. Scott Reedy - May 01, 2026

The musical “Swept Away” tells the story of four whalers shipwrecked off New Bedford in 1888, making it especially resonant for local audiences, who can experience the musical drama in a well crafted New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in the Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwo...

Review: WHO IS EARTHA MAE? at The Brickbox Theater


by Christopher Verleger - April 13, 2026

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you say the name Eartha Kitt? Those of us who are even remotely familiar with the late singer-dancer-actress will most likely say Catwoman, the iconic feline femme fatale she portrayed in the 1967 season of the ‘Batman’ television series, or her o...

Review: Matthew Lombardo's WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL Slays with Laughter


by R. Scott Reedy - April 14, 2026

Seven years ago, an already hot summer in Boston heated up even more during a pre-Broadway tryout of a truncated version of playwright Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five” at the Huntington Theatre when its star, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway, was fired after allegations that she physically an...

Review: Eddie Shields Excels in BREAKING THE CODE


by R. Scott Reedy - April 11, 2026

What did our critic think of BREAKING THE CODE at Central Square Theater?...

Review: Lyric Stage Boston's Latest Is ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS


by R. Scott Reedy - April 05, 2026

What did our critic think of ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?...

Review: Full House Enjoys AN EVENING WITH DIONNE WARWICK at Groton Hill Music Center


by R. Scott Reedy - April 02, 2026

As Dionne Warwick took the stage at Groton Hill Music Center in Groton recently, before she had sung a single word, she was met by a rousing standing ovation. It was clear from the get-go that the capacity audience knew they were in the presence of a legend....

Review: Nothing to Protest in SUFFS


by R. Scott Reedy - March 22, 2026

What did our critic think of SUFFS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: THE ANTIQUITIES Looks Back from the Future at SpeakEasy Stage


by R. Scott Reedy - March 18, 2026

Playwright Jordan Harrison’s 2025 drama “The Antiquities” – being given a fine New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company at the Roberts Studio Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts through March 28 – uses history to explore where things went wrong....

Past Shows

Vacation Week Palooza | Galapagos George by Barefoot Puppet Theatre
Vacation Week Palooza | Galapagos George by Barefoot Puppet Theatre
Apr 23 – May 3, 2026

Who is George? He's a tortoise, a giant Galapagos tortoise! Watch George grow up among lizards, sea turtles, and sea lions, along with hungry goats...

Vacation Week Palooza | The Loose Caboose by Harry LaCoste
Vacation Week Palooza | The Loose Caboose by Harry LaCoste
Apr 20 – Apr 21, 2026

A train engineer finds his caboose has disconnected and is stranded without an engine! To pass the time while waiting for the engine's return, the...

Hao Bang Ah! Horse! by Chinese Theatre Works
Hao Bang Ah! Horse! by Chinese Theatre Works
Apr 18 – Apr 19, 2026

It’s the Year of the Horse! Join Horse for puppet skits, dances, songs, and Chinese sayings that celebrate the wit and wisdom of the Chinese...

PHANTASMAGORIA + UNRAVELING by Puppet Pants and Shadow Girls Cult
PHANTASMAGORIA + UNRAVELING by Puppet Pants and Shadow Girls Cult
Apr 15

Join us for a one-night double feature of thoughtful, mind-bending, and whimsical marionettes and shadow puppetry: PHANTASMAGORIA, by one-man marionette-building extraordinaire Puppet Pants, and UNRAVELING,...

“Jokes with Josue” + “The Tales of Turtleboy” by Emmanuel Elpenord
“Jokes with Josue” + “The Tales of Turtleboy” by Emmanuel Elpenord
Nov 15 – Nov 16, 2025

Join Haitian-American actor, puppeteer, and voice-over artist Emmanel Elpenord for an interactive performance featuring folklore, jokes, and adventure — and, you might even learn a...

Videos


The Hunchback of Notre Dame  in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
Seussical the Musical in Boston Seussical the Musical
Riverside Theatre Works (5/01-5/17)
Therapy Gecko Live in Boston Therapy Gecko Live
Arts at the Armory (8/30-8/30)
Dirty Dancing in Boston Dirty Dancing
Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/18-11/22)
Coheed and Cambria in Boston Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria (7/13-7/13)
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird in Boston Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Huntington Theatre (10/08-11/08)
Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe in Boston Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
Mechanics Hall (4/18-5/21)
Purpose in Boston Purpose
Calderwood Pavilion (9/10-10/11)
Song Sung Neils in Boston Song Sung Neils
Paris Cabaret Starline Room Dinner Theatre (6/20-6/20)
Spookey's Helltown Burlesque in Boston Spookey's Helltown Burlesque
The Art House (5/22-9/11)