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by the grand tradition of Nineteenth
Century Juvenile Drama, the
Toy Theatre Company (and its website, toy theatre.info)
had/has as its purpose to offer opportunities to develop the unique
creative
toy theatre skills to today’s children (of any age) and to channel them
once again to the original intimate family (or small school) setting.
This
activity became so popular in the 1800s that publishers printed and
sold sheets
of theatre fronts, scenes and characters from the current plays. These could be purchased, coloured
and mounted and the plays performed to the delight of family and
friends. Many of these sheets are again
available
and for sale in the “Sources” section of this website
FREE DOWNLOADS !! Several
generous members of the Toy Theatre community have offered copies of
theatres,
as well as plays and directions for production, to be downloaded...by
individuals, parents or teachers.
We are very grateful to the following contributors and will be
pleased
to include any offerings that are forthcoming in the future.:
Send to Gigi and Glen <gigisan@ecoisp.com>.
Trevor and
Dorothy Griffith have led in free downloads for years and we salute
their
generosity by putting them first on our list. Two complete
theatres and many
plays. Great site!
Making toy theatres - several theatres
with directions.
Wonderful play about
Thanksgiving. This is a special gift from one of our British
friends.
Includes complete instructions for
making a box-type theatre, paper puppets, planning the production and
making the presentation....excellent for teachers.
Workshop handout for making collapsible foamcore Victorian stage...good
size for classroom use.
Great Pop-up foamcore stage......sets
can be presented as pages in a
book with pop-up scenery. Also four complete plays
(Folk/Oriental/Egyptian) included..