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This utterly bewitching illustrated toy theatre recreates the scary story of Hansel & Gretel, tempted into the Wicked Witch’s beautiful gingerbread house. Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ uniquely expressive painterly style evokes the story’s darker undercurrents, yet is peppered with delicious sweets and candies. Experience the magic of the story with this toy theatre set. It includes a…

A shadow theatre for kids. Transform your nearest table top into a delightful and elegant shadow theatre for kids! This impressive cardboard creation is free standing, easy to assemble and designed with a classic red and gold ornamental proscenia arch. Charming backstage details on the reverse, this set also includes backdrop scenes plus a complete…

  Experience the nostalgia and charm of the Victorian era with the Fourpenny Theatre! Featuring a beautifully designed stage front from Benjamin Pollock contemporary W.G.Webb. The script has been adapted by Charlotte Cory. This paper theatre to cut out make is perfect for contemporary audiences. Complete with orchestra pit, audience boxes, and a curtain from…

Step into the magical world of Pantomime with our best-selling toy theatre featuring the classic tale of Cinderella! No cutting or gluing necessary, just push and slot the pieces together. Perfect for sparking imagination and storytelling skills in young theatre lovers. Included in this Pantomime Toy Theatre with Cinderella are scene changes, a curtain, characters…

Recreate one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays in your own home… This inventive model of London’s Elizabethan theatre is easy to build. The push and out book contains all the Midsummer Night’s Dream characters, scenery and an abridged script. 45 minutes of fun construction and you are ready to perform the play. A wonderful gift…

A reproduction of an original Victorian Pollock’s Theatre. On opening the envelope, this enchanting Pollock’s theatre card pops-up into a 3-dimensional scene from Harlequin and Colombine. Perfect as a gift, for theatrical invitations and first night wishes. This Pollock’s theatre will bring a bit of theatrical drama to a home and be a memory of…

This sumptuous Belgian neo-gothic photographic collage fantasy of the classic Beauty and the Beast story was designed exclusively for Pollock’s by romantic costume maker and photographer, Viona and Dirk van Heinrichshorst. To create the easy-to-make model requires scoring, folding and cutting with a craft knife, resulting in a beautiful paper theatre with characters, a synopsis…

Trompe L’Oeil in miniature. Treat yourself to a a piece of art by one of Britain’s finest decorative painters. Lucinda’s Oakes hand painted wallpapers can be seen in the best international hotels and country houses. Long-standing admirers of her craft, Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop commissioned her to paint her own imaginary theatre. Originally called ‘The Decorator’s…

An exquisite miniature theatre from the paintbrush of renowned theatre designer John Macfarlane. Paper artists Cutture have created a luxury pop-up card from John Macfarlane’s designs for The Nutcracker, staged by Sir Peter Wright at the Birmingham Royal Ballet. An exclusive for Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop. This is a limited edition piece of 500. Delicately painted…

Experience the enchantment of the classic nutcracker ballet as performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet in miniature form. This exquisite deluxe paper theatre has an original proscenium painted  by the renowned opera and ballet theatre designer John Macfarlane. Perfect for collectors and ballet enthusiasts alike, this sophisticated piece serves as both a decorative treasure and…