The Dancing Marquess – A Miniature Paper Theatre by Lukas Palumbo Trade

The Dancing Marquess – A Miniature Paper Theatre by Lukas Palumbo TradeThe Dancing Marquess by Lukas Palumbo is a miniature paper theatre to cut out and make. Lukas Palumbo and Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop bring The Gaiety Theatre and 'The Dancing Marquess' back to life with this exquisitely illustrated miniature theatre in an illustrated fold out folder with the most fantastic archival images courtesy of theatre historian Viv Gardner. The Gaiety Theatre became the playhouse for the 5th Marquess of Anglesey and his

painting the side wings in trompe l'oeil

The theatre is populated with a cast of dogs including a pug

Super easy to use and assemble

it is constructed from sturdy card and wood to include characters

Expand young imaginations with this delightful magnetic toy theatre

the cut-out and making needs to be done by an adult or supervised older child

A truly unique piece that transforms paper into performance

this theatre even comes with scenes and characters from the original Pollock's play: The Corsican Brothers

The pack contains an illustrated sheet of the ‘Grand Visitoria’ story by Charlotte Cory

for a short time at the turn of the 20th century

6 black and white x A4 prints including 5 plates to colour in and 1 x theatrical frame created using an original  Victorian toy theatre wooden printing block

and a miniature poster