Harlequin Puppet Theatre
The Harlequin Puppet Theatre is a puppet theatre at Rhos-on-Sea, Wales. Britain's oldest permanent puppet theatre, the Harlequin was built in 1958 by Eric Bramall and was later run by his former puppeteer partner, Chris Somerville, who died in 2023.Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: puppet theater in Rhos-on-Sea, Wales
- Address: Cayley Promenade, Colwyn Bay, LL28 4EP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St George’s Church and Cayley Flyer.
St George’s Church
Church
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St George’s Church is situated 790 feet west of Harlequin Puppet Theatre.
Cayley Flyer
Pub
Photo: Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cayley Flyer is a pub, which is situated 740 feet north of Harlequin Puppet Theatre.
Penrhyn Avenue
Penrhyn Avenue is a cricket ground in Colwyn Bay, Wales. The ground was first used by the Glamorgan 1st XI in 1966, although County Championship matches have only been an annual fixture since 1990. Penrhyn Avenue is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Harlequin Puppet Theatre.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colwyn Bay and Penrhyn Bay.
Colwyn Bay
Photo: Kentholke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colwyn Bay is a coastal town in north Wales. As with much of the north Wales coast, the town has suffered with the decline in the tourist industry since in the mid-20th century.
Penrhyn Bay
Suburb
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penrhyn Bay is a seaside town on the northern coast of Wales, in Conwy county borough, within the parish or community of Llandudno, and part of the ecclesiastical parish of Llanrhos. Penrhyn Bay is situated 1½ miles northwest of Harlequin Puppet Theatre.
Old Colwyn
Village
Photo: Kentholke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Colwyn is a large village just to the east of Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Prior to local government reorganisation in April 1974 it was part of the Municipal Borough of Colwyn Bay, but the reorganisation established it as a separate community, whose population at the 2001 census was 7,626, increasing to 8,113 at the 2011 census. Old Colwyn is situated 2 miles southeast of Harlequin Puppet Theatre.
Harlequin Puppet Theatre
- Categories: puppetry company, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30669° or 53° 18′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.73984° or 3° 44′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C5R8746+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 120606535OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=theatreWikidata ID
Q5658657
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In Other Languages
“Harlequin Puppet Theatre” goes by many names.
- German: “Harlequin Puppet Theatre”
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