Pinocchio Toy Theatre Trade

Pinocchio Toy Theatre TradePinocchio toy theatre circus illustrated for Benjamin Pollocks Toyshop by Hannah Dyson. The Adventures of Pinocchio was written by Carlo Collodi and first published in Italy in 1881. The original story was a dark cautionary tale for children and very far from the animated film version that most of know and love. However, never fear this version tells the story through scene changes and characters with a happy ending! The Pinocchio toy theatre circus

and a Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop curtain

painting the side wings in trompe l'oeil

Advice on age and difficulty level: An easy paper project which requires cutting and sticking

The design of the theatre is for children 6+ with large characters making it easy to cut out and make

The 2025 artists folder includes a sheet of either gold moons or suns from Covent Garden neighbour and stationery heaven 'Choosing Keeping'

Set up your theatre and reimagine the story with the characters included

Printed on off-set litho in London

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

120 years later illustrator Lukas Palumbo has dreamt up ‘the prettiest and most compact bijou (paper) theatre in existence' for Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop in collaboration with National Trust Cymru

This beautiful paper theatre and piece of ‘art in miniature’ is available in a limited edition of 200

To create the easy-to-make model requires scoring

Once ready slide the actors around the stage for hours of creative fun