The Wardrobe Theatre presents a fast, smart, lo-fi action thriller parody bursting with big belly laughs, plastic machine-guns and a glamorous talking pig – from the makers of Drac & Jill, Oedipuss In Boots and many more!
Yippee Ki-Yay! It’s Christmas Eve an high above the streets an exceptional German terrorist and his mob of terrifying furry accomplices have seized control of a 35-story skyscraper and are holding everyone inside hostage. As this villainous master-criminal carries out his murderous plan of deceit, there’s one thing he didn’t count on – a mysterious party crasher, a fly in the ointment, a monkey on the drumkit, a pain in the ass – a grizzled, street-wise New York cop who’s extremely hard to die. Can this barefoot vigilante battle against the odds to defeat evil and single-handedly save Christmas?
The Wardrobe Theatre are thrilled to resurrect one of our favourite and most popular shows. MDH: Puppets Do A Movie is an anarchic, absurd, adult-only dark comedy mash-up from the people that brought you Little Women In Black, Drac & Jill, Oedipuss In Boots, Reservoir Mogs, Rocky Shock Horror, Goldilock, Stock & Three Smoking Bears and more! Come to the theatre, we’ll get together, have a few laughs…
“A madness masterclass – just what we can all use a bit of right now!”
★★★★★ Stage Talk Magazine
“This is a show that never wavers or strays for a moment from being enjoyable, humorous and brilliantly performed. Among a fine list of past end of year delights, it would be difficult to argue that this isn’t The Wardrobe Theatre’s finest yet.”
★★★★★ The Fix
An original production by The Wardrobe Theatre, written and devised by the company
Co-Directors – Chris Collier & Emma Williams
Cast – Kim Heron, Harry Humberstone, Andrew Kingston
Understudy – Tom Fletcher
Designer – Ruby Brown
Songs & Lyrics – Kid Carpet
Sound Design & Underscore – Jack Drewry
Lighting Design – Chris Collier
Choreography – Sonya Cullingford
Design Assistant – Ellen Collings
Set Builer – Rob Richard
Wig Maker – Faith Hucklesby
Stage Manager – Kizzie Timms
Producers – Matthew Whittle, Cherie Demmery
Originally Devised by – Corina Bona, Chris Collier, Harry Humberstone, Andrew Kingston, Matthew Whittle
Original Puppet Design & Makers – Corina Bona, Alex Hykel, Charlotte Warburton
Original Set & Scenic Art – Philippa Thomas, Ben Goodman
Original Assistant Producer – Rachel Isaacs
Special Thanks – Alice Lamb, Emily Nelson, Katie Sykes, Lara Hawthorne, Hope Thain, Bristol Old Vic Scenic Workshop, Ruby & Tanya at Bristol Old Vic, all at Tobacco Factory Theatres, all volunteers and staff at The Wardrobe Theatre, and all staff at The Old Market Assembly.
Performances
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol: 14 July 2023 – 12 August 2023
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol: 30 November 2022 – 22 January 2023
Smoking Puppet Cabaret, Shambala Festival: 30 August 2015
Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol: 14-15 August 2015
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol: 10 December 2014 – 17 January 2015
