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Family Christmas Show! Theatre of Widdershins – The Elves and The Shoemaker

📅 Thursday 24 December 2026 🕚 2:00pm 📍 Colchester Arts Centre
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/ £25 family (a family group of 4, including at least 1 child) Morning show –  , show starts 11am  Afternoon show –   1.30pm, show starts 2pm Most suitable for ages 4 and up Elvis Schumacher, cobbler and craftsman, has worked all his life creating the most beautiful footwear. But now he’s hit hard times…. Everyone’s buying boring shoes from the evil businessman, Bunyan Sole-less. Time is running out for Elvis. With one piece of leather left and Bunyan’s factory growing, can anyone help him?  Inspired by the exquisite Ladybird Book, which all parents will remember, Theatre of Widdershins brings you another Classic fable using magical puppets, intricate design, original music and the simplest of dialogue.

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