It is “truly enchanting” to watch traditional puppetry at a time when we’re “bombarded by artificially created images”.

Read our review of family musical *Pinocchio*, now in performances at Shakespeare's Globe to 4 January 2026. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

This may sound like heresy, but it is arguable that Shakespeare’s Globe produces some of its best work in the depths of ...

It’s a brave theatregoer who attends an outdoor production at this time of year, but Shakespeare’s Globe has gone all-out on a beautiful, brand-new musical brimming with enough fun and magic to warm ...

Good job he looks cute. Pinocchio is operated by three puppeteers on stage - there’s some nice gags about their ‘invisible’ ...

Pinocchio then gets taken to Toyland, where Steven Webb’s colourful Coachman turns evil: it is a place where you get turned ...

Pinocchio will be staged at Shakespeare’s Globe this festive season in a new musical production aimed at family audiences.

The classic Disney story of Pinocchio takes on a fresh new twist at the Old Town Playhouse Main Stage Theatre in a Traverse City event this weekend. Hear the enchanting tale from the toymaker’s ...

Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe is a festive theatrical treat — rich in imagination, alive with performance, and warmly ...

Forget pantos, this thoughtfully staged production of the puppet who came to life is a wonderful festive treat ...

In a faraway land, a hard-working and lonely carpenter wishes for his puppet Pinocchio to come to life. By the magic of a wishing well his dream comes true! Pinocchio is playful and mischievous and ...

Described as a family musical it is based on Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of a wooden puppet longing to be a real boy. Carved out of wood by the lonely toymaker Geppetto, Pinocchio tumbles from one ...