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Marionette Lane

The repertoire

All 32 productions

Every production on the Marionette Lane bill. Narrow the list by season, by stagecraft or by volatility, or search for a prop you remember from the reels.

Showing 32 of 32 productions

A cheerful row of animal marionettes takes its bow together on a little stage, their golden strings criss-crossing playfully overhead in front of a painted backdrop of circus stripes.

The Toybox Season

Menagerie Curtain Call

Held PoseLow volatility

Painted cardboard scenery comes down on ropes from the fly loft: a moonlit castle, rolling waves and clouds settling onto a gilded stage while a marionette swan glides along the front.

The Toybox Season

Cardboard Moon Kingdom

Scene ChangeHigh volatility

A row of open music boxes stands on a plum velvet shelf beside a frosted attic window, and in the centre box a porcelain ballerina twirls in the soft glow of a lamp.

The Toybox Season

Music Box Pirouette

Full SpotlightHigh volatility

A red tin locomotive hauls its painted carriages along a narrow track high on the shop ceiling, curving past the topmost shelves of toys with puffs of cotton-wool steam in the warm lamplight.

The Toybox Season

The Top-Shelf Railway

Straight PlayMedium volatility

Three wind-up tin racing cars speed round a figure-eight track laid out on a wooden shop counter, with a silver streamliner leaning hard into the bend ahead of the other two.

The Toybox Season

Clockwork Figure Eight

Scene ChangeHigh volatility

A tall painted test-your-strength tower rises to a gleaming brass bell, a big wooden mallet resting on the striker pad below while sparks of magenta light fly up the track.

The Toybox Season

Mallet and Bell

Encore ReelHigh volatility

A cheerful armoured pony in a crimson caparison canters down a padded tilting lane beside a striped barrier, pennants streaming as a castle shines brightly on the hill behind.

The Toybox Season

The Pony Tournament

Rising ApplauseMedium volatility

A giant glass rinse tank brims with aqua water and floating foam, dozens of rubber ducks bobbing along in a happy line behind a big golden duck wearing a captain’s hat.

The Toybox Season

Captain Duck's Flotilla

Held PoseLow volatility

A heavy iron chase of lead type rests on a stone bench, brass quoins driven tight along its edge and a brass key upright in the nearest, with cool window light falling across the metal.

The Trades Season

Lead Type and Vermilion

Rising ApplauseHigh volatility

Rows of banded oak barrels fill a cooper’s workshop, pale light slanting through a single salt-crusted window and iron hoops leaning against the bare plank wall.

The Trades Season

The Salt Cooper's Yard

Full SpotlightLow volatility

In a cavernous engine room beneath the skyport, giant brass cogs turn, a cage lift climbs a geared shaft and cyan steam vents out through a gap into the clouds.

The Trades Season

Below the Skyport

Scene ChangeHigh volatility

A winding conveyor belt carries rows of glossy pralines past copper funnels dripping chocolate, a pastel workshop window glowing behind and a little wooden lever in the foreground.

The Trades Season

The Bonbon Belt

Rising ApplauseMedium volatility

A tall stepped chute pours a waterfall of white lather past stacks of lavender soap, and rainbow bubbles burst out of the foamy spray at its foot.

The Trades Season

Lavender Suds Chute

Scene ChangeHigh volatility

A vast mountain station concourse stretches under wrought-iron arches and a glass roof, a tall brass-faced clock tower at the far end and steam drifting across the waiting locomotives.

The Trades Season

Platform Under Glass

Full SpotlightMedium volatility

A long copper-finned cargo zeppelin is moored to a brass docking tower, crates swinging from a deck crane above a soft carpet of clouds glowing below.

The Trades Season

Moored Above the Clouds

Held PoseLow volatility

Three striped hot-air mail balloons drift over a sea of amber and russet treetops, wicker baskets full of parcels and letters fluttering on strings beneath a soft setting sun.

The Trades Season

Airmail Over Autumn

Rising ApplauseMedium volatility

A cosy panelled tasting room runs along a marble counter lined with glass cake domes full of truffles, a silver bell beside a velvet-pink menu card in the soft lamplight.

The Hearthside Season

The Truffle Counter

Straight PlayMedium volatility

A glossy chocolate river curls between banks of pink sugar rocks, a wafer footbridge arching overhead and a striped paddle boat drifting towards a giant copper mixing wheel.

The Hearthside Season

Sugar Rock Crossing

Full SpotlightHigh volatility

A long scrubbed kitchen table in a timber barn is laid with teapots, plates of oatcakes and jars of jam, an old upright piano glowing in the candlelight behind it.

The Hearthside Season

Teapots by Candlelight

Held PoseLow volatility

A giant moss-covered tree stump glows through round windows, with a tiny wooden door, a crooked chimney puffing steam, and toadstool stools set around a tea table outside.

The Hearthside Season

The Dormouse Tea Party

Held PoseMedium volatility

A long oak feasting table piled with bread, roast and honey jars stands beside a great stone hearth blazing beneath a timber roof, carved pillars and furs in the warm haze.

The Hearthside Season

Hearthfire Banquet

Encore ReelLow volatility

A lantern-lit barn dance floor of worn planks waits for the dancers, two fiddles and a bow resting on a hay bale in front and tin lanterns swinging from the rafters above.

The Hearthside Season

Lantern Barn Ceilidh

Rising ApplauseMedium volatility

A two-storey wooden general store stands on a dusty canyon street, tin lanterns glowing along its porch, barrels and crates by the door and cacti dark against a pink sky.

The Hearthside Season

Canyon Street Store

Straight PlayMedium volatility

The great doors of an old barn stand open onto a moonlit cove, a lighthouse blinking across the water and a painted rowing dory pulled up on the shingle.

The Hearthside Season

Barn Doors to the Cove

Encore ReelHigh volatility

A giant crystal mirror ball hangs above a gleaming roller-disco floor, its pink and cyan beams breaking into a shower of glitter that falls towards the rink below.

The Limelight Season

Glitter Over the Rink

Scene ChangeHigh volatility

A glossy open-air roller rink sits on a seaside boardwalk at sunset, a huge striped sun sinking behind black palms, pink and cyan light tubes framing the rink and one pair of skates gliding across the shine.

The Limelight Season

Boardwalk Sunset Roll

Straight PlayMedium volatility

A curving rink lane runs beside an enormous wall of stacked cassette tapes lit from behind in cyan and violet, a boombox resting on a ledge and a mirror ball hanging over the bend.

The Limelight Season

The Cassette Wall

Straight PlayLow volatility

A quiet lounge sits beneath a giant transparent cupola, its velvet seats facing a blazing pink and violet nebula while a ribbon of comet light crosses the glass.

The Limelight Season

The Cupola Lounge

Encore ReelHigh volatility

A cluster of small asteroids floats in a slow orbit, each crowned with luminous trees and moss, a pink-violet nebula glowing behind and a thin trail of stardust linking one to the next.

The Limelight Season

Drifting Blossom Rocks

Full SpotlightLow volatility

A wide, still watering hole mirrors an orange sunset sky as a family of elephants and a tall giraffe drink at its edge, a lone flat-topped acacia on the far bank.

The Limelight Season

Giraffe at Sundown

Held PoseLow volatility

A deep pool lies below timber sluice hatches at dusk, mayflies rising in a golden haze above the water as ripple rings spread slowly across the surface.

The Limelight Season

Dusk Below the Sluice

Encore ReelHigh volatility

A line of oak boards is slotted into a weir hatch with bright water climbing behind them, the brass fittings catching the low light of early morning.

The Limelight Season

Morning at the Weir

Rising ApplauseMedium volatility