Ronnie Le Drew in 'Rainbow' shirt with yellow puppet, Zippy
A wonderful ‘meet the puppets’ session for 3 - 6 year olds accompanied by their young-at-heart adult.
Ticket £8.00 (+ small fee to cover processing charge for Parndon Mill). Children must be accompanied by an adult; max two children per adult. The ticket includes the adult; every child needs a ticket.
Professional puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew will enthrall playful minds as they meet a cast of his puppet friends. Ronnie is known for his iconic role as ‘Zippy’ in the children’s TV programme: ‘Rainbow’.
The session will be facilitated with support from the Razed Roof team.
Razed Roof is an inclusive company of creative and performers with learning difficulties and disabilities, led by an experienced and highly-qualified team of teachers and facilitators: all with enhanced DBS clearance.
Ronnie Le Drew started his professional career at the Little Angel Theatre in London, where he learnt how to manipulate puppets of all kinds, and is now an honorary associate of the theatre. Alongside his iconic role as 'Zippy' from Rainbow, his other TV work includes the Sooty show...performing with Harry and Matthew Corbett; and many TV commercials. His film work includes David Bowie’s ‘Labyrinth’, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’; ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’; ‘Muppet Treasure Island’; Disney's ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Pinocchio’ and more…. He teaches and lectures about his craft at The Little Angel Theatre, The Norwich Puppet Theatre and the Curious School of Puppetry. His biography "Zippy and Me" was published in 2019.
Parndon Mill is a perfect environment for these creative sessions. It is a calm and beautiful place: an old river mill situated on the River Stort which has become a dynamic hub of creativity. It is advisable to use a sat-nav as it is easy to miss the turning off Elizabth Way, down to Parndon Mill. The venue address is: The Project Space, Parndon Mill, Elizabeth Way, Harlow, Essex. CM20 2HP