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A spooky shadowy scene with three childrens silhouette's walking under a shadowy tree with two pumpkins hanging from them. The pumpkins have glowing eyes.

Children and Young People's Activities

Shadow Art Theatre Trail

18 Oct – 1 Nov 2025

Quick summary

Price
Free
Audience type
Ages 4+
Running time
10:00 - 17:00
Venue
  • National Glass Centre

Additional information

Drop in – No booking required

Terms and conditions 

Access information

Event description

Calling all art explorers, shadow hunters, spell casters, storytellers, and puppeteers.
National Glass Centre needs you.

Shadows are stirring in the Gallery. Someone – or something – has stolen the shadows of some very mysterious creatures. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find the hidden shadows, solve the silhouette puzzle, and return the shadows to their rightful forms.

We need you to:

  1. Explore the gallery and look for hidden shadows.
  2. Collect your hidden shadows in your booklet.
  3. Solve the mystery of who stole the shadows.
  4. With the help of our Learning Team, use magic to return the shadows to their rightful owners.
  5. Create your puppet and bring your creatures to life on stage in our shadow puppet theatre.

 

Enter our fancy dress competition

If you’re taking part in our Shadow Art Theatre Trail, make sure to wear a spooky outfit. You will be entered into a raffle to win a mystery prize.

All entries will go into our spooky witches hat and one lucky winner will be randomly selected.  The winner will be announced 4pm, Saturday 1 November.