“No prior knowledge of Shakespeare is required,” says Spooky Shakespeare Suitcase Theatre puppeteer Gemma Curry
HAGS, hauntings, hobgoblins and more emerge from the spooky suitcase owned by Lady Macbeth (Dotty to her friends). These spectres from performances past must retell their stories before they can find peace in the literary afterlife, but are they friends or will we need to be vanquished back into the supernatural suitcase?
Written, crafted and performed by Hoglets Theatre founder, director, writer and performer Gemma Sharp, this funny, energetic children’s theatre experience presents a world of hand-made puppets, music and storytelling, all performed from a single suitcase.
“This production is aimed at primary children – and no prior knowledge of Shakespeare is required!” says Gemma, whose performance is part of the 2026 York International Shakespeare Festival.
“It’s designed to be a fun, silly, ‘spooky’ show, with no jump scares, but as we’re covering Macbeth and Hamlet amongst others, there’ll be mentions of death and murder, ghosts, witches and monsters. All children are different, so please consider this when booking.” Box office: https://yorkshakes.co.uk/programme-2026/spooky-shakespeare-suitcase-theatre/.
Hoglets Theatre’s puppets in Spooky Shakespeare Suitcase Theatre