Snuff Puppets welcome you into their home for Open House Melbourne 2016
Snuff Puppets will open the doors of their workshop, which holds in excess of 500 giant Snuff Puppets. Be introduced to some of the giant puppets created and stored in the Drill Hall and hear about the radical, experimental history and philosophy of Footscray’s Snuff Puppets. Brave visitors will be given the chance to get inside some of our giant puppets and practice puppeteering skills under supervision. Vagabond Coffee will be serving delicious hot drinks and baked goods out of their lovingly restored 1976 vintage caravan.
Footscray Drill Hall was built in 1913 to facilitate compulsory military training for men and boys, 12 to 26 years old. Dozens of Footscray locals volunteered at the Drill Hall and these men became E company, one of the first companies sent into battle in WW1. Soon they would find themselves in one of Australia’s bloodiest battles at Gallipoli. Most of the company of 250 did not return and Footscray became a city in mourning. Today the Footscray Drill Hall is an important arts space for the inner west, with two vibrant companies in residence, Snuff Puppets and Women’s Circus.
The Drill Hall, 395 Barkly St, Footscray VIC 3011
Saturday 30 July
Tours at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
FREE
Vagabond
Coffee will be serving delicious hot drinks and baked goods out of their lovingly restored 1976 vintage caravan. On the menu you will find their fine coffee next to some beautiful tea and hot chocolate as well as pastries, cookies, muffins and tasty savoury treats.