Open House: Saturday
23 Aug 2025
Event details
Following our Community Procession, we are opening our doors for the first time in over seven years, and you’re invited to be part of the celebration.
Saturday marks the beginning of our Open House weekend, with an afternoon of free, drop-in activities for all ages. It’s your first chance to explore our transformed space, get hands-on with creative workshops, and experience the buzz of our building coming alive again.
You can step onto the Main Stage and have your portrait taken, get stuck into badge making and screen printing, or explore exhibitions. You’ll also find heritage displays, memory-sharing stations, and the chance to meet our larger-than-life puppets, Comedy and Tragedy.
Whether you’re here to create, connect, or simply soak up the atmosphere, there’s something for everyone.
Citizens Theatre
Studio Theatre
23 Aug 2025
Drop-in activities from 2pm - 5pm
Free
We’ll keep updating the schedule ahead of the weekend. Keep an eye out for updates.
Event details
Following our Community Procession, we are opening our doors for the first time in over seven years, and you’re invited to be part of the celebration.
Saturday marks the beginning of our Open House weekend, with an afternoon of free, drop-in activities for all ages. It’s your first chance to explore our transformed space, get hands-on with creative workshops, and experience the buzz of our building coming alive again.
You can step onto the Main Stage and have your portrait taken, get stuck into badge making and screen printing, or explore exhibitions. You’ll also find heritage displays, memory-sharing stations, and the chance to meet our larger-than-life puppets, Comedy and Tragedy.
Whether you’re here to create, connect, or simply soak up the atmosphere, there’s something for everyone.
Citizens Theatre
Studio Theatre
23 Aug 2025
Drop-in activities from 2pm - 5pm
Free
We’ll keep updating the schedule ahead of the weekend. Keep an eye out for updates.
Open House: Sunday
Citizens Theatre
24 Aug 2025
First Look Tours
Citizens Theatre - Main Theatre
28 Aug – 05 Sep 2025
Up Stage: Crafting from old costumes
Citizens Theatre - Event Studio
30 Aug 2025
Schedule
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Drop-in between 2pm and 4.30pm:
Get crafty with Badge Making in the Circle Foyer and Screen Printing in our Events Space
Visit our auditorium for Making a Scene, where you can strike a pose in costume
Pick up Find the Elephants trail from the Welcome Desk and explore the theatre
Browse our Zine Gallery, The Power of Costume Exhibition by Jess Worrall, and our Heritage Stories
Head upstairs and get involved with The Memory Station in the Circle Foyer -
2pm – 2.45pm
Drama games for all in the Studio Theatre
Intro to Stage Combat in the Participate Studio -
2.45pm – 4pm
All Roads Read to the Citz in the Participate Studio
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3.15pm – 4pm
Drumming workshop in the Studio Theatre -
3.30pm – 4.30pm
Meet the puppets from our Community Procession in the Car Park -
4pm – 4.45pm
Drama games for all in the Participate Studio -
4.15pm – 4.45pm
Silent disco in the Studio Theatre