The Last Baguette makes eccentric, accessible & entertaining work for family audiences.
The company was formed from a shared love of bakery and humour in Paris by graduates of the Philippe Gaulier & Jacques Lecoq schools.
We use live music, physical comedy, puppetry, visual storytelling & silliness to talk about important issues of our times.
We are passionate about & experienced in making work with children & young people & leading community projects.
**** "Funny, charming and thought-provoking" - CreativeReviewsUK on The Bird Show
The company was formed from a shared love of bakery and humour in Paris by graduates of the Philippe Gaulier & Jacques Lecoq schools.
We use live music, physical comedy, puppetry, visual storytelling & silliness to talk about important issues of our times.
We are passionate about & experienced in making work with children & young people & leading community projects.
**** "Funny, charming and thought-provoking" - CreativeReviewsUK on The Bird Show
BIN RAT - a fun, feral, family comedy
touring this summer....
A rat-astic and realistic look into refuse and recycling. Rummage through the rubble with Bin Rat and her friends to discover where all the junk goes! Scrape scraps off the streets and find out what literally happens to litter in this fun, feral, family show.
Bin Rat is an outdoor interactive theatre & puppetry show that explores our relationship with our waste and where it goes, and asks the question: is tidiness really the answer?
“Bin Rat was superb! The show was fantastic – high energy, colourful and engaging, well received by our family audiences. Highly recommended!”
Adam Laughton, Director of Frome Festival
Bin Rat is an outdoor interactive theatre & puppetry show that explores our relationship with our waste and where it goes, and asks the question: is tidiness really the answer?
“Bin Rat was superb! The show was fantastic – high energy, colourful and engaging, well received by our family audiences. Highly recommended!”
Adam Laughton, Director of Frome Festival
Tour dates summer 2026
4.30pm, Fri 5th June, Leintwardine Centre, High St, Leintwardine (Arts Alive) Booking here
1pm & 3.35pm, Sat 6th June, Unwrapped Festival, Leigh Road Recreation Ground, Eastleigh - Info here
11.15 & 3.40pm, Sun 7th June, Unwrapped Festival, Greta Park, Hedge End - Info here
11am & 1pm, Sat 13th June, Little Lyric, Hammersmith - Booking here
11.30 & 1.30pm, Sun 14th June, -Turner Sims Summer Festival, Southhampton - Info here
1pm & 3.13pm, Sat 20th June, Memo Arts Centre, Barry - Booking here
12noon & 3pm, Festival of Leisure, Maurice Lea Memorial Park, Swadlincote - Info here
Sat 4th July, Basingstoke Festival - Info here
Sun 5th July, Basingstoke Festival - Info here
2pm, Sun 2nd August, The Garden Festival, Tewksbury - Info here
11am and 2pm, Fri 7th August, Four Fun Fridays, Andover - Info coming soon
11.30am & 2pm, Sun 9th August, Theatre in the Park (Exeter Phoenix) - Booking here
11am & 1.30pm, Thurs 13th August, Staines Festival - Info here
11am & 2pm, Sun 27th Sept, North Wall, Tiny Ideas Festival, Oxford - Booking coming soon
4.30pm, Fri 5th June, Leintwardine Centre, High St, Leintwardine (Arts Alive) Booking here
1pm & 3.35pm, Sat 6th June, Unwrapped Festival, Leigh Road Recreation Ground, Eastleigh - Info here
11.15 & 3.40pm, Sun 7th June, Unwrapped Festival, Greta Park, Hedge End - Info here
11am & 1pm, Sat 13th June, Little Lyric, Hammersmith - Booking here
11.30 & 1.30pm, Sun 14th June, -Turner Sims Summer Festival, Southhampton - Info here
1pm & 3.13pm, Sat 20th June, Memo Arts Centre, Barry - Booking here
12noon & 3pm, Festival of Leisure, Maurice Lea Memorial Park, Swadlincote - Info here
Sat 4th July, Basingstoke Festival - Info here
Sun 5th July, Basingstoke Festival - Info here
2pm, Sun 2nd August, The Garden Festival, Tewksbury - Info here
11am and 2pm, Fri 7th August, Four Fun Fridays, Andover - Info coming soon
11.30am & 2pm, Sun 9th August, Theatre in the Park (Exeter Phoenix) - Booking here
11am & 1.30pm, Thurs 13th August, Staines Festival - Info here
11am & 2pm, Sun 27th Sept, North Wall, Tiny Ideas Festival, Oxford - Booking coming soon
We are delighted to announce our summer participation programme
Summer Reading Challenge Craft Bonanza at Malmesbury Library
10am - 3pm on Wed 29th July, Wed 12th August & Wed 26th August
Free drop-in sessions for everyone age 4+
Join us to transform Malmesbury Library's gallery space into a magnificent musical exhibition. Bring along your reading books to collect your summer reading challenge stickers and then stick around and get crafty!
Grand Gallery opening on 5pm - 6pm on Fri 28th August. Bring along your friends & family to see all the wonderful work in places & celebrate with popcorn!
10am - 3pm on Wed 29th July, Wed 12th August & Wed 26th August
Free drop-in sessions for everyone age 4+
Join us to transform Malmesbury Library's gallery space into a magnificent musical exhibition. Bring along your reading books to collect your summer reading challenge stickers and then stick around and get crafty!
Grand Gallery opening on 5pm - 6pm on Fri 28th August. Bring along your friends & family to see all the wonderful work in places & celebrate with popcorn!
Play-in-a-week Devised Theatre workshop - 10am - 4pm, Mon 17th Aug - Fri 21st Aug, St Mary’s Hall, Malmesbury
Come along for this exciting, fun & relaxed week exploring acting & theatre leading to performance for family and friends at 3pm on Friday 8th August
For ages 10 - 18 (up to 25 for SEND)
Pay What You Choose. Booking & more info here
Come along for this exciting, fun & relaxed week exploring acting & theatre leading to performance for family and friends at 3pm on Friday 8th August
For ages 10 - 18 (up to 25 for SEND)
Pay What You Choose. Booking & more info here
Free Carnival Arts craft workshops, 10am - 4pm, Fri 28th, Sat 29th & Sun 30th August, St Mary’s Hall, Malmesbury
Free drop-in sessions for everyone age 5+
Make your own beautiful creative creations for Malmesbury Carnival Procession!!! Join us for the whole workshop or drop in for an hour or two, then take them for a trip in the fabulous Carnival procession. Come along as an individual, with a group of friends or with your family.
Preparation for the Procession on Saturday 5th September from 4pm onwards
Free drop-in sessions for everyone age 5+
Make your own beautiful creative creations for Malmesbury Carnival Procession!!! Join us for the whole workshop or drop in for an hour or two, then take them for a trip in the fabulous Carnival procession. Come along as an individual, with a group of friends or with your family.
Preparation for the Procession on Saturday 5th September from 4pm onwards
Email Sidney on [email protected] if you would like to know more about these workshops
Fail Fail Fail Fail Win! 2pm Mon 31st August
We are delighted to be working with Malmesbury Carnival to host Fail Fail Fail Fail Win!
A family comic theatre circus show, featuring fails and possibly wins in diabolo, hulahoop and china plate-spinning.
Tickets include a free circus workshop after the show. Booking here.
A family comic theatre circus show, featuring fails and possibly wins in diabolo, hulahoop and china plate-spinning.
Tickets include a free circus workshop after the show. Booking here.
Thank you so much to everyone how came to Playtime this year!!!
We've had just a rat-astic time. And are delighted to have played 160 sessions! We'll be back in the autumn with more play-along theatre adventures for Ratty and her friends, so keep your eyes peeled for dates and see you then.
Thanks to our supporters:
Thank you also to our funders:
The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust
Wiltshire Community Foundation
Jack Lane Charitable Trust
The Wallace Curzon Charitable Trust
Malmesbury Local Youth Network
Warden and Freemen of Malmesbury
Malmesbury Area Community Trust
Golsoncott Foundation
The James Dyson Foundation
The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust
Wiltshire Community Foundation
Jack Lane Charitable Trust
The Wallace Curzon Charitable Trust
Malmesbury Local Youth Network
Warden and Freemen of Malmesbury
Malmesbury Area Community Trust
Golsoncott Foundation
The James Dyson Foundation
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