Teatro e Marionetas de Mandrágora
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Teatro e Marionetas de Mandrágora

April 2026

we celebrate art, culture, and 24 years of dedication to this Company

In 2002, a dream was born: to make theater and the art of puppetry our mission, to be surrounded by artists, people, and communities, and to discover and share what inspires us.
This month will be packed with activities: exhibitions, community outreach, creative work, tours of our productions, and workshops.
Four puppet exhibitions are currently on display in Palmela, Paços de Ferreira, and Espinho, showcasing the many artistic objects we have created over the years.
In the city of Espinho, with the support of the cultural team, workshops are being held with the school community to prepare for Mar~Marionetas - Festival Internacional de Marionetas de Espinho, which takes place in May.
We’re taking advantage of the school break to hold Creative Workshops over several days with children and young people as part of an artistic project we’ve named “dar à sola.”
We return to Constância, Vila Poema, and the surrounding regions to present the show “Bonecas de Constância” to the school community—a cultural mediation program—at the invitation of “Caminhos - Cultura em Rede no Médio Tejo.”
We are continuing rehearsals and preparations for the production “A Oliveira Milenar,” based on the novel “Escavadoras” by Espinhense Marta Pais Oliveira, with its premiere scheduled for May as part of Mar~Marionetas 2026.
Furthermore, we’re touring with the productions “casa dos ventos,” “The Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends,” “My Grandpa Can Fly!” and our delightfully sharp “Teatro de Robertos.”
We’ll be bringing these shows to Valença, Gondomar, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Santa Maria da Feira, Sobral do Monte Agraço, and Paços de Ferreira.
Let’s celebrate together!
| Puppet Stage

Puppet Stage

| Puppets in Portugal

Puppets in Portugal

| Puppet Stage

Puppet Stage

| 30 stories. 30 shelters. a multitude of perspectives.

30 stories. 30 shelters. a multitude of perspectives.

| Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends

Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends

  • 3 APR 2026 . FRIDAY . 10h30
  • 3 APR 2026 . FRIDAY . 12h00
  • Centro Comercial 8ª Avenida
  • São João da Madeira, Aveiro

  • M.3 . 00h40
| Artistic Workshops

Artistic Workshops

  • 7 APR 2026 . TUESDAY . 09h30 > 17h00 [ ESGOTADO ]
  • 8 APR 2026 . WEDNESDAY . 09h30 > 17h00 [ ESGOTADO ]
  • 9 APR 2026 . THURSDAY . 09h30 > 17h00 [ ESGOTADO ]
  • 10 APR 2026 . FRIDAY . 09h30 > 18h45 [ ESGOTADO ]
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada : 50€
  • + info : https://forms.gle/ZWVkzLce3t4nscbk8

  • 7 aos 14 anos . 31h45
  • from visual creation to theatrical play
| Take to One's Heels

Take to One's Heels

  • 10 APR 2026 . FRIDAY . 18h00 > 18h45 [ ESTREIA ]
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita

  • todos os públicos . 00h45
| house of winds

house of winds

  • 12 APR 2026 . SUNDAY . 16h00
  • Cine Teatro de Sobral de Monte Agraço
  • Sobral de Monte Agraço, Lisboa
  • Dia Nacional do Moinhos

  • M.4 . 00h50
| Constância Dolls

Constância Dolls

  • 13 APR 2026 . MONDAY . 11h00
  • Centro Escolar de Ferreira do Zézere
  • Constância, Santar

  • M.3 . 00h30
  • in safeguarding intangible heritage
| Constância Dolls

Constância Dolls

  • 14 APR 2026 . TUESDAY . 11h00
  • Centro Escolar de Areias
  • Constância, Santar

  • M.3 . 00h30
  • in safeguarding intangible heritage
| Puppet Stage

Puppet Stage

  • 17 APR 2026 . FRIDAY > 18 MAY 2026 . MONDAY
  • Omessa Associação Cultural
  • Paços de Ferreira, Porto
  • Encontro de Marionetas

  • todos os públicos
| Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends

Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends

| Not everything that comes to the net...

Not everything that comes to the net...

  • 18 APR 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h00
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/i7Svq3ypGjch6Th8A

  • M.4 . 02h00
  • creation of animated shapes that remind us of fish swimming freely
| Foam Puppets - Olhapins & Olharapos

Foam Puppets - Olhapins & Olharapos

  • 18 APR 2026 . SATURDAY . 14h30
  • Omessa Associação Cultural
  • Paços de Ferreira, Porto
  • Encontro de Marionetas

  • M.6 . 02h30
| Foam Puppets - Olhapins & Olharapos

Foam Puppets - Olhapins & Olharapos

  • 18 APR 2026 . SATURDAY . 17h00
  • Omessa Associação Cultural
  • Paços de Ferreira, Porto
  • Encontro de Marionetas

  • M.6 . 02h30
| My Grandfather Can Fly!

My Grandfather Can Fly!

  • 22 APR 2026 . WEDNESDAY . 10h00
  • 22 APR 2026 . WEDNESDAY . 14h00
  • 23 APR 2026 . THURSDAY . 10h00
  • 23 APR 2026 . THURSDAY . 14h00
  • 24 APR 2026 . FRIDAY . 10h00
  • 24 APR 2026 . FRIDAY . 14h00
  • Biblioteca Municipal de Valença
  • Valença, Viana do Castelo
  • Feira do Livro de Valença

  • M.3 . 00h45
| Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends

Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends

  • 23 APR 2026 . THURSDAY
  • 23 APR 2026 . THURSDAY
  • Biblioteca Municipal de Santa Maria da Feira
  • Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro

  • M.3 . 00h40
| The boy who lived by the sea

The boy who lived by the sea

  • 26 APR 2026 . SUNDAY
  • Biblioteca Municipal de Valença
  • Valença, Viana do Castelo
  • Feira do Livro de Valença

  • M.3 . 00h35
  • identity and territory, sense of belonging, exploration of local built and intangible heritage
| Robertos Theater

Robertos Theater

  • 26 APR 2026 . SUNDAY . 10h30
  • Praça D. Maria II
  • Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga

  • todos os públicos . 00h30
| Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends

Story of a Cat and a Mouse Who Became Friends

  • 30 APR 2026 . THURSDAY . 14h00
  • Colégio Paulo VI
  • Gondomar, Porto

  • M.3 . 00h40
| Mar~Marionetas Showcase

Mar~Marionetas Showcase

| Mar~Marionetas

Mar~Marionetas

| Robertos Theater

Robertos Theater

  • 3 MAY 2026 . SUNDAY . 15h00
  • Estação Viva
  • Aveiro

  • todos os públicos . 00h30
| 30 stories. 30 shelters. a multitude of perspectives.

30 stories. 30 shelters. a multitude of perspectives.

| The Ancient Olive Tree

The Ancient Olive Tree

| String Puppets - Cruzes Cruzeta

String Puppets - Cruzes Cruzeta

  • 23 MAY 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h00
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/i7Svq3ypGjch6Th8A

  • M.6 . 02h00
| Open Class

Open Class

  • 13 JUN 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h45
  • 13 JUN 2026 . SATURDAY . 14h00 > 16h45
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/N4mpVBJVXzonkhZG7

  • M.8 . 05h30
| Glove Puppets

Glove Puppets

  • 27 JUN 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h00
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/i7Svq3ypGjch6Th8A

  • M.4 . 02h00
| a treasure in the palm of your hand

a treasure in the palm of your hand

  • 12 SEP 2026 . SATURDAY [ ESTREIA ]
  • 13 SEP 2026 . SUNDAY [ ESTREIA ]
  • Museu Fábrica da História - Arroz
  • Estarreja, Aveiro
  • entrada gratuita

  • M.3 . 00h06
  • a tiny story about a huge place in the memory of Estarreja
| Miniature Puppets - Lambe Lambe

Miniature Puppets - Lambe Lambe

  • 26 SEP 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h00
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/i7Svq3ypGjch6Th8A

  • M.6 . 02h00
| Introduction to Doughs and Modeling Techniques

Introduction to Doughs and Modeling Techniques

  • 17 OCT 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h45
  • 17 OCT 2026 . SATURDAY . 14h00 > 16h45
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/N4mpVBJVXzonkhZG7

  • M.15 . 05h30
| Little Scares

Little Scares

  • 31 OCT 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h00
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/i7Svq3ypGjch6Th8A

  • M.4 . 02h00
| Shadow Puppets - Stories with Shadow

Shadow Puppets - Stories with Shadow

  • 28 NOV 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h00
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/i7Svq3ypGjch6Th8A

  • M.4 . 02h00
| Foam Puppets - Olhapins & Olharapos

Foam Puppets - Olhapins & Olharapos

  • 19 DEC 2026 . SATURDAY . 10h00 > 12h00
  • Casa Educativa da Marioneta, Casa Branca de Gramido
  • Gondomar, Porto
  • entrada gratuita
  • + info : https://forms.gle/i7Svq3ypGjch6Th8A

  • M.6 . 02h00
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