Workshops + classes

Join a relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop here at Braemar House and leave with new sewing skills and a beautiful festive heirloom gift bag, as part of Braemar Creative Programs at Braemar House next door to Blue Mountains Theatre.

In this 3-hour workshop, Caitie from Summed Up Threads will help you sew your very own beautiful, fully-lined Santa sack, made from 100% cotton and finished with a luxe satin ribbon double drawstring. When you arrive, the fabric will be precut for you so you can get sewing straight away.

Four workshops available:
Saturday 22 November 10am - 1pm
Saturday 22 November 2 - 5pm
Thursday 27 November 5 - 8pm
Thursday 4 December 5 - 8pm

Location: Braemar House, 104 Macquarie Road, Springwood

Cost: $150 per participant, save $30 if you book with a friend. Spaces are strictly limited to four participants per workshop.

What's included: materials including a sewing machine to use on the day, as well as a personalised, embroidered gift tag, ready to attach to your finished Santa sack

Buy tickets here

Participants are encouraged to arrive early and explore the current exhibitions at Braemar Gallery.

Come along for a read or a listen at our relaxed, free playreading sessions as part of Braemar Creative Programs at Braemar House, next door to Blue Mountains Theatre.

Join Kyle Walmsley, Cultural Development Coordinator and theatre practitioner, for two informal afternoons where the focus will be on fun, reading aloud, great writing and great chats about great plays. Whether you're a seasoned theatre-lover, a beginner or simply curious about dramatic literature, this is a low-pressure environment to engage with new and classic works. Parts will be assigned on the day ensuring everyone who wants to participate gets a chance to read, or you’re welcome to simply sit back and listen!

Session 1: Sunday 30 November, 4 - 5pm
Play: The Feather in the Web by by Nick Coyle
Kimberly is an uncompromising, fearless nihilist. But when she meets Miles, she smashes face-first into the most powerful opponent of all: love. This acerbic, dark comedy is an unpredictable, satirical take on infatuation and self-discovery. Read more about the play.
Content Warnings: Adult themes, coarse language

Session 2: Sunday 7 December, 3.30pm-5pm
Play: Those who fall in love like anchors dropped upon the ocean floor by Finegan Kruckemeyer
This utterly charming, quirky, and wonderfully poetic play follows four interwoven love stories that transcend time and geography. From a Cold War Russian submarine to a Parisian watchmaker's shop and an Appalachian snowfield, it explores the moment just before a grand, expansive act of love. Read more about the play.
Content Warnings: Adult themes

Location: Braemar House, 104 Macquarie Road, Springwood

Cost: Free

Secure your place at the reading: Register your interest by emailing your name and session date to culturaldevelopment@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Participants are encouraged to arrive early and explore the current exhibitions at Braemar Gallery.

Scrunch, rip, twist, tear!

How many things can you do with a piece of paper? This workshop is based on Bunraku-style puppetry, a traditional Japanese form of theatre which involves multiple puppeteers working closely together to operate one puppet. Workshop participants will start by making a unique puppet out of paper. They will then learn techniques for bringing their puppet to life, either as individuals or as a team. Each group will work on short performances which are presented to the group. Participants will leave the workshop with a range of performance skills, which can be applied to any kind of puppetry.

Little Wing Puppets have facilitated workshops with thousands of young people in every state and territory of Australia, as well as overseas. They believe that young people deserve access to the arts, wherever they live. They’re passionate about passing on their skills so that children can learn to create their own worlds through puppetry.


Duration 60 minutes
Tickets $22 - Booking essential as spaces limited
Maximum 20 participants (note: this does not include adults)

Recommended ages 3 – 10 years. 
Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate.
Children ages 6 years and under need to be accompanied by an adult.