Abstract: A folding toy theatre with characters that move using just one finger, comprising a theatre surround with side flaps which fold backwards allowing it to stand upright, the front face has a cut central aperture and a slot cut out at its bottom face edge. The characters have a long forward flap from the base of the body to action it and two flaps at the left and right sides of the body which fold backwards to keep the character upright. The character is placed inside the theatre surround the long forward flap passes through the bottom face slot of the theatre surround so the character can be moved from the front of the theatre. The theatre surround can have slots in its side flaps, a tabbed background can be added or the side flaps have a slot and latch to join directly.