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INDEX<br />
Ailie Cohen Puppet Maker 32<br />
Animata – Stephen Mottram 17<br />
Barking Dog – Nenagh Watson 35<br />
Beady Eye Theatre – Kristin Fredricksson 32<br />
Dan Bishop 22<br />
Blind Summit Theatre 7<br />
Bootworks Theatre 30<br />
Branar Téatar do Pháistí 32<br />
Rod Burnett 22<br />
Clive Chandler 22<br />
Richard Coombs 22<br />
Cube Theatre 32<br />
Ding Foundation 8<br />
DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre Company 9<br />
Geoff Felix 22<br />
Flabbergast Theatre 32<br />
Folded Feather 9<br />
Frolicked 32<br />
Garlic Theatre 10<br />
Gravy Boat 33<br />
Green Ginger 11<br />
Hand to Mouth Theatre 12<br />
Horse + Bamboo Theatre Company 12<br />
Indefinite Articles 13<br />
Indigo Moon Theatre 14<br />
Lempen Puppet Theatre Company 14<br />
Les Enfants Terribles Theatre Company 33<br />
Little Angel Theatre 18<br />
Lyngo Theatre 16<br />
Magic Book Theatre 33<br />
Nautilus Theatre – Alexander Winfield 33<br />
Jose Navarro 33<br />
Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International 30<br />
Noisy Oyster 30<br />
Nutmeg Puppet Company 34<br />
On The Other Hand Puppet Theatre<br />
Company – Ken Haines 34<br />
Pangolin’s Teatime 20<br />
Pickled Image 15<br />
Potato Room 20<br />
Punch and Judy 22<br />
Puppet Pool 34<br />
Puppet (R)Evolution – Raven Kaliana 22<br />
Puppet State Theatre Company 23<br />
Shona Reppe Puppets 24<br />
Matthew Robins 24<br />
Robert Poulter’s New Model Theatre 34<br />
Rouge28 Theatre 25<br />
Rough Magic 34<br />
Sketty 35<br />
Robert Styles 22<br />
The Fetch 35<br />
Theatre-Rites 26<br />
Thingumajig Theatre 28<br />
Tortoise in a Nutshell 35<br />
Unpacked 28<br />
Vagabondi 35<br />
Vision Mechanics 31<br />
Wattle & Daub Figure Theatre 29<br />
Puppets Abroad is published by <strong>British</strong> <strong>UNIMA</strong> and<br />
the Puppet Centre Trust, September 2011.<br />
Inclusion in this brochure does not constitute an<br />
endorsement by either organisation.<br />
Project administration Emma Leishman, PCT.<br />
Cover designed by Dan Barber.
Puppets Abroad<br />
Puppetry in Britain and Ireland today<br />
ranges from <strong>puppets</strong> in opera, epic street<br />
theatre and immersive installations to<br />
Punch and Judy booths on the beach and<br />
shadow shows in art galleries. Puppeteers<br />
are collaborating with dancers, opera<br />
singers, beat-boxers, jazz musicians,<br />
museum curators, scientists and visual<br />
artists. The collaborations have proved<br />
very fruitful, producing rich performances<br />
that explore emotional, political and<br />
metaphysical worlds – for both adults<br />
and children. This collection of puppet<br />
companies reflects that wide range of<br />
work.<br />
While the companies included in this<br />
brochure are based in England, Ireland,<br />
Scotland and Wales, they demonstrate<br />
the international nature of the artistic<br />
scene: you’ll find puppeteers, designers<br />
and directors from France, Germany,<br />
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Peru,<br />
Spain and the United States who have all<br />
made their homes in these islands. They<br />
have experience of international touring<br />
and an inte<strong>res</strong>t in showing their work<br />
more widely.<br />
These exchanges have been nourished<br />
by a recent f<strong>low</strong>ering of puppet festivals.<br />
Alongside long-established festivals such<br />
as the Edinburgh International Festival,<br />
Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the London<br />
International Mime Festival, we now<br />
have festivals dedicated to puppetry<br />
from around the world: Suspense<br />
(London) and Manipulate (Edinburgh)<br />
specialise in puppetry for adults, while the<br />
International Puppet Festival Ireland and<br />
the Bristol, Beverley and Skipton festivals<br />
p<strong>res</strong>ent shows for all ages.<br />
We hope that you will enjoy this<br />
introduction to some of Britain and<br />
Ireland’s puppet companies and look<br />
forward to meeting you at one of the<br />
festivals soon.<br />
Linda Lewis, Puppet Centre Trust<br />
Eleanor Margolies, <strong>British</strong> <strong>UNIMA</strong>
Les marionnettes a l’étranger<br />
De nos jours le théâtre de marionnette<br />
au Royaume-Uni et en Irlande a investi<br />
aussi bien l’opéra, le théâtre de rue que<br />
des installations d’artistes contemporains.<br />
On trouve aussi bien des spectacles de<br />
Punch and Judy dans les stations balnéai<strong>res</strong><br />
que du théâtre d’omb<strong>res</strong> dans les galeries<br />
d’art. Les marionnettistes s’associent avec<br />
des danseurs, des chanteurs d’opéra, des<br />
beat-boxers, des musiciens de jazz, des<br />
conservateurs de musée, des scientifiques<br />
et des plasticiens. Ces collaborations se<br />
sont révélées fructueuses et ont produit<br />
des créations complexes, lieux d’exploration<br />
d’univers émotionnel, politique ou<br />
métaphysique- aussi bien pour un public<br />
d’adultes que d’enfants. La sélection de<br />
compagnies britanniques de marionnettes<br />
que nous présentons reflète ce large éventail<br />
de créations.<br />
Bien que basées en Angleterre, en Irlande,<br />
en Ecosse ainsi qu’au Pays de Galles, les<br />
compagnies présentées dans cette brochure<br />
affichent la nature internationale de la scène<br />
contemporaine britannique: on y trouve<br />
des marionnettistes, des scénographes et<br />
des metteurs en scène venant de France,<br />
d’Allemagne, d’Indonésie, d’Italie, du Japon, de la<br />
Nouvelle Zélande, du Pérou, d’Espagne et des<br />
Etats-Unis d’Amérique. Elles ont l’expérience<br />
des tournées internationales et la volonté de<br />
présenter leurs spectacles dans davantage de<br />
pays de par le monde.<br />
L’essor de nouveaux festivals de<br />
marionnettes depuis ces derniè<strong>res</strong> années a<br />
contribué au développement de ces échanges.<br />
A coté de festivals établis de longue date<br />
tels que le Festival International d’Edimbourg,<br />
le Festival off d’Edimbourg et le Festival<br />
International de Mime de Lond<strong>res</strong>, il existe<br />
maintenant des festivals consacrés aux<br />
différents théât<strong>res</strong> de marionnette: Suspense<br />
à Lond<strong>res</strong> et Manipulate à Edimbourg sont<br />
tous deux spécialisés dans la marionnette pour<br />
adulte, tandis que le Festival International de<br />
Marionnette d’Irlande et les festivals de Bristol,<br />
Beverley et Skipton présentent des spectacles<br />
pour tous les ages.<br />
Nous espérons que vous apprécierez cette<br />
introduction à quelques-unes des compagnies<br />
de marionnettes britanniques et irlandaises et<br />
espérons vous rencontrer bientôt à l’occasion<br />
d’un de ces festivals.<br />
Puppen schwärmen aus!<br />
Translated by Claire Doucet<br />
Das heutige Puppenspiel in Großbritannien<br />
und Irland reicht von Figurenspiel in Opern,<br />
epischem Straßentheater und Installationen<br />
zum Eintauchen bis hin zu Punch and Judy-<br />
Buden am Strand und Schattenspiel in<br />
Kunstgalerien. Puppenspieler kollaborieren mit<br />
Tänzern, Opernsängern, Beat-Boxern, Jazz-<br />
Musikern, Museumskuratoren, Wissenschaftlern<br />
und bildenden Künstlern. Diese<br />
Zusammenarbeit hat sich als sehr fruchtbar<br />
erwiesen und vielschichtige Inszenierungen,<br />
die emotionale, politische und metaphysische<br />
Welten ausloten, hervorgebracht – für Kinder<br />
und Erwachsene. Die hier präsentierte Auswahl<br />
britischer Puppentheater spiegelt dieses weite<br />
Spektrum wider.<br />
Obwohl diese Theater alle in England,<br />
Irland, Schottland und Wales ansässig sind,<br />
zeigen sie anschaulich die internationale Natur<br />
dieser künstlerischen Szene: man findet hier<br />
Puppenspieler, Bildner und Regisseure aus<br />
Deutschland, Frankreich, Indonesien, Italien, Japan,
Neuseeland, Peru, Spanien und den Vereinigten<br />
Staaten, die auf diesen Inseln ihre Heimat<br />
gefunden haben. Alle haben internationale<br />
Gastspielerfahrung und ein großes Inte<strong>res</strong>se,<br />
ihre Arbeiten einem noch breiteren Publikum<br />
vorzustellen.<br />
Der Austausch wurde durch das erst<br />
kürzliche Erblühen von Puppentheaterfestivals<br />
genährt. Neben den lang etablierten Festivals<br />
wie das Edinburgh International Festival,<br />
Edinburgh Fringe Festival und London<br />
International Mime Festival, gibt es nun Festivals,<br />
die sich dem Figurenspiel aus aller Welt<br />
widmen: Suspense (London) und Manipulate<br />
(Edinburgh) zielen auf ein erwachsenes<br />
Publikum, während die Programme des<br />
International Puppet Festival Ireland und<br />
der Festivals in Bristol, Beverley und Skipton<br />
Publikum jeden Alters ansprechen.<br />
Wir hoffen, dass diese Vorstellung einiger<br />
Puppen- und Figurentheater Großbritanniens<br />
und Irlands euch gefällt und hoffen euch bald<br />
auf einem der Festivals zu treffen.<br />
Títe<strong>res</strong> en el extranjero<br />
Translated by Christiane Klatt<br />
En la actualidad, los títe<strong>res</strong> de Gran Bretaña<br />
e Irlanda abarcan desde títe<strong>res</strong> en la ópera,<br />
rep<strong>res</strong>entaciones de teatro épico en la calle,<br />
instalaciones inmersivas, a las marionetas en la<br />
playa de Punch y Judy, así como espectáculos<br />
de sombras en galerías de arte. Asimismo, los<br />
titiriteros colaboran con bailarines, cantantes<br />
de ópera, percusionistas vocales, músicos<br />
de jazz, comisarios de museos, científicos<br />
y artistas visuales. Colaboraciones que han<br />
demostrado ser muy fructíferas, dando lugar a<br />
brillantes actuaciones que exploran el universo<br />
emocional, político y metafísico de los adultos<br />
y niños. Esta muestra de compañías de títe<strong>res</strong><br />
refleja esta amplia gama de trabajo.<br />
Aunque las compañías de títe<strong>res</strong> incluidas<br />
en este catálogo tienen sede en Inglaterra,<br />
Irlanda, Escocia y Gales, también son un<br />
ejemplo de la naturaleza internacional de<br />
la escena artística, puesto que trabajan<br />
con titiriteros, diseñado<strong>res</strong> y directo<strong>res</strong> de<br />
Alemania, España, Francia, Indonesia, Italia, Japón,<br />
Nueva Zelanda, Perú y los Estados Unidos que<br />
han convertido estas islas en su hogar. Ellos nos<br />
traen la experiencia de haber realizado giras<br />
internacionales, así como un gran interés en<br />
mostrarnos extensamente su trabajo.<br />
Estos intercambios se han visto<br />
enriquecidos con el reciente florecimiento de<br />
los festivales de títe<strong>res</strong>. Junto a los festivales<br />
ya establecidos hace mucho tiempo, como el<br />
Festival Internacional de Edimburgo, el Festival<br />
Alternativo de Edimburgo y el Festival de<br />
Mimo Internacional de Lond<strong>res</strong>, contamos<br />
ahora con la p<strong>res</strong>encia de festivales dedicados<br />
a los títe<strong>res</strong> de todo el mundo: El Festival<br />
Suspense (Lond<strong>res</strong>) y el Festival Manipulate<br />
(Edimburgo) especializados en títe<strong>res</strong> para<br />
adultos, mientras que el Festival Internacional<br />
de Títe<strong>res</strong> de Irlanda, y los festivales de Bristol,<br />
Beverley y Skipton p<strong>res</strong>entan espectáculos para<br />
todas las edades.<br />
Esperamos que disfrute con esta<br />
p<strong>res</strong>entación de algunas de las compañías de<br />
títe<strong>res</strong> de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda y asimismo<br />
esperamos verle pronto en alguno de los<br />
festivales.<br />
Translated by Gema Rodriguez<br />
Linda Lewis, Puppet Centre Trust<br />
Eleanor Margolies, <strong>British</strong> <strong>UNIMA</strong>
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Blind Summit Theatre<br />
www.blindsummit.com<br />
Blind Summit Theatre are purveyors of<br />
‘extreme puppetry’. The company was founded<br />
in 1997 by Mark Down and Nick Barnes to<br />
p<strong>res</strong>ent Japanese Bunraku-style puppetry in<br />
new places, in new ways. Their shows include<br />
Mr China's Son, Martin's Wedding, The Spaceman<br />
and Pirate Puppetry. Their Bukowski-inspired<br />
Low Life debuted in Edinburgh Fringe in 2005<br />
and toured the world for five years with the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Council. They collaborated with Anthony<br />
Minghella on his award-winning Madam<br />
Butterfly in London and New York. Other<br />
collaborators include Complicite, Tectonic<br />
Theatre, Akram Khan and Royal Opera House.<br />
Their new show The Table will open the<br />
London International Mime Festival 2012.<br />
'If puppetry is ever to be the next rock'n'roll,<br />
these animators may well be its frontmen.'<br />
Time Out<br />
'Brilliantly compulsive pissed up puppetry for<br />
grown ups.' <strong>British</strong> Theatre Guide<br />
'Exquisite.' The Times<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Shows available for touring<br />
Low Life (60 mins): a gin-soaked cabaret of<br />
people and <strong>puppets</strong>. 6 on the road – cast 4,<br />
crew 2.<br />
1984 (140 mins): a witty sweaty <strong>low</strong>-tech<br />
adaptation of George Orwell's brilliant political<br />
satire. 10 on road – cast 7, crew 2.<br />
The Table (70 mins): a Beckett-inspired story of<br />
a puppet stuck on a table.<br />
Contact details<br />
Blind Summit Theatre<br />
Unit 10, Grenville Workshops, 2a Grenville<br />
Road, London, N19 4EH<br />
maeve@blindsummit.com<br />
+44 (0) 20 7272 9020<br />
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The Ding Foundation<br />
www.thedingfoundation.com<br />
The Ding Foundation makes visual theatre using <strong>puppets</strong>, objects, sound, physical performance<br />
and music. They have made three productions (Being a Bird, Unexploded Bomb and Hanging by a<br />
Thread) that sit between visual art and theatre, employing a strong sense of physicality exp<strong>res</strong>sed<br />
through the creation of moving images and sound worlds. They have performed at the Traverse,<br />
Edinburgh, Little Angel Theatre, The Unity, Liverpool, Bath Puppet Festival, Visions Festival, Brighton<br />
and <strong>abroad</strong> at the Torun Puppet Festival, Dordrecht Micro Festival and the Warsaw School of<br />
Puppetry. The work is devised and performed by Amelia Pimlott and Hannah Marshall.<br />
‘…where the rich world of puppetry is headed next…intensely moving’<br />
Joyce Macmillan, The Scotsman on Hanging by a Thread<br />
Amelia Pimlott<br />
62 Holcombe Road, London N17 9AR<br />
+44 (0) 208 8084926<br />
+ 44 (0) 7939 522519<br />
thedingfoundation@yahoo.co.uk<br />
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DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre<br />
www.dynamicnewanimation.co.uk<br />
Established in 1994, DNA devises and<br />
develops its performance through the physical<br />
capabilities of the <strong>puppets</strong>, objects and<br />
set design, to create an action-based stage<br />
dynamic. DNA creates experiential learning<br />
performances for early years, draws upon<br />
traditional tales in its work for children, and<br />
historical <strong>res</strong>earch in its work for youth and<br />
adults.<br />
‘DNA’s wonderful blend of classic tales is one<br />
of the best children’s shows touring the UK’<br />
The West End Centre<br />
Chicken Licken is DNA’s most popular<br />
production, touring nationally & internationally<br />
for over ten years. The production is a oneman<br />
show performed in English, French or<br />
Spanish.<br />
dna@dynamicnewanimation.co.uk<br />
+44 (0)161 408 1720<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Folded Feather<br />
www.richardsonprm.com<br />
Based in London, Folded Feather is at the<br />
forefront of the UK puppetry scene, with a<br />
growing reputation for the creation of unique<br />
and exciting productions. The company has<br />
been invited to Edinburgh Festival Fringe,<br />
Fusion Festival Germany, Festival Rodara<br />
Mexico, Puppetbuskersfestival Belgium, Festival<br />
of Contemporary European Theatre Germany,<br />
Suspense London Puppetry Festival, and the<br />
Festival Mondial des Théât<strong>res</strong> de Marionnettes.<br />
A combination of the talents of puppeteer<br />
Oliver Smart and musician/puppeteer Matt<br />
Short, Folded Feather was formed in 2007.<br />
‘Absolutely exquisite.’ Total Theatre<br />
‘Outstanding.’ Time Out London<br />
Suitcase Circus (60 mins, 2 performers)<br />
Life Still (60 mins, 2 performers + technician)<br />
Helena Richardson, 57A Leahurst Road, Hither<br />
Green, London SE13 5HX<br />
+44 (0) 20 8318 9365 or +44 (0) 7931 801091<br />
skype: helena.richardson<br />
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Garlic Theatre<br />
www.garlictheatre.org.uk<br />
Founded in 1997, Garlic Theatre uses image,<br />
puppet animation, movement and music. The<br />
company specializes in thought-provoking<br />
puppet theatre for young people which is also<br />
stimulating and exciting for adults. Shows have<br />
toured extensively throughout the UK and in<br />
international puppet festivals in 16 countries,<br />
including Singapore, Brazil, Italy and Denmark.<br />
Mark Pitman and Iklooshar Malara work with<br />
guest director Steve Tiplady (Indefinite Articles)<br />
and designer Michaela Bartonova (Tineola<br />
Theatre) in a collaborative artistic process.<br />
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‘Mark Pitman and Iklooshar Malara run one of<br />
England’s best companies in the field’. Penny<br />
Francis<br />
‘The whole show burst at the seams with<br />
creativity and innovation.’ Jim Hutchon on<br />
Fiddlesticks<br />
Shows available for touring<br />
Fiddlesticks (50 mins)<br />
Puppets made from old instruments spring to<br />
life: birds fly out from music sco<strong>res</strong>, a horse<br />
emerges from the bow of a violin.<br />
One performer<br />
Age 4+<br />
George and the Dragon (45 mins)<br />
Two performers<br />
Age 5+<br />
The Magnificent Flying Machine (50 mins)<br />
One performer<br />
Age 4+<br />
Contact details<br />
Mark Pitman and Iklooshar Malara<br />
15 Church Lane, Wicklewood,<br />
Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9QH<br />
+44 (0)1953 609141<br />
garlictheatre@virginmedia.com
Green Ginger<br />
www.greenginger.net<br />
Green Ginger is based in Bristol, UK and<br />
Wiseppe, France, creating award-winning<br />
theatre and films since its formation in 1978.<br />
The company prides itself on accessibility<br />
and flexiblity, and has performed in places<br />
as diverse as the Arctic regions, Soweto and<br />
Palestinian refugee camps.<br />
‘There is always something wonderfully<br />
anarchic about Green Ginger’s work, an<br />
inspired mix of art and lunacy. So different from<br />
almost anything else you’re ever likely to see in<br />
the theatre... a rare and wonderful thing. ‘ The<br />
Guardian<br />
‘Psychologically astute and caustically comic.’<br />
New York Times<br />
Shows available for touring<br />
Regenerator (24 hours+ non-stop) A touring<br />
installation featuring advanced robotic<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
engineering alongside lo-fi puppetry.<br />
Mac et le Géant (35 mins) Terry Lee’s one-man<br />
show, in French with dark English humour.<br />
Gaston (25 mins) Gaston creates instant<br />
caricatu<strong>res</strong> which he gives away. He has<br />
performed in 12 languages across four<br />
continents.<br />
Contact details<br />
Green Ginger (UK), Tobacco Factory Theatre,<br />
Raleigh Rd, Bristol, BS3 1TF<br />
+44 (0)117 9225599 or +44 (0)7977 465 850<br />
mail@greenginger.net<br />
Les Green Ginger (France), 8, Rue du<br />
Montorgeuil, Wiseppe, 55700 France<br />
+33 615 67 97 25<br />
lesgreenginger@gmail.com<br />
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Hand to Mouth Theatre<br />
www.handtomouth.co.uk<br />
Established in 1982, we create original high<br />
quality theatre with <strong>puppets</strong> for local, national<br />
and international audiences. Our policy is to<br />
produce ‘intelligent popular theatre’. We have<br />
performed at festivals and theat<strong>res</strong> in Russia,<br />
Middle East, South Korea, USA (three tours)<br />
and all over Europe. Our work is mostly nonverbal,<br />
but we can use some French, German<br />
and Spanish. All music is performed live.<br />
‘The best hand puppet show I’ve ever seen.’<br />
Eric Bass, director of Sandglass Theatre<br />
‘A fantastic, magical, mythical and multilayered<br />
show.’ Sid Langley, Birmingham Post<br />
Piggery Jokery (30 mins) 2 performers<br />
This versatile show can be performed in any<br />
space, indoors or outdoors.<br />
Martin Bridle and Su Eaton,<br />
51 Arnold Road, Southampton, SO17 1TF<br />
+44 (0) 2380 555392<br />
htmtheatre@btopenworld.com<br />
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Horse + Bamboo<br />
www.horseandbamboo.org<br />
Horse + Bamboo Theatre Company have been<br />
making and touring high quality visual theatre<br />
for over 30 years. Horse + Bamboo’s audiences<br />
leave with a mind full of lasting images that can<br />
rarely be compared to anything seen before or<br />
after. Our work is mostly non-verbal.<br />
Joint Artistic Directors Alison Duddle and<br />
Bob Frith use images and Loz Kaye and Chris<br />
Davies provide music to tell great stories. We<br />
have toured extensively in Spain, Hungary,<br />
Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania.
Storm in a Teacup (45mins) 2 performers<br />
for age 4+<br />
Red Riding Hood (45mins) 2 performers<br />
for age 4+<br />
Angus (1hour 40 with interval) 4 performers<br />
for older children and adults<br />
Horse + Bamboo Theatre<br />
679 Bacup Rd, Waterfoot, Rossendale,<br />
Lancashire, BB4 7HB<br />
+44 (0)1706 220241<br />
info@horseandbamboo.org<br />
Indefinite Articles<br />
www.indefinitearticles.co.uk<br />
Indefinite Articles Theatre Company was<br />
started in 1995 by sculptor Sally Todd and<br />
puppeteer Steve Tiplady. We devise theatre for<br />
all ages using objects, materials and shadows.<br />
At the heart of our work is the transformation<br />
of ordinary and everyday things into the<br />
extraordinary. The company has performed<br />
nationally and internationally: Henson Puppet<br />
Festival, New York, Lutke Ljubljana, Porto,<br />
Hundesdag Festival. Halle, National Theatre<br />
Mexico, Theatralia Festival Madrid, Royal<br />
National Theatre, Beirut Arab Puppet Theatre.<br />
‘Wonderful work that celebrates the<br />
possibilities of theatre.’ Guardian<br />
‘Amazing…the elements of dust and light<br />
have joined with storytelling to extend the<br />
boundaries of theatre.’ The Times<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Claytime (1 hour 20 mins) 3-7 years.<br />
Improvised stories animated with clay. 2/3<br />
performers.<br />
Pinocchio (1 hour) 4-11 years.<br />
Told with real tools from a carpenter’s<br />
workshop. 2 performers.<br />
The Magic Lamp (50 mins) Age 4+.<br />
Aladdin – a shadow show in the round, using<br />
paper and oil. 2 performers.<br />
The Chalk Giants (50 mins) Age 6+. An English<br />
folk tale in chalk and shadows, 3 performers.<br />
Penumbra (1 hour 10 mins) for age 16+. An<br />
exploration of desire and decay using the<br />
human body and shadow. 2 performers.<br />
Sally Todd and Steve Tiplady, 8 High Street,<br />
Grantchester, CB3 9NF<br />
+44 (0)1223 840792<br />
sally.connie.todd@gmail.com/tipladysg@aol.com<br />
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Indigo Moon Theatre<br />
www.indigomoontheatre.com<br />
Inspired by European and Asian traditions,<br />
puppeteer Anna Ingleby combines lifelike<br />
movement with music by composer Haviel<br />
Perdana to create contemporary interactive<br />
family shows with global influences. Touring<br />
for over ten years includes Northern Ireland,<br />
Scotland, the Little Angel Puppet Theatre,<br />
Norwich Puppet Theatre, Barcelona, Singapore<br />
and Indonesia. Shows use minimal language<br />
and can be adapted for different languages,<br />
particularly French, German or Indonesian.<br />
‘A small children’s theatre company that makes<br />
a big impact.’ William Wilson, Director of Lyth<br />
Arts Centre, Scotland.<br />
Aladdin (50 mins) age 4+<br />
2 performers. Large scale shadow theatre.<br />
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Alice & the White Rabbit (50 mins) age 4+<br />
2 performers. Large scale shadow theatre.<br />
The Lost Fo<strong>res</strong>t (50 mins) age 5+<br />
2 performers. Wayang Golek rod puppetry,<br />
digital projection and shadows.<br />
The Worm that Squirmed (50 mins) age 5+<br />
2 performers. Wayang Golek, rod puppetry and<br />
shadows.<br />
Saraswati (15 mins)<br />
2 performers. Dancing marionette from<br />
Rajasthan, accompanied by live sitar or tabla<br />
Anna Ingleby, 35 Waltham Court, Beverley,<br />
East Yorkshire, HU17 9JF<br />
+44 (0) 1482 867646<br />
+44 (0) 7855 328552<br />
info@indigomoontheatre.com<br />
Lempen Puppet Theatre<br />
www.lempen.co.uk<br />
Lempen Puppet Theatre Company, founded<br />
in 1987, is one of Britain’s great touring<br />
theatre companies. They tour all over the<br />
UK, and have appeared in Ireland, Austria,<br />
Germany, Switzerland,, Greece, Finland, France,<br />
Italy, Denmark and the Czech Republic. They<br />
specialise in modern myths that connect the<br />
imagination to real and contemporary issues,<br />
underlined with original music, producing<br />
entertaining, quality theatre for children and<br />
family audiences. Main shows can be performed<br />
in English or German and street shows in English,<br />
French, German, Italian, Finnish and Danish.
‘A simple idea … created with such loving<br />
care and attention to detail that you just have<br />
to smile. Sometimes three minutes is all that’s<br />
needed!’ Dorothy Max Prior, Animations Online<br />
Journey Of Turtle (50 mins) 1 performer<br />
With shadows, table-top <strong>puppets</strong> and<br />
storytelling. Family/ age 5+<br />
The Amazing Thing (50 mins) 1 performer<br />
A journey through well-known tales, told with<br />
<strong>puppets</strong>, acting and live music. Family/ age 5+<br />
Ugly Beauty (50 mins) 1 performer<br />
Melo sits alone by the sea. A beautiful princess<br />
pushes him in the mud! Puppetry, shadows and<br />
original music. Family/ age 5+<br />
Theatre For One (3min shows) 1 or 2<br />
performers. Street theatre with a difference<br />
– for one at a time. Family/ age 4+<br />
28 Belgrave Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire,<br />
BD23 1QB<br />
+44 (0) 1756 797 149<br />
lempen@lempen.co.uk<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Pickled Image<br />
www.pickledimage.co.uk<br />
Pickled Image has toured the world with sellout<br />
productions for the past ten years. Houdini’s<br />
Suitcase won the People’s Jury Prize in Brazil<br />
in 2007. We created and directed Hunger<br />
with Tinkerting and Nordland Visual Theatre,<br />
nominated for a Golden Award (Norway).<br />
Little Edie (2 performers; 1 technician)<br />
Made in collaboration with Nordland Visual<br />
Theatre, Little Edie is a show about love, loss<br />
and a mother-daughter relationship, aimed at an<br />
adult audience with Pickled Image’s trademark<br />
style of gloriously dark humour, wonderful<br />
<strong>puppets</strong> and set.<br />
+44 (0)117 930 0201<br />
+44 (0)7974 147 521<br />
mail@pickledimage.co.uk<br />
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Lyngo Theatre<br />
www.lyngo.co.uk<br />
Patrick Lynch is the artistic director and<br />
principal actor while Marcello Chiarenza is<br />
the director and designer, with Cialdo Capelli<br />
composing all the music. Creatively rooted<br />
in Italy and touring since 2003, Lyngo make<br />
interactive shows inspired by ‘arte povera’ and<br />
‘object theatre’. Lyngo have toured to major<br />
venues such as the Unicorn in London, the<br />
Citizen’s in Glasgow, Theatre Royal Bath, the<br />
Lowry in Manchester and the New Victory<br />
in New York and to festivals in Edinburgh,<br />
Baborò, Dublin International and the EuroFest<br />
in Washington.<br />
‘Lyngo know the score when it comes to<br />
producing shows for the very young…<br />
delightful.’ The Stage<br />
‘Captivating.’ <strong>British</strong> Theatre Guide<br />
‘A celebration of theatre itself.’ Glasgow Herald<br />
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Shows available for touring<br />
Tom Thumb and The Dust Man<br />
Both for age 5+ (50 mins) 1 actor<br />
Watch the Birdy and The Fish’s Wishes<br />
Both for age 3+ (45 mins) 1 actor<br />
Room in the Sky and Snow Play<br />
Both for age 5+ (50 mins) 2 actors<br />
Hansel and Gretel<br />
Ages 5+, 1 hour, 2 actors<br />
Egg and Spoon<br />
Ages 1-5, 40 minutes, 1 actor<br />
Circus Minimus and What a Wonderful World<br />
Both for age 2-5 (40 mins) 1 actor<br />
Contact details<br />
6 Hilltop Avenue, Cults, Aberdeen, AB15 9RJ<br />
+44 (0) 7957 134943<br />
patrick@lyngo.co.uk
Stephen Mottram’s Animata<br />
The company, formed in 1988, tours a number<br />
of performances using predominantly string<br />
<strong>puppets</strong> and contemporary music for adult<br />
audiences. There is no text, so no language<br />
barrier. Best known of these, after tours in<br />
18 countries, is The Seed Carriers which has<br />
marionettes and automata combined with<br />
electroacoustic music by Glyn Perrin.<br />
‘His artistry is formidable, like his imagination.<br />
I have never before seen the eeriness of<br />
marionettes combined so insistently with<br />
dread’. The Times<br />
‘Mottram’s work draws its inspiration from<br />
sculpture, mime and dance and its powerful<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
atmospheric quality is totally captivating.’ Plays<br />
and Players<br />
‘A richly suggestive encounter, Organillo<br />
promises to hypnotise audiences through<br />
the nooks and crannies of their unconscious.’<br />
Time Out<br />
Shows available for touring<br />
The Seas Of Organillo: a sensual and poetic<br />
glimpse at the science of fertility with<br />
electroacoustic music by Sebastian Castagna.<br />
In Suspension: six short marionette pieces for<br />
adult audiences, performed on an open stage<br />
by Stephen Mottram. The music is by Glyn<br />
Perrin, Simon Waters and Pete McPhail.<br />
Eggbird: a children’s version of In Suspension.<br />
Contact details<br />
Stephen Mottram, 31 New High Street,<br />
Headington, Oxford, OX3 7AJ<br />
+44 (0)1865 742587<br />
stephen.mottram@virgin.net<br />
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Little Angel Theatre<br />
The Little Angel Theatre has established an<br />
unparalleled reputation in the UK for quality<br />
productions of puppetry in the 50 years since<br />
it was founded by John and Lyndie Wright.<br />
The company has a reputation for producing<br />
outstanding work for both children and adults<br />
including Venus And Adonis and The Tempest,<br />
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both collaborations with the RSC, and recent<br />
adaptations of Alice in Wonderland and Petrushka.<br />
Peter Glanville has been Artistic Director since<br />
2006. International transfers include Fantastic Mr<br />
Fox (Manitoba, Canada) and The Mouse Queen<br />
(New Victory, New York).
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Shows available for touring<br />
Alice In Wonderland<br />
Age 5+<br />
4 puppeteers<br />
1 hour 15 mins<br />
The Tempest<br />
Age 7+<br />
Co-produced with the<br />
Royal Shakespeare Company<br />
7 performers<br />
1 hour 20 mins<br />
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings<br />
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez<br />
For adults and children 5+<br />
in association with Kneehigh Theatre<br />
4 puppeteers<br />
1 hr 15 mins<br />
The Magician’s Daughter<br />
Age 3-6<br />
2 puppeteers<br />
40 mins<br />
Contact details<br />
Miranda Pitcher miranda@littleangeltheatre.com<br />
Peter Glanville peter@littleangeltheatre.com<br />
14 Dagmar Passage, off Cross Street,<br />
London, N1 2DN<br />
+44 (0) 207 359 8581<br />
www.youtube.com/user/TheLittleATheatre<br />
www.littleangeltheatre.com<br />
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Pangolin’s Teatime<br />
www.pangolinsteatime.com<br />
Pangolin’s Teatime, established in Edinburgh<br />
in 2006, p<strong>res</strong>ents new writing through<br />
experimental and traditional puppetry. We<br />
primarily create work for adults, using direct<br />
manipulation, table-top, shadow, rod and glove<br />
<strong>puppets</strong>. Pangolin’s has toured throughout the<br />
UK and at festivals including the Edinburgh<br />
Festival, Suspense, and Manipulate.<br />
‘Ingenious and innovative.’ The Scotsman<br />
‘Clearly one to watch.’ The Stage<br />
The Great Puppet Horn (60 mins) Cutting<br />
comedy from the UK’s leading satirical shadow<br />
puppet show. Age 15+. 2 performers<br />
Haozkla (60 mins) Age 8+. 8 performers<br />
Jeremy Bidgood, 62B Kentish Town Road,<br />
London, NW1 9PU<br />
+44 (0) 7718209837<br />
info@pangolinsteatime.com<br />
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Potato Room<br />
www.potatoroom.co.uk<br />
Potato Room productions was created in<br />
2010 by Gavin Glover, formerly a co-director<br />
of FaultyOptic Theatre of Animation. Still<br />
dark and humorous, cruel and experimental,<br />
Gavin Glover’s work includes actors and nontraditional<br />
puppetry, prerecorded video and<br />
roving camera techniques. 2011 tours include:<br />
London International Mime Festival, BIAM<br />
Paris, Stamsund International Theatre Festival,<br />
Norway, Charleville Méziè<strong>res</strong>, France.<br />
‘This is an important work of art, not a<br />
requiem to Faulty Optic but a glimpse of<br />
adult puppetry’s future.’ Matthew Isaac Cohen<br />
Animations Online<br />
‘Freakish <strong>puppets</strong> and fizzing ideas.’ The Stage<br />
‘Alive and piercing.’ Total Theatre<br />
Flogging a dead horse (1hour 20mins)<br />
In English or French. 2 performers.
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Gavin Glover<br />
mrgavinglover@gmail.com<br />
Skype: gavinglover<br />
+44 (0)161 4083 808 (UK)<br />
+32 (0)484 653 682 (Belgium)<br />
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Punch and Judy Professors<br />
Celebrating his 350th birthday in 2012, Mr.<br />
Punch is the UK’s oldest and most famous<br />
puppet character. Popular with both children and<br />
adults, the traditional story of Punch and his wife<br />
Judy, a crocodile and a string of sausages is told<br />
using hand <strong>puppets</strong> and slapstick comedy.<br />
Robert Styles<br />
Performing since 1980, Styles is a secondgeneration<br />
Punch & Judy man who has<br />
travelled throughout the UK and to festivals<br />
in Marseille, Provence, Mistelbach, Segovia,<br />
Salamanca, Frankfurt, Halle, Vienna, Wels and<br />
Lubeck, as well as throughout Japan.<br />
46a Naylor Road, London SE15 1QQ<br />
+44 (0) 207 358 1708<br />
+44 (0) 7950 784511<br />
robpunch@hotmail.com<br />
www.robertstyles.com<br />
Rod Burnett<br />
www.storyboxtheatre.co.uk<br />
Dan Bishop<br />
+44 (0)1822 613957<br />
danandemmabishop@tiscali.co.uk<br />
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Clive Chandler<br />
+44 (0) 121 441 5694<br />
www.tiptop<strong>puppets</strong>.co.uk<br />
Richard Coombs<br />
+44 (0)1283 792959<br />
www.richardcoombs.co.uk<br />
Geoff Felix<br />
+44 (0) 8903 3869<br />
www.geofffelix.com<br />
Puppet (R)Evolution<br />
http://puppetrevolution.co.uk<br />
Writer/director/puppet maker Raven Kaliana<br />
established Puppet (R)Evolution in 2008, with<br />
Luke Wallens joining as Assistant Director<br />
in 2010. The critically acclaimed Hooray for<br />
Hollywood, an expose of the child pornography<br />
industry will feature at the Charleville Festival<br />
in 2011. Fragile/Sacred tours to the Czech<br />
Republic and Denmark in 2011, and premie<strong>res</strong><br />
in London at the Suspense Festival.
‘Full marks for audacity’ Time Out<br />
Fragile/Sacred (50 mins) Age 13+<br />
4 puppeteer/actors, 1 musician<br />
Hooray for Hollywood Age 18+<br />
(40 mins + 30 mins post-show discussion)<br />
5 puppeteer/actors, 1 musician<br />
Raven Kaliana, 167 Hermitage Road, Omega<br />
Works Unit 3K, London, N4 1LZ<br />
puppetrev@hotmail.co.uk<br />
+44 (0) 7504346565<br />
Puppet State Theatre Company<br />
www.<strong>puppets</strong>tate.com<br />
Puppet State Theatre Company, based in<br />
Edinburgh, was founded by Richard Medrington.<br />
After performing his one-man puppet shows<br />
for 20 years he joined forces with Rick Conte<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
and Ailie Cohen in 2006. The Man Who Planted<br />
Trees has toured across the UK and Ireland as<br />
well as in Malaysia, Bermuda, the Netherlands,<br />
USA, Canada and Australia, and in a French<br />
version at the 2011 Charleville-Méziè<strong>res</strong> World<br />
Puppetry Festival.<br />
‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented<br />
breezes, sparkling wit, the best dog puppet ever.<br />
Perfect for children and grown-ups. Terrific.’<br />
The Guardian<br />
The Man Who Planted Trees (65 mins) Age 7+<br />
In English with some French.<br />
40/1 Woodhall Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0DU<br />
http://<strong>puppets</strong>tateblog.wordp<strong>res</strong>s.com<br />
elspeth@<strong>puppets</strong>tate.com<br />
+44 (0) 131 441 9693<br />
+44 (0) 7595 930624<br />
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Shona Reppe Puppets<br />
www. shonareppe<strong>puppets</strong>.co.uk<br />
Since 1997, Shona Reppe Puppets has been<br />
dedicated to creating highly visual small-scale<br />
solo puppet productions for children and their<br />
families. Cinderella has toured all over the world<br />
including the Sydney Opera House, the New<br />
Victory Theatre, New York, Japan, Belgium,<br />
France, Israel and the UK. Awards include a<br />
Total Theatre Award 2002.<br />
‘Cinderella is a magical and mischievous delight;<br />
combining simple storytelling with lush and<br />
inventive images’. nytheatre.com 2009<br />
‘I defy anyone of any age not to be<br />
entertained…witty, clever and superbly<br />
performed.’ Edinburgh Guide<br />
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Cinderella (47 mins) Age 5+<br />
Olga Volt The Electric Fairy (45 mins) Age 7+<br />
Potato Needs a Bath (45 mins) Age 2 – 5years<br />
Shona Reppe Puppets<br />
c/o Paul Fitzpatrick, Catherine Wheels Theatre<br />
Company, The Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way,<br />
Musselburgh, EH21 6AA<br />
shonareppe<strong>puppets</strong>@googlemail.com<br />
Matthew Robins<br />
www.sadlucy.com<br />
Matthew has had works commissioned by<br />
the Barbican and the National Theatre in<br />
London, and the Waterfront in Belfast, and has<br />
performed his shows across Europe, including<br />
at Tate Britain and the closing night of the<br />
Aosta Valley choral festival.
‘Silhouettes that have something of the deft wit<br />
of Picasso sketches.’ The Guardian<br />
‘Incomparably eldritch shadow <strong>puppets</strong>:<br />
snipped with gothic delicacy from black paper,<br />
their crooked fingers reach directly into your<br />
imagination.’ Time Out<br />
Flyboy, Sad Lucy and other Stories<br />
Artist and musician Matthew Robins tells the<br />
story of Flyboy, half-boy/half-fly, in a series<br />
of romantic science-fiction shadow-puppet<br />
operas. Singing and performing live on stage<br />
with his band, Matthew projects his intricate<br />
paper cut-outs and home-made cardboard<br />
animations onto the big-screen. Running time:<br />
100 minutes including interval, but can be<br />
tailored to fit specific requirements. Performed<br />
in English, but highly visual.<br />
Matthew Robins, 21a Prairie Street, London,<br />
UK, SW8 3PL<br />
+44 (0) 207 4984617<br />
+44 (0)7929 673231<br />
someone@sadlucy.com<br />
Rouge28 Theatre<br />
www.rouge28theatre.co.uk<br />
Founded in 2005, Rouge28 is a company of<br />
international theatre artists based in London.<br />
We fuse life-sized <strong>puppets</strong>, paper theatre,<br />
and new technologies to produce original<br />
and intriguing visual theatre. Urashima Taro<br />
has toured England since 2010 and has been<br />
selected for the World Festival of Puppet<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Theat<strong>res</strong> (Charleville-Méziè<strong>res</strong>), Skipton<br />
International Puppet Festival, and Decibel<br />
Performing Arts Showcase (Manchester).<br />
‘Rouge28’s true magic is in the simple<br />
moments.’ Matt Jackson, Animations Online<br />
‘Both magical and sad.’ Louise Costelloe-Ward<br />
and Hanna Leaper, Nerves<br />
Urashima Taro (55 mins) tells the story of a<br />
poor fisherman seduced by a mysterious and<br />
cruel turtle-woman. This solo performance<br />
explo<strong>res</strong> power, seduction and death, with<br />
an underlying sense of humour. Inspired by<br />
Japanese mythology, it fuses stunning visuals<br />
with human-size <strong>puppets</strong> and paper theatre.<br />
In Japanese and English. Recorded narration<br />
available in several languages. Age: 14+.<br />
Paul Piris, 164 Lordship Lane, London SE22 8HB<br />
+44 (0) 208 693 0070<br />
+44 (0) 795 172 8330<br />
paul@rouge28theatre.co.uk<br />
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Theatre-Rites<br />
www.theatre-rites.co.uk<br />
Theatre-Rites is one of Britain’s leading theatre<br />
companies, creating touring performances<br />
and site-specific events with puppetry at their<br />
heart. Led by renowned visual theatre maker<br />
Sue Buckmaster, they produce work that has<br />
been stirring the imagination of children and<br />
adults alike since 1995. The company combines<br />
puppetry and object manipulation with<br />
different artforms including dance, live music<br />
and visual arts in order to p<strong>res</strong>ent children<br />
with unusual and exceptional contemporary<br />
imagery. The work has little or no script and<br />
is suitable for international touring. As well<br />
as creating middle-scale tours the company<br />
is experienced at delivering commissions<br />
that <strong>res</strong>pond directly to specific locations or<br />
festival themes. Previous critically acclaimed<br />
productions include the site-specific Paradise,<br />
commissioned by the Ruhrtriennale Festival,<br />
and the award-winning Mischief (pictured<br />
opposite) which has toured three times<br />
including performances at Mercat de les Flors<br />
in Barcelona and the New Victory in New York.<br />
‘Its new touring show is one of the best times<br />
I’ve had in a theatre all year.’<br />
The Times on Mischief<br />
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Show available for touring<br />
MOJO<br />
A Theatre-Rites, Barbican and Salzburg Festival<br />
co-production. Premiering at the Barbican<br />
Christmas 2011. Available for touring from<br />
August 2012.<br />
An enchanting new p<strong>res</strong>entation for the whole<br />
family, a riot of dance, puppetry and music<br />
takes us on a spectacular journey through the<br />
magic and mayhem of growing up. Bursting<br />
with energy and evocative movement, objects<br />
come to life and characters discover their<br />
mojo, igniting stunning visual transformations<br />
devised by the award-winning team of Arthur<br />
Pita and Sue Buckmaster. A dynamic ensemble<br />
including world jazz percussionist Adriano<br />
Adewale, blues/folk, jazz singer, trumpeter and<br />
guitarist Leo Altarelli, dancers and puppeteers<br />
enliven this extraordinary world.<br />
80 minutes, no interval.<br />
Suitable for ages 5+<br />
Contact details<br />
Theatre-Rites, Unit 612 Erlang House, 128<br />
Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8EQ<br />
+44(0)20 7928 4875<br />
info@theatre-rites.co.uk
Photo: Patrick Baldwin<br />
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Thingumajig Theatre<br />
www.thingumajig.info<br />
Thingumajig Theatre creates innovative puppet<br />
plays, interactive giant <strong>puppets</strong> and spectacular<br />
community events. Based in West Yorkshire,<br />
England, their plays and giant <strong>puppets</strong> have<br />
performed throughout the UK and USA and<br />
at festivals in Ireland, Italy, Denmark, Canada,<br />
Korea and Taiwan.<br />
‘Spectacular integration of movement, music<br />
and set design. Both artists were unmatched<br />
in their performing skills.’ On The Vertigo of<br />
Sheep, awarded the <strong>UNIMA</strong>-USA Citation of<br />
Excellence.<br />
Hippochondriac (45 mins)<br />
A walkabout giant hippopotamus with puppet<br />
shows built into the body of the puppet.<br />
For all ages. Two performers; live music.<br />
Hullaba Lulu (50 mins)<br />
An eccentric couple travels the world in a<br />
28<br />
quirky land-boat, until their lives are turned<br />
upside down by the adorable and colourful<br />
Lulu. For ages 5+. Two performers; live music;<br />
no spoken language.<br />
The Vertigo of Sheep (65 mins)<br />
A well-meaning but unreliable c<strong>low</strong>n attempts<br />
to explain the Book of Genesis through<br />
household objects, <strong>puppets</strong>, physical theatre<br />
and live music, For adult audiences. Two<br />
performers; live music.<br />
Thingumajig Theatre<br />
9 Ashenhurst Road, Todmorden, West<br />
Yorkshire, OL14 8EB<br />
+44 (0) 1706 812645<br />
info@thingumajig.info<br />
Unpacked<br />
www.unpacked.org<br />
Unpacked is a touring theatre company<br />
exploring theatrical storytelling through<br />
performance, live music, interaction with the<br />
audience, a distinctive puppetry aesthetic and<br />
robust physicality. Formed in 2004, the five<br />
core members met and trained at the Central<br />
School of Speech and Drama. Unpacked create<br />
work for both children and adult audiences.<br />
‘Unpacked make the mundane magical.’ The<br />
Argus (on Robin and The Big Freeze)<br />
‘Absolute theatrical brilliance.’ Total Theatre (on<br />
Funeral Games)
Robin and The Big Freeze (60 mins)<br />
5 performers.<br />
Jumping Mouse (65 mins)<br />
4 performers. In English.<br />
From June 2012: The Serpent (60 mins)<br />
5 performers.<br />
Gilbert Taylor, 3 Cissbury Road, Hove, East<br />
Sussex, UK, BN3 6EN<br />
+44 (0) 7903018310<br />
contact@unpacked.org<br />
Wattle & Daub Figure Theatre<br />
www.wattleanddaub.co.uk<br />
Wattle & Daub Figure Theatre is a Bristolbased<br />
puppetry and visual theatre company<br />
that plays with strange structu<strong>res</strong>, striking<br />
imagery and the interconnections of puppet<br />
and puppeteer. Their debut show, Triptych,<br />
fuses innovative storytelling and original music,<br />
featuring a 4-piece jazz combo with directmanipulation<br />
and life-size puppetry, shadow<br />
play and masks, in their signature rough-hewn<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
style. Wattle & Daub Figure Theatre was<br />
formed in 2009 by Tobi Poster and Laura<br />
Purcell Gates.<br />
‘This bright new company is one to watch.’<br />
Kate Yedigaroff, Co-Artistic Director, Mayfest<br />
Triptych (1 hour) 2 performers<br />
Tobi Poster, Wattle & Daub Figure Theatre, c/o<br />
Puppet Place, Unit 18, Albion Dockside Estate,<br />
Hanover Place, Bristol, BS1 6UT<br />
+44 (0) 7855 804526<br />
tobi@wattleanddaub.co.uk<br />
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STREET THEATRE<br />
Bootworks Theatre<br />
Bootworks Theatre is a group of multidisciplinary<br />
artists committed to creating<br />
innovative theatre and performance for unusual<br />
locations. The ‘Black Box’ is an innovative<br />
theatre installation for an audience of two<br />
people at a time. The audience members sit<br />
inside the box, while the company performs<br />
around the outside. The show is seen through a<br />
series of opening and closing shutters, and can<br />
be viewed from inside or outside.<br />
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers<br />
(5 mins, for one young person and parent or<br />
guardian). 5 performers.<br />
Becki Haines, Bootworks Theatre c/o Battersea<br />
Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, Battersea, London<br />
SW11 5TN<br />
+44 (0)7732 818401<br />
becki@bootworkstheatre.co.uk<br />
www.bootworkstheatre.co.uk<br />
Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International &<br />
Soznak<br />
Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International<br />
specialise in large and small scale street<br />
theatre. NWSI have been working with giant<br />
puppetry for 15 years and have performed in<br />
40 countries worldwide. NWSI predominantly<br />
perform with concealed puppeteers, but<br />
also utilise suspension <strong>puppets</strong> and other<br />
<strong>puppets</strong>, usually performed from within by<br />
10 or 11 puppeteers. We have launched and<br />
provided fi nales for major festivals worldwide.<br />
www.nwsi.co.uk/archive documents our history.<br />
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No words used. Soznak, the band, performs<br />
songs in Ncongo, Lingala, Zulu-natal, French,<br />
Portuguese, and English.<br />
Les Oiseaux de lux: interactive street<br />
intervention. 3-22 performers. 25mins; up to 3<br />
shows per day. An invasion of giant birds.<br />
The Butterfl y Collection: interactive street<br />
intervention. 3-7 performers. 30 mins; up to 3<br />
shows per day. An invasion of giant butterfl ies.<br />
Dali and Gala: giant infl atable puppet dancers. 4<br />
performers.10 mins; up to 3 shows per day.<br />
The Caterpillar: giant infl atable puppet. 10<br />
performers.15 mins; up to 2 shows per day.<br />
Sid the spider: giant infl atable puppet. 11<br />
performers. 15 mins.<br />
Chromarama: arena spectacle.14 performers. 25<br />
mins; up to 2 shows per day.<br />
Grand Magix. 25 performers. 35 mins. Stilts,<br />
infl atables, helium-suspended aerial puppetry<br />
and performance pyrotechnics.<br />
Taranta. 53 performers. 50 mins. Stilts,<br />
infl atables, helium-suspended aerial puppetry<br />
and pyrotechnics. An urban invasion/<br />
hallucination of spiders and insect life set to<br />
fl amenco and the ‘compas’ of the Buleria.<br />
Paul Miskin, 10 Ravensworth Terrace,<br />
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6AU<br />
+44(0)191 2618987<br />
+44 (0)7711 656759<br />
nwsi@nwsi.demon.co.uk<br />
www.nwsi.co.uk<br />
Noisy Oyster<br />
Noisy Oyster, established in 2008, is Nik Palmer<br />
– puppeteer, puppet maker and musician, and<br />
Sarah Rowland-Barker – puppeteer, dancer and
Photo: Murdo Macleod<br />
circus performer.<br />
Plain Bob (20 mins) No words. One visible<br />
performer and one in the audience.<br />
Dangerous Dave (45 mins) Comic puppet<br />
stunt performance performed in English and<br />
a favourite at UK puppet festivals (this year<br />
going to Bornholme). One puppeteer and one<br />
frontman. Can be performed inside or out.<br />
Noisy Oyster, 5 Albion Place, Frome, Somerset,<br />
BA11 4JZ<br />
+44 (0)1373 466933<br />
info@noisyoyster.co.uk<br />
www.noisyoyster.co.uk<br />
Vision Mechanics<br />
The foundations of Vision Mechanics <strong>res</strong>t<br />
in the creative minds of Symon Macintyre<br />
(Artistic Director) and Kim Bergsagel (Creative<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Director). Our projects combine puppetry,<br />
performance, technology and environment.<br />
We aim to engage and encourage a sense<br />
of community and create mythic events that<br />
amaze and inspire.<br />
Big Man Walking is a giant who travelled across<br />
Scotland, thrilling audiences in their thousands.<br />
Mobile promenade performance centred<br />
around an 8-metre-high puppet. Performance is<br />
suited for both day and night. Running time: 1<br />
to 4 hours. Team of 12 (puppeteers, crew and<br />
management) plus 10 local stewards.<br />
Anne Fleming, 81 Great Junction Street,<br />
Edinburgh EH6 5HZ<br />
+44 (0) 131 554 8923<br />
anne@visionmechanics.org<br />
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BRIEF COMPANY LISTINGS<br />
Beady Eye Theatre<br />
www.kristinfredricksson.mfbiz.co.uk<br />
Founded in 2009 by Kristin Fredricksson,<br />
Beady Eye’s first show, Everything Must Go, was<br />
described by the Times as ‘funny, moving and<br />
unique’. It won a Total Theatre Award and the<br />
Arches Brick Award, touring the UK in 2009/<br />
10, including a two-week run at the Barbican,<br />
London. International touring includes the<br />
Ruhrfestspiele, Germany 2010 and Het Veem<br />
Theater, Holland in Autumn 2011. Beady Eye<br />
use various puppetry techniques and scales;<br />
currently tiny and larger-than-life figu<strong>res</strong> and<br />
stop-motion animation mixed with live action.<br />
Everything Must Go (or The Voluntary Attempt to<br />
Overcome Unnecessary Obstacles). 1 hour; in<br />
English or French. Le Metre: 40 mins; in French.<br />
Kristin Fredricksson, 12 Puckle Lane,<br />
Canterbury CT1 3JX, UK<br />
+44 (0)1277 862282<br />
+44 (0) 7900 340 663<br />
beadyeye@live.co.uk<br />
Ailie Cohen Puppet Maker<br />
www.ailiecohen.com<br />
Ailie is an associate artist of Puppetstate<br />
Theatre Company, and co-directed and<br />
designed The Man Who Planted Trees. Other<br />
work includes Rumpelstiltskin at the Fairytale<br />
Laundry and Jazz Mouse, both of which<br />
have toured throughout the UK, Ireland and<br />
Australia. Cloud Man by Ailie Cohen and Lewis<br />
Hetherington will appear in 2012 at the Made<br />
in Scotland Showcase (Edinburgh Fringe) and<br />
at Imaginate International Children’s festival. 45<br />
minute solo puppet piece for 4-7 year olds.<br />
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Ailie Cohen, 8b Traquair Road, Innerleithen,<br />
Peeblesshire, EH446PD, Scotland<br />
+44 (0)7946274804<br />
ailiecohen@me.com<br />
Branar Téatar do Pháistí<br />
www.branar.ie<br />
We strive for a simple, elegant form of<br />
theatre for children that achieves intricacy<br />
through the use of puppetry. In our ten-year<br />
history we have toured throughout Ireland<br />
and have appeared regularly at all the major<br />
international children’s festivals in Ireland.<br />
Central to our practice are our collaborations<br />
with international directors from Denmark and<br />
Norway.<br />
Cube Theatre<br />
www.cube-theatre.co.uk<br />
A Cornish company specialising in ‘essential’<br />
theatre: high quality, stylish theatre that is<br />
rooted in the written word and balanced with<br />
powerful physical action.<br />
Nix Wood, Cube theatre, Burrell Theatre, 1<br />
Trennick Lane, Truro TR1 1TH<br />
0044 (0) 7785 263499<br />
admin@cube-theatre.co.uk<br />
Flabbergast Theatre<br />
www.flabbergasttheatre.co.uk<br />
Flabbergast Theatre makes uncompromising<br />
and exciting physical theatre drawing on the<br />
Bunraku style of puppetry. English language and<br />
mime.<br />
Henry Maynard, 95 Woodstock Road, London,<br />
N4 3EU<br />
+44 (0) 771 495 9892<br />
henrymaynard@hotmail.co.uk
Frolicked<br />
www.frolicked.co.uk<br />
Frolicked is an outdoor puppet theatre<br />
company based in Yorkshire.<br />
Beka Haigh, Unit D First Floor, Asquith Bottom<br />
Mill, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 3BS<br />
+44 (0) 7947578181<br />
admin@frolicked.co.uk<br />
Gravy Boat Puppets<br />
www.gravyboat<strong>puppets</strong>.co.uk<br />
Gravy Boat Puppets explore the crossover<br />
between sculpture/visual arts and puppetry.<br />
Isobel Smith, Gravy Boat Puppets, 2<br />
Newhouse Farm Cottages, Firle, East Sussex,<br />
UK, BN8 6ND<br />
+44 (0) 1273 858 336<br />
info@gravyboat<strong>puppets</strong>.co.uk<br />
Les Enfants Terribles Theatre Company<br />
www.lesenfantsterribles.co.uk<br />
We are dedicated to creating original,<br />
innovative and exciting theatre that challenges,<br />
inspi<strong>res</strong> and entertains. Founded by Oliver<br />
Lansley, the company has performed all over<br />
the world including Poland, the Czech Republic,<br />
Dubai, Norway and Singapore, and has toured<br />
extensively in the UK. The Terrible Infants (75<br />
mins, 5 performers); The Vaudevillains (75<br />
mins,10 performers; 5 in band).<br />
James Seager, 29 St Mary’s Road, Reigate,<br />
Surrey, RH2 7JH<br />
+44 (0) 7815040999<br />
james@lesenfantsterribles.co.uk<br />
Magic Book Theatre<br />
www.magicbooktheatre.co.uk<br />
The company’s aim is to produce quality<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
children’s theatre that encourages inclusive play.<br />
Michele Petit-Jean, 38 Holden House, Deptford<br />
Church Street, London SE8 4SQ<br />
+44 (0) 7739 570 403<br />
info@michelepetitjean.com<br />
Nautilus Theatre<br />
www.nautilustheatre.blogspot.com<br />
Nautilus Theatre, directed by Alexander<br />
Winfield, is a three-year-old company that<br />
produces new and original solo puppet works<br />
that simultaneously challenge and entertain<br />
their audiences. Nautilus mixes bunraku, glove<br />
and rod puppet techniques to create puppet<br />
characters of remarkable depth and originality.<br />
‘Dark…Daring!’ Toronto Eye Weekly. ‘A hugely<br />
talented performer!’ Oxford Daily Info<br />
26 Dennington Park Rd, NW6 1BA, London<br />
nautilustheatre@gmail.com<br />
+44 (0) 7504359656<br />
Jose Navarro<br />
www.jose-navarro.com<br />
Jose is a solo puppeteer who works with<br />
various puppet techniques such as string, glove,<br />
shadow, body and rods. International festivals<br />
include the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Buxton<br />
Puppet Festival, LUT Puppet Festival (Bosnia),<br />
‘Valise’ (Poland), Festival Neapolis (Tunisia), and<br />
in Brazil, Armenia, Venezuela, Iran, Serbia and<br />
Ukraine. Animalia (55 mins); A La Carte (50<br />
mins); Amazonian Visions (5 mins); Ritual Scissors<br />
Dance (55 mins); Children of the Sun (40 mins);<br />
The Pongo’s Dream (20 mins).<br />
Jose Navarro, 45 Bannerman House, Lawn<br />
Lane, London. SW8 1UA<br />
+44 (0) 7714 508280<br />
pishtaco1@yahoo.co.uk<br />
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Nutmeg Puppet Company<br />
www.nutmegpuppet.co.uk<br />
Founded in 1979, Nutmeg has mainly<br />
specialised in producing original shows and<br />
workshops about the environment, for children<br />
of all ages, family audiences, and older people.<br />
meg@nutmegpuppet.co.uk<br />
+44 (0) 1502 478999<br />
On The Other Hand Puppet Theatre<br />
www.ontheotherhand.em8z.com<br />
Founded in 1985. Ken Haines has worked in<br />
film, TV and theatre and has rep<strong>res</strong>ented the<br />
UK at festivals in Europe in countries including<br />
Greece, Portugal, Germany, Belgium and at the<br />
Dublin International Puppet Festival. He is coauthor<br />
of The Usborne Book of Puppets.<br />
The Henry VIII Show, (75 mins) The Marvellous<br />
Magical Coat (55 mins), Tales From the Washing<br />
Line (55 mins), Moving Tales (35 mins). 2<br />
performers.<br />
Ken Haines,1 Grange House, 229 Stoke<br />
Newington Church Street, London N16 9HL<br />
+ 44 (0) 207254 5870<br />
keninlondon@aol.com<br />
Puppet Pool<br />
www.facebook.com/pinkflamingopuppetcabaret<br />
Puppet Pool is a collective of Liverpool artists<br />
who have created the Pink Flamingo Puppet<br />
Cabaret: an evening of titillation, comedy<br />
and virtuoso puppet entertainment for adult<br />
audiences.<br />
Beccy Hillam, 24 Green Lane, Mossley Hill,<br />
Liverpool, L18 6HB<br />
+44 (0) 779 156 4759<br />
puppetpool@googlemail.com<br />
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Robert Poulter’s New Model Theatre<br />
www.newmodeltheatre. co.uk<br />
One person operation, taking the<br />
medium of traditional toy theatre and<br />
creating new, original shows emphasising<br />
movement, lighting, recorded sound and scenic<br />
transformations. Established 30 years ago with<br />
88 productions to date, including appearances<br />
at festivals in Germany, France, the Netherlands<br />
and Spain, and five Puppeteers of America<br />
festivals. All shows (except one) solo performer.<br />
Most in English with programme and synopsis<br />
in appropriate language. Mr Turner Gets<br />
Steamed Up (38 mins); The Loyal 47 (29 mins);<br />
The Great Belzoni (49 mins); Black Eye’d Susan<br />
by Douglas Jerrold (60 mins); The Buccaneer’s<br />
Bride (45 mins); Oh! Smith (55 mins.) Live show<br />
with actor Peter Baldwin; Scriabin’s Prometheus<br />
(23 mins).<br />
Robert Poulter’s New Model Theatre, 7 St<br />
Augustine’s Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9PQ<br />
+ 44 (0)1843850002<br />
RobertNMT@googlemail.com<br />
Rough Magic Theatre<br />
www.roughmagictheatre.co.uk<br />
Rough Magic Theatre was formed in Bolton in<br />
2000. They use shadows, rods, Bunraku style,<br />
body <strong>puppets</strong>, mouth <strong>puppets</strong>, giant <strong>puppets</strong>,<br />
paper theatre etc. The work includes acting and<br />
music and is suitable for adults and children.<br />
The work is primarily in English, but accessible<br />
through visuals and music.<br />
36 Bargh’s Meadow, High Bentham, Lancaster,<br />
North Yorkshire, LA2 7NH<br />
+44 (0) 15242 63314<br />
+44 (0) 7901791358<br />
roughmagic@hotmail.com
Sketty Productions<br />
Founded in 2005, critically acclaimed Sketty<br />
Productions is a London-based company<br />
specializing in dynamic performance and<br />
puppetry. Working collaboratively with a<br />
team of actors, puppeteers and musicians the<br />
company devises highly visual work suitable<br />
for a wide range of audiences. Shows available:<br />
Imogen, Feral and Tom’s. A maximum of five<br />
performers; all shows last 1 hour.<br />
Toby Clarke, 72 Sudbourne Road, Brixton,<br />
London SW2 5AH<br />
+44 (0) 7779391165<br />
toby@skettyproductions.co.uk<br />
alex@skettyproductions.co.uk<br />
The Fetch Theatre Company:<br />
www.thefetch.co.uk<br />
The Fetch is a touring theatre company<br />
producing a highly visual style of theatre<br />
specialising in puppetry and mask work.<br />
The Fetch produces work that engages with<br />
audiences of all ages. Available for touring<br />
overseas: The Grateful Crane. Based on a<br />
traditional Japanese story, this beautiful,<br />
mesmerizing show demonstrates the skill and<br />
style of Bunraku puppetry. A visual tale told<br />
without words and suitable for all ages.<br />
info@thefetch.co.uk<br />
+44(0) 1544 231 579<br />
Tortoise in a Nutshell<br />
www.tortoiseinanutshell.com<br />
Tortoise in a Nutshell was established in 2008<br />
with the aim of creating engaging visual theatre<br />
performances, primarily using the medium of<br />
puppetry. The Last Miner opened the 2011<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Manipulate festival and completed a UKwide<br />
tour in Spring 2011. It utilises hand and<br />
rod puppetry with shadow play and object<br />
manipulation. 45 mins; 2 performers.<br />
Tortoise in a Nutshell, c/o Impact Arts, Arts<br />
Complex, East Wing, St Margarets House,<br />
London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE<br />
+44 (0) 7580969385<br />
+44 (0)131 5551703<br />
inanutshell@live.co.uk<br />
Vagabondi Theatrical Arts<br />
www.vagabondi<strong>puppets</strong>.com<br />
We perform mostly to family audiences<br />
and schools and are particularly concerned<br />
with environmental issues. Our latest show<br />
Hydroscape dives into the depths of the<br />
wonder that is H 2 0. Our belief in puppetry and<br />
poetry harmonises with our love for live music<br />
and soundscapes. A Pirate’s Life for Me (2010)<br />
has a specially commissioned soundtrack from<br />
Barcelonian puppeteer Mina Ledergerder. We<br />
mix storytelling, puppetry and technology.<br />
Jo Munton, Vagabondi Theatrical Arts, Studio 3,<br />
Y Dolydd, Llanfyllin, Powys, SY22 5LD<br />
jo@vagabondi<strong>puppets</strong>.com<br />
+44 (0)7779893412<br />
+44 (0)1952 40050<br />
Nenagh Watson – Barking Dog<br />
Nenagh Watson’s background is in sculpture<br />
and theatre. She was co artistic director of<br />
doo-cot (with painter Rachael Field) 1990-<br />
2007. Barking Dog was established in 2008 to<br />
promote her collaborative projects.<br />
Nenagh.Watson@cssd.ac.uk<br />
nenagh.watson@yahoo.com<br />
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FESTIVALS<br />
Beverley Puppet Festival<br />
Biennial (next festival July 2012)<br />
beverleyartstrust@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Bristol Festival of Puppetry<br />
www.puppetplace.org/festival<br />
26 August – 3 September 2011<br />
Buxton Puppet Festival<br />
Annual (25 – 30 July 2011)<br />
+44 (0) 1298 72050<br />
International Puppet Festival, Ireland<br />
www.puppetfest.ie<br />
Annual (21 – 31 October 2011)<br />
Manipulate festival, Edinburgh<br />
http://manipulatefestival.org<br />
Annual (31 January – 5 February 2011)<br />
Puppet Animation Festival, Scotland<br />
www.puppetanimationfestival.org<br />
Annual (2 – 26 April 2011)<br />
Skipton Puppet Festival<br />
www.skiptonpuppetfestival.co.uk<br />
Biennial (23 – 25 September 2011)<br />
Suspense: London Puppetry Festival<br />
www.suspensefestival.com<br />
Biennial (28 October – 6 November 2011)<br />
May Fayre, London<br />
www.alternativearts.co.uk<br />
Annual (12 –13 May 2012)<br />
In 2012, we celebrate Mr. Punch’s 350th<br />
36<br />
birthday with contributions from his cousins all<br />
over the world.<br />
THEATRES<br />
Biggar Puppet Theatre, Scotland<br />
www.purves<strong>puppets</strong>.com<br />
Puppet Tree House, Broughton Road, Biggar,<br />
Lanarkshire, ML12 6HA<br />
+44 (0) 1899 220631<br />
The home of Purves Puppets. Their puppet<br />
shows, an important part of Scottish theatre<br />
for over 35 years, tour all over the world.<br />
The Harlequin Marionette Theatre, Wales<br />
www.<strong>puppets</strong>.uk.com<br />
Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, North Wales<br />
+44 (0) 1492 548166<br />
Lambert Puppet Theatre<br />
www.lambertpuppettheatre.ie<br />
Clifton Lane, Monkstown, County Dublin<br />
+44 (0) 1280 0974<br />
Ireland’s only purpose-built puppet theatre,<br />
established in 1972, containing a theatre<br />
auditorium with capacity of 250, a small studio<br />
space and Ireland’s only museum of <strong>puppets</strong>.<br />
The Little Angel Theatre, London<br />
www.littleangeltheatre.com<br />
14 Dagmar Passage, London, N1 2DN<br />
+44 (0) 20 7226 1787<br />
The Little Angel Theatre is ‘the home of <strong>British</strong><br />
puppetry’ and one of only three building-based<br />
puppet theat<strong>res</strong> in England, established in<br />
1961. The 100-seat theatre stands side-byside<br />
with the workshop, where all our new<br />
productions and <strong>puppets</strong> are developed,
carved and constructed. We are dedicated to<br />
the celebration and development of puppetry<br />
and live animation in all its diverse forms.<br />
Norwich Puppet Theatre, Norwich<br />
www.puppettheatre.co.uk<br />
St James, Whitefriars, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3<br />
1TN<br />
+44 (0) 1603 629921<br />
Norwich Puppet Theatre was founded in<br />
1979 by Ray and Joan DaSilva and was fi rst<br />
opened as a public venue in 1980, fol<strong>low</strong>ing<br />
the conversion of the medieval church of St.<br />
James in the heart of Norwich. It is dedicated<br />
to puppetry, and currently houses a 185-seat<br />
raked auditorium, 50-seat studio, workshops, an<br />
exhibition gallery, shop and licensed bar.<br />
Puppet Theatre Barge, London<br />
www.puppetbarge.com<br />
Theatre: Little Venice, Blomfi eld Road, London,<br />
W9 2PF<br />
Offi ce: 78 Middleton Road, London, E8 4BP<br />
+44 (0) 20 7249 6876<br />
The company p<strong>res</strong>ents innovative, quality<br />
theatre with a view to raising the status and<br />
profi le of the marionette. It commissions new<br />
scripts and musical sco<strong>res</strong> from contemporary<br />
writers and composers. The company has<br />
an active educational policy and runs a<br />
programme of work in schools, reaching large<br />
numbers of children every year.<br />
Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, Glasgow<br />
http://scottishmaskandpuppetcentre.co.uk<br />
8-10 Balcar<strong>res</strong> Avenue, Kelvindale, Glasgow,<br />
G12 0QF<br />
+44 (0) 141 339 6185<br />
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
Over 25 years the Scottish Mask and Puppet<br />
Centre has acted as a catalyst, a <strong>res</strong>ource<br />
centre and a lead agency for all those with<br />
an inte<strong>res</strong>t in mask and puppet theatre. The<br />
building includes a 100-seat studio theatre,<br />
exhibition, cafe, library and production and<br />
design workshops.<br />
ORGANISATIONS<br />
<strong>British</strong> Puppet and Model Theatre Guild<br />
www.puppetguild.org.uk<br />
Founded in 1925, the Guild is the longest<br />
established UK puppetry organisation. Our<br />
aims and objectives are to protect and<br />
promote the skills of puppetry and the model<br />
theatre; to improve the standards of puppetry<br />
in all its forms; to establish communication<br />
between members in both Great Britain and<br />
all parts of the world. Our membership is<br />
drawn from both professional and amateur<br />
puppeteers. Regular meetings, festivals,<br />
publications and our website keep members<br />
informed and involved.<br />
<strong>British</strong> <strong>UNIMA</strong><br />
www.unima.org.uk<br />
<strong>British</strong> <strong>UNIMA</strong> is part of the Union<br />
Internationale de la Marionnette (<strong>UNIMA</strong>)<br />
founded in 1929 and affi liated to UNESCO.<br />
<strong>UNIMA</strong> brings together people inte<strong>res</strong>ted in<br />
the art of puppetry and in using this art to<br />
promote peace and mutual understanding.<br />
<strong>British</strong> <strong>UNIMA</strong> offers opportunities to attend<br />
international festivals and workshops, organises<br />
an annual lecture and other events, publishes<br />
Puppet Notebook magazine and a newsletter,<br />
and reports on news, events and opportunities.<br />
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London School of Puppetry<br />
www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com<br />
+44 (0)1756 753495<br />
+44 (0) 207 3597357<br />
info@londonschoolofpuppetry.com<br />
The London School of Puppetry was the fi rst<br />
organisation to establish formal training in<br />
puppetry in the UK in 1987. We run long and<br />
short courses and the Professional Puppeteers<br />
Diploma. Courses.<br />
Punch and Judy College of Professors<br />
www.punchandjudy.org<br />
Punch and Judy College members are among<br />
the leading practitioners of Punch & Judy in the<br />
UK today and have organised, and performed<br />
at, numerous festivals locally, nationally and<br />
internationally. The College promotes the<br />
highest standards in the performance and<br />
p<strong>res</strong>entation of the traditional show.<br />
Puppet Animation Scotland<br />
http://puppetanimation.org/<br />
Puppet Animation Scotland provides a<br />
wide range of practical support to help the<br />
development of Scottish puppeteers and<br />
animators at all stages of their careers.<br />
Puppet Centre Trust<br />
www.puppetcentre.org.uk<br />
The Puppet Centre Trust, founded in 1974, is<br />
a development agency for puppetry working<br />
at a national level. The overall mission for<br />
the Puppet Centre Trust is ‘to develop and<br />
promote the art form of puppetry within<br />
the context of contemporary performance<br />
practice.The Puppet Centre runs workshops<br />
and master classes in puppetry arts and<br />
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business skills for puppeteers and emerging<br />
artists as well as <strong>res</strong>idency and mentoring<br />
schemes. Our e-magazine, Animations Online<br />
is published four times a year and contains<br />
inte<strong>res</strong>ting articles on puppetry, reviews and<br />
views on the current trends.<br />
Puppet Place<br />
www.puppetplace.org<br />
Puppet Place, Unit 18, Albion Dockside Estate,<br />
Hanover Place, Bristol, BS1 6UT<br />
+44 (0)117 929 3593<br />
info@puppetplace.org<br />
We provide practical and strategic support<br />
to artists including rehearsal, workshop and<br />
shared offi ce space at our base in Bristol,<br />
professional workshops and networking<br />
opportunities and advocacy for the artform.<br />
Puppeteers UK<br />
www.puppeteersuk.com<br />
info@puppeteersuk.com<br />
PuppeteersUK is the networking organisation<br />
for puppetry in the United Kingdom. It was<br />
formed in 1999 with the objective of delivering<br />
a united voice and an effective lobby for the<br />
improved recognition of puppetry.<br />
The Punch and Judy Fel<strong>low</strong>ship<br />
www.thepjf.com<br />
Established in 1980, the Punch & Judy<br />
Fel<strong>low</strong>ship is the largest and oldest<br />
organisation of its kind, devoted to keeping<br />
alive the tradition of Punch & Judy shows.<br />
We aim are to develop, p<strong>res</strong>erve and<br />
promote Punch & Judy and increase public<br />
understanding of its development, history and<br />
traditions.
Puppet theatre from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales<br />
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