Tag Archives: puppetry

“The Herds”

This is an amazing puppetry project, featuring life-size cardboard puppets of animals that will be walked across the world from the Congo to Trondheim in the Arctic Circle. Animals all over the planet are facing life-threatening dangers from global warming – this project aims to highlight the peril that they, and we (also animals), areContinue reading ““The Herds””

Make Your Own Puppet Theatre

I promised a while back to put up a tutorial for making a puppet theatre like the amazing one made for “I Want My Hat Back!” for Little Angel Theatre by Sam Wilde. Then in July I was commissioned to make it by the lovely Magic Carpet Arts in Exeter 🙂 It’s a very easyContinue reading “Make Your Own Puppet Theatre”

Puppets in Exeter

I was very lucky to get the opportunity to sit in on some undergraduate puppetry sessions at Exeter University recently. Led by the brilliant Cariad  Astles, I got a real insight into performing with puppets and working out what makes a good performance and puppetry piece. Really interesting, and extremely useful for a kids puppetContinue reading “Puppets in Exeter”