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No Strings Attached - See puppets made of newspaper, puppets like muppets, and a life-size puppet boy!

With puppets appearing in a host of hit theatre productions, from War Horse at the National to The Lion King and Avenue Q in the West End, this exciting event is a chance to find out the secrets of bringing them to life.

Featuring

From Improbable: Steve Tiplady with newspaper puppets

From Avenue Q: David Cauchi, Simon Gorton and Nigel Plaskitt with glove puppets and rod puppets

From Blind Summit: Nick Barnes, Finn Caldwell and Ben Thompson with the three-man ‘Bunraku Boy' from Anthony Minghella's Madam Butterfly

Chaired by Penny Francis

 

Photo of Craig Leo and Joey, War Horse 2007, by Simon Annand.

No Strings Attached - See puppets made of newspaper, puppets like muppets, and a life-size puppet boy! finished on: 26 September 2008

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Performance dates:

  • September 2008

    1. Fri 26 6:00 pm

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