Puppetry
Who doesn’t love puppets? Sooty and Sweep, Punch and Judy… Even the Thunderbirds! Check out our reviews of productions which include our animated friends in this section.
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Review: Return to the Forest, Sadler’s Wells
A haunting exploration of heritage, ownership and cultural memory.
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Review: Heimer, Lyric Hammersmith
Heimer uses imaginative sea-themed visuals and heartfelt storytelling through puppets to explore the challenges of loss, connection, Alzheimer’s, family care, and memory with warmth and emotional depth.
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Review: Magic Bistro, Well Walk Theatre
The design aesthetic is a thing of beauty: from the repurposed spaces to the tiniest stage prop.
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Review: The Daily Scream (Le Cri Quotidien), Well Walk Theatre
Uniquely enchanting, this playful paper puppetry brings pages of news joyfully and imaginatively to life!
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Review: Tiny Planet, Albany Deptford
An exquisite, active puppetry adventure to save a planet – and save ourselves.
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Review: Meet Fred, York Theatre Royal
From the moment that Fred’s three puppeteers (Nick Halliwell, Llŷr Williams, and Jennie Rawling) take him out of his box and breathe life into his little cloth body, he is immediately embodied and alive in a fabulously seamless (ha ha!)…
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Review: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, Old Red Lion Playhouse
A unique genre-busting take on an homage to an old school, silent movie melodrama
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Review: Ruby’s Worry, Polka Theatre
A gentle, musically polished adaptation for 3-7s that charms younger children best, but feels dramatically underpowered and lacking in tension.
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Review: Francisco de Nata, Soho Theatre
Francisco de Nata is a reminder of how powerful softness can be. It asks very little of its audience yet gives back so much.
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Review: Pinocchio, Shakespeare’s Globe
Suspend your disbelief: world class puppet power elevates a traditional tale into a dazzling family show that’s comical, clever and classy.