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: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Little Angel Theatre
A glorious celebration of playfulness, poetry, family and adventure in a puppetry performance that’s practically perfect.
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Review: The Elves and the Shoemaker, Little Angel Theatre
A delightfully daft storytelling session full of and fancy footwear, that’s full of soul.
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Review: Hickory Dickory Dock, Little Angel Theatre
Old school slapstick silliness that has the children chortling.
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Review: Faustus in Africa!, Royal Lyceum Theatre
brings visual depth and stark understanding to this universal tale, reimagined for an Africa with a challenging political landscape.
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Review: Space Hippo, EdFringe
This show will make your brain explode it’s so good!
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Review: The Pigeon and the Peacock, Little Angel Theatre
A touching story of a poetic pigeon who studies hard, navigates their world and seeks to share their verse.
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Review: Book of Mountains and Seas, Royal Lyceum Theatre
A polished production that exudes ethereal mystery, but is overly static.
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Review: The Tortoise & The Firefly, Little Angel Theatre
A simple, visually engaging puppetry show at an early stage of its development, with a climate emergency theme and loads of potential
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Review: Tale of a Potato, EdFringe
An aesthetically captivating show that gives beauty and significance to the most humble of tubers, while reflecting profoundly on the human condition.
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Interview: A twist on an ancient tale for a modern world
Basil Twist talks about Book of Mountain and Seas There is some top talent heading to the Edinburgh International Festival this summer, perhaps none more legendary in their field than designer Basil Twist, whose puppetry work on My Neighbour Totoro…