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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The Grinning Man, Trafalgar Studios – Review
A very funny, gruesomely gothic musical with great performances, costumes, set design, songs, puppetry, some drama, some romance, and even some social comment.
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The Tin Drum, Shoreditch Town Hall-Review
An epic storytelling adventure that is guaranteed to make you titter and tear up.
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Zeraffa Giraffa, Little Angel Theatre – Review
A memorable production for its warmth, fantastic storytelling and inspiration for further learning.
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Lula del Ray by Manual Cinema, Underbelly Med Quad – Review
Pros: Mesmerising and unprecedented. Cons: Watching the puppeteers work in the foreground is fascinating but can also divert the attention from the main screen above their heads. Living in a caravan stationed in the middle of the desert, by a vast satellite…
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The Odyssey, The Scoop – Review
An engaging and inventive retelling of an epic tale.
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The Flight of Babuscha Baboon – Review
Pros: A magical experience that will leave you in awe of the skill and mastery that goes into creating marionette theatre. Cons: This is very much a family affair, which can cause some distractions. However, the children’s reaction to the work is…
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Honk!, Union Theatre – Review
A joyful family musical with a simple aesthetic that cannot disguise its high production values.
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Frankenstein, Greenwich Theatre – Review
There are so many excellent components to this newly adapted version of Frankenstein but unfortunately the direction lets it down.
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The Depraved Appetite of Tarrare the Freak, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
Imagine Les Miserables meets Sweeney Todd done in the style of A Taste for Love (Dracula puppet comedy-rock opera at the end of Forgetting Sarah Marshall). If you are a fan of the weird and the wonderful you should definitely go…
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Pinocchio, King’s Head Theatre – Review
Serious musical talent wrapped up in off-the-wall daftness.