Aya Nakamura
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Reviews
Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Little Angel Theatre
A visually enchanting, musically magical interaction where apprentices give new life to the legacy of marionettes.
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Interviews
Strings of Fate: How Little Angel Theatre is Rescuing a 600-Year-Old Artform
Oliver Hymans takes us behind the scenes at The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. “It’s really difficult. Really, really difficult.” Standing 12 feet above…
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Features
Feature: A Celebration of Spaces
Mary Pollard looks at the spaces that have filled her 2025 As we do this time every year, we get…
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Reviews
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…
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Interviews
Interview: A wooden boy brought to life at the Wooden O
Aya Nakamura talks puppetry in the Globe’s Christmas classic, Pinocchio
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Reviews
Review: Prayers for a Hungry Ghost, The Barbican
An utterly bewitching, superbly executed production that invites us into the liminal space where the living and the dead crossover.
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Interviews
Interview: Fusion paper puppetry and projection in progress
Aya Nakamura talks Akutagawa and creating ‘Live Manga’
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Reviews
Review: Christmas Comes to Moominvalley, Jackson’s Lane Theatre
A gentle, joyful tale brought to life with impressive acrobatics and magical music.
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Interviews
Interview: Christmas Comes to Moominvalley at Jackson’s Lane
Aya Nakamura tells us about Christmas Come to Moominvalley, playing at Jackon's Lane this Christmas
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Reviews
Review: The Lonesome Death of Eng Bunker, Omnibus Theatre
Ghoulishly grotesque, cheekily funny and exquisitely designed
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