Productions
Discover our current puppet theatre works, exploring found materials, curiosity, and storytelling.
We are currently developing new puppet theatre works for touring and presentation. We welcome conversations with programmers and partners at all stages of development.
Tales From The Wheelbarrow
New work in development
Meet Olive, a park-keeper on a mission to tackle litter, and Teaspoon, an anarchic bird puppet made entirely from discarded materials. Their story unfolds in and around a life-sized wheelbarrow, where everyday objects become creatures, tools, and curious new forms.
As Olive tidies the park, she has surprising encounters with wildlife and curious visitors. Handmade puppets, clever contraptions, and found objects transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, inviting audiences to look closer and notice the hidden stories around them.
A playful, planet-loving adventure for family audiences, designed for galleries, festivals, and intimate performance settings.
Performed by Michelle Reader and musician–puppeteer Steno Vitale.
Wading and Wandering
New work in development
Follow a family of spoonbill puppets made from litter pickers, spoons and salvaged plastic bottles, as they forage, wade and explore a tideline landscape littered with found objects and washed-up treasures. Through puppetry, movement and song, young audiences meet the curious birds that inhabit our coastlines.
Designed for under-fives and their families, the show blends visual storytelling with live movement and music, making it warm, playful and easy to follow regardless of language or previous theatre experience. Along the way, children learn simple dance moves and songs inspired by the spoonbills themselves, discovering how they move, what they look like, and what they eat. Its slow pace, tactile puppets and playful sensory details invite young audiences to look closely and discover at their own speed.
Co-created and performed by Michelle Reader and Miriam Keye, with story-building support from writer Leanne Moden. Developed with support from the Mansfield Cultural Services Associate Artist Programme.