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Children's Puppet Festival 2025

We’re thrilled to welcome you back to our award-winning Children’s Puppet Festival this August 2025! Now in its third year, the festival has grown into a summer favourite for young audiences since its launch in 2022, where it proudly received a special “one-off” Offie Award at the Off West End Awards.

This year, we’re excited to showcase inventive and imaginative puppetry from eight brilliant companies – including, for the first time, an international guest all the way from Australia! Alongside the performances, we’re offering a vibrant mix of adult workshops, family workshops, and our ever-popular Playcations.

Join us as we celebrate the magical art of puppetry in all its forms!

Week 1

28th July – 3rd August

Week 2

 4th – 10th August

Week 3

 11th – 17th August

Week 4

 18th – 24th August

Week 5

 25th August – 31st August

Adult Short Courses

Hands On: Swimming

Hands On: Swimming

Let's spend an evening exploring puppets that exist in water. Whether that be animals and creatures that live under the sea or in rivers and ponds, or human puppets that find themselves needing to swim, this hands on session is a great way to explore the particular qualities of portraying a puppet in water!

For ages 18+

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Hands On: Animals

Hands On: Animals

Join us for an evening where we will explore performing with puppets that represent animals. How do animals move, make sounds, and behave in different situations?

For ages 18+

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Hands On: Silly

Hands On: Silly

For ages 18+

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Hands On: Paper

Hands On: Paper

Paper can be such an exciting and fun material to explore in the world of puppetry. We'll be looking at how with simple puppetry principles of performance you can breathe life into paper, to create convincing characters. Your only limits are your imagination, so don't hold back. This humble and cheap resource is rich in puppetry possibilities!

For ages 18+

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Performing with Marionettes

Performing with Marionettes

Led by Associate Artist Oliver Hymans, this comprehensive 2-day workshop is tailored for beginners and enthusiasts eager to explore the artistry of string puppet manipulation. Come along and engage in the continuation of this heritage craft!

For ages 18+

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Puppets On Screen

Puppets On Screen

Are you looking to gain skills in screen puppetry? This two day intensive workshop will give participants the opportunity to try hand and rod puppetry, a style made famous by some of the most popular television series and films.
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