Workshops
Puppetry is an exciting way to explore the curriculum in a creative and imaginative way and introduce your group to new making and performing skills.
Puppetry has so many benefits in the classroom. Find out more below.
Workshops for Early Years & KS1
Little Makers – Brilliant Butterfly Puppets
We can work with very young children to make puppets. Our simple puppet designs including spoon people, hand/glove bag puppets and rod puppets, can be adapted to suit the story or topic of your choice.
Time Needed: At least half a day per class
Age: Aimed at Reception – year 2
Cost: See bottom of the page
Once Upon A Time – Sensory Play
Each session has a sensory play activity and a chance to sing and dance along with Angel. The classes are designed with a variety of ages in mind, with guided play for babies and craft activities for toddlers.
Time Needed: 1 hour
Age: Aimed at nursery or pre-school
Cost: £200+Vat
Workshops for Primary Schools & Groups aged 5+
Table Top Puppets
These people puppets are extremely versatile. We can work with your class to make characters from a specific story, historical period or topic of your choice, just ask!
Time Needed: A full day per class
Age: Aimed at year 1 upwards
Cost: See bottom of the page
Shadow Puppets
In this workshop, children not only learn a new puppet-making skill while creating exciting fantasy worlds and characters but they also explore science as they learn about shadow and light.
Time Needed: A half day or full day
Age: Aimed at years 3-6
Cost: See bottom of the page
Dragon Puppets
Want to learn how to train a Dragon? Design your own fantastical creature and make it fly using puppetry. These string puppets are perfect for groups exploring mythical or fantasy stories.
Time Needed: A full day per class
Age: Aimed at years 3-6
Cost: See bottom of the page
“The children very much enjoyed the day’s activities. Our topic is ‘Toys’ and so the children were able to replicate a character they designed the previous day”.
Workshops for Secondary Schools
Shadow and Light
Make shadow puppets, play with perspective and use objects to add textures and colours. This workshops is the perfect way to explore scientific ideas, drawing or performances.
Time Needed: A half day or a full day per class
Age: Aimed at years 7-9
Cost: See bottom of the page
Table Top Puppets Make and Share
Make and perform with table top puppets. We can be inspired by history or a location, or characters from a novel. These upright people puppets are a great way to explore themes and get children to engage with characters.
Time Needed: A full day per class
Age: Aimed at years 7-9
Cost: See bottom of the page
Puppetry Performance Workshops, Talks and Bespoke Options
An Introduction to Puppetry Performance
Aimed at total beginners, this is a crash course in puppeteering. We will teach you essential skills and techniques needed to bring objects alive with movement and emotion. You will be able to practice these skills using puppets from Little Angel Theatre’s collection.
Time Needed: A full day or half day for up to 30 people
Age: Aimed at young people and adults from Year 7/8 (age 11) upwards (also suitable for FE/HE and adult groups)
Cost: See bottom of the page
Meet the Puppets
Meet some of our puppets, find out how they work, what they are made from and how we make them. We can deliver this as part of a school assembly, or it can be combined with a tour of the theatre if you are coming to see a show. Available via Zoom or in person.
Time Needed:30 mins – 1.5hrs. We can adapt this session to your requirements but recommend a minimum of 30 minutes.
Age: This workshop can be adapted for any age group
Cost: From £85 + VAT for Zoom or £150 + VAT for in person
Meet the Puppets and try out Puppeteering
Meet some of our puppets and learn about how they work, what they are made from and how we make them – then have a go yourselves.
Time Needed: Minimum 1.5 hours
Age: This workshop can be adapted for any age group
Cost: From £200 +VAT, minimum time required 1.5 hours
Bespoke Workshops
Whether you would like to make a specific type of puppet not listed above, work with us for one day, a whole academic year or anything in-between, we can provide puppetry workshops and residencies to suit you. Please use the enquiry form to let us know what you are looking for, or request a call-back from one of our team.
Sounds great – how do I book one?
Our Workshops cost (unless otherwise stated)
£360+VAT for a half day.
£495+VAT for a full day (either 1 class for the whole day or 2 classes for a half day.)
For 3 form entry schools we can offer 1.5 days (half a day per class) for £620+VAT
Please note: Prices are based on our standard workshops for a class of 30 children. If you have particular requests that require additional planning and preparation time, or more than 30 children per group, additional fees may apply.
We are based in Islington. If our workshop leaders need to travel to you by train (beyond tube and London overground reach) or if your school/venue is more than 15 minutes walk from the nearest tube/London overground station (meaning we need to book a taxi to transport our workshop materials) then we may need to add travel expenses to the fee. We will agree this with you when you book.
To book please complete the form below.