Puppet - Book Event with David Almond
12 May 2024
14:00-15:00 including a Q&A
For everyone over 8
Embark on a journey into the world of imagination with multi-award winning author David Almond.
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as David shares more about his latest masterpiece, Puppet. This book is an enchanting tale about Silvester, a retired puppet master and his final creation, who magically comes to life. David will touch on the themes of friendship, imagination and the power of storytelling in the pages of Puppet and share how he crafts his timeless tales.
David will be joined by award-winning Puppet Artist Oliver Hymans, who will share some insight on the future of the craft of puppet making and answer any questions about making and performing with puppets.
Copies of Puppet will be available to purchase after the event and David will be signing following the event.
About David
Hello, I’m David Almond. I’m the author of Skellig, Bone Music, The Dam, The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas, Kit’s Wilderness, Island, My Name is Mina, The Tightrope Walkers, The Savage, A Song for Ella Grey, Half a Creature from the Sea, and many more novels, stories, picture books, plays, radio programmes, songs and opera libretti. My work is translated into over 40 languages and has won a string of major awards around the world. In 2021 I was awarded an OBE for services to literature.
About Oliver
Oliver is Associate Artist at Little Angel Theatre and has been working with puppetry for nearly 15 years. A QEST Scholar (Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) specialising in Marionette Making, he trained with some of the last remaining marionette makers in the UK, including Lyndie Wright MBE, John Roberts (Puppet Craft UK) and Stephen Mottram.
In 2023 he worked closely with Heritage Craft and the wider puppetry community to have Marionette Making added to the Red List of Endangered Crafts. In recognition for this work and for his commitment to keeping the artform alive, he was a 2023 finalist for Woodworker of the Year.