Puppet Festival: Tiny Planet
28 Jul–29 Jul 2026
Aimed at ages 5-11
Duration: 1 hour approx.
Imagine a planet no bigger than a house that can be explored in a matter of minutes, yet is the centre of a galaxy. With breathtaking puppetry and live folk songs merged with big 90s synth, uncover the planet’s mysteries. Live camera projection brings this Tiny Planet to life as an intergalactic space baker crash lands and learns the smallest things hold the biggest stories. With 9 Fringe Theatre Award nominations, Tiny Planet carries the echoes of The Little Prince and is a unique piece of puppet theatre exploring how we can all sometimes feel impossibly small and infinitely gigantic.
‘An exquisite, active puppetry adventure to save a planet – and save ourselves.’ **** (Everything Theatre)
‘EXCEPTIONAL’ ***** (Pick of the Fringe, On Breathe)
About the Company
Half a String uses puppetry, design and original music to craft fantastical human stories that are grounded in live performance. We tour theatre, publish books and work with people of all ages to unleash creativity. Our community of artists explore ideas to create accessible, intelligent and astonishing work that champions meaningful collective experiences.
Age guidance
Tiny Planet is aimed at ages 5-11. Our shows for this age group have storylines that can be followed by children from around age 5. They work for a wide age range and there will be elements to engage the older children, and adults, in the audience, for example music, puppetry techniques, more complex ideas, language or humour. Children under the recommended age can often enjoy the visuals but may not follow everything, and may not stay engaged. If the show contains any parts likely to be scary or upsetting for anyone, these will be mentioned in the FAQ below.
This show has standard seating for our studios. There are rows with chairs and soft blocks facing the stage, and there may also be some mats on the floor at the front. There will be up to 60 people watching the show.
This isn’t an interactive style of show, and doesn’t have any points where the audience are asked to contribute. The audience stay in their seats while watching, but you can leave and re-enter the auditorium at any time.
There is some mild peril, when an asteroid comes close to hitting the planet, and when the baker gets lost out in space and nearly runs out of oxygen, but all ends well.
You may also be interested in…
The Flying Bath
Aimed at ages 2-5
Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape
For everyone over 5
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