Curious Puppetry returns to the Rosemary Branch Theatre for the 3rd annual Curious Puppets Festival!
Including a reimagined Punch & Judy and work from Sarah Wright, Hector Huang, Dix McDevitt, Dan Armstrong, Eoin Lynch, Ayşıl Akşehirli, Fibi Cowley, Steve Tiplady and Sally Todd - all of whom are 'Still Curious' alumni and tutors of the renowned puppetry school.
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Programme
Punch!
(5 mins)
Sarah Wright, Mike Shepherd
From Kneehigh’s Dead Dog in a Suitcase comes a short sharp Mr. Punch as he battles the ills of human existence.
I Wear my Heart on my Sleeve
(20 mins)
Presented by Chicken Shop Hermits (Hector T.J. Huang, Chiara Scoglio) Original Music composed Declan Robertson
Office workers Albert and Bridget are haunted by a monster from their past.
A Woman with a Pram
(3 mins)
Hannah White, Sarah Wright
A story observation by John Berger
Walking the Wall
(13 mins)
Fibi Cowley, Dix McDevitt
This object-lead exploration of creative collaboration follows legendary love stories into the private sphere and asks what we sacrifice when passion and heartbreak are used as an artistic source.
An evening with the sublimely bewitching Samantha
(8 mins)
Dan Armstrong
All the Glitz and Glamour more suited to the West End than a pub theatre... prepare to be charmed, dazzled and quite possibly aroused.
The Overcoat
(7 mins)
Eoin Lynch and Ayşıl Akşehirli
Shadow and miniature theatre a piece in development based on the story by Nikolai Gogol
Pilgrim
(25 mins)
Elisa de Grey
A woman leaves her old life and disappears into the wilderness. Encounters with a fish, an owl, a river spirit, and a mysterious figure conjure the ancient magic of the land and the longing to become reunited with her. This is an excerpt from a longer piece.
Dispute with a Butterfly
(6 mins)
Fibi Cowley
An individual desperately searching to learn about making change, both in themselves and the world around them explores the life cycles and migration of the painted-lady butterfly.
Punch Again!
(5mins)
Sarah Wright, Mike Shepherd
Puppets designed by Lyndie Wright, carved by Jan Zalud, costumes by Gerry Spiller
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Lighting: Freddie Crossley
Sound: Hannah White