Curious School of Puppetry is an internationally acclaimed, artist‐led hub for puppetry arts based in London. Founded in 2015 by leading puppeteer and puppetry director Sarah Wright, Curious was created in direct response to a widening gap in UK puppetry training and the disappearance of embedded, apprenticeship‐style learning routes. At a time when performers were entering rehearsal rooms without foundational puppetry skills, and when productions increasingly relied on last‐minute remedial coaching, Curious set out to restore a rigorous, ensemble‐centred model of training rooted in hands‐on practice, imagination, craftsmanship and collaborative theatre‐making.

At the heart of the organisation is Curious Professional, the UK’s only dedicated full‐time puppetry training programme: an intensive 8‐week course for 16 artists seeking to learn puppetry, deepen their craft and expand their creative practice.