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A message from the Nottingham Puppet Festival Director
It has been an amazing nine days here at Nottingham Puppet Festival 2026, and before we wrap up our strings and put away our rods, I'd like to take a…
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A few thoughts from Alison Denholm, Director of Nottingham Puppet Festival, on”why puppets”…
The eve of the fourth Nottingham Puppet Festival is an ideal time to think about what we are hoping the festival will achieve. As ever, we want to share puppetry,…
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Making the Sex Lives of Puppets
A blog post by Mark Down, Artistic Director and co-founder of Blind Summit What I learned from making The Sex Lives of Puppets is that this subject - sex -…
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Bringing The Enormous Crocodile to life
Director Emily Lim and Co-Director and Puppetry Designer Toby Olié talk about bringing Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile to the stage – and the vital role puppets play in drawing…
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What’s on for Adults
When you hear the word puppet, your mind might automatically jump to childhood classic tv shows or children’s toys. But puppetry is much more than this. Puppetry is a brilliant…
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Creating The Walk of the Dandelion
Some thoughts from Luke Brown, Artistic Director at Luke Brown Company When we first started creating Daniel, it felt important that the process align with the project’s values. Walk of…
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