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Alice + Introduction
Date of event: 1 Jul 2026 Event start time: 7:45pm - Event end time: 9:10pm
Venue Address: Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AL
Directed by: Jan ŠvankmajerCast: Kristýna Kohoutová, Camilla PowersLanguage: Czech with English subtitlesYear: 1988Duration: 84minCertificate: PG Czech director Jan Švankmajer’s deliciously dark debut feature film is a loose adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s book. Inspired by…
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Little Shop of Horrors – 40th Anniversary + Intro
Date of event: 29 Jun 2026 Event start time: 7:45pm - Event end time: 9:30pm
Venue Address: Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AL
Directed by: Frank OzCast: Rick Moranis, Ellen GreeneYear: 1986Duration: 104minCertificate: PG For years, the only version of Frank Oz’s ebullient film adaptation of the smash off-Broadway musical was the theatrical cut, re-edited with a new,…
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The Herds and Little Amal – Talk and Q&A
Date of event: 5 Jul 2026 Event start time: 5:30pm - Event end time: 7:00pm
Venue Address: Screen 2, Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AL
A talk and Q&A for puppetry practitioners, artists and anyone interested in large-scale public puppetry. Join Sarah Loader, Executive Director of The Walk Productions, for an evening exploring the making…
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Celebrating Puppetry on Film and the Secrets Behind the Camera
Date of event: 4 Jul 2026 Event start time: 2:00pm - Event end time: 4:00pm
Venue Address: The Waverley Studio, Waverley Building, Waverley Street, Nottingham, NG7 4HF
A talk and Q&A for puppetry practitioners, designers, film professionals and anyone interested in puppetry for screen. Join Senior Lecturer Sean Myatt for an afternoon of talks and discussion exploring…
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Puppets On Screen
Date of event: 2 Jul 2026 Event start time: 6:00pm - Event end time: 9:00pm
Venue Address: Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AL
Talk, followed by screening of Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox We’re delighted to welcome Richard Pickersgill, Workshop Supervisor and Senior Armature Maker from Mackinnon and Saunders, who will take part…
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The Luckiest Girl Alive – Q&A
Date of event: 18 Apr 2024 Event start time: 6:00pm - Event end time: 7:30pm
Venue Address: New Art Exchange, 39 - 41 Gregory Blvd, Nottingham, NG7 6BE
The Luckiest Girl Alive is a verbatim puppet performance the follows the life of activist and campaigner Hoda Ali, in her epic journey across the globe as her family sought…
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Puppetry and its Integration in the Digital Arts: Gustav Hoegen & Martin Rezard
Date of event: 17 Apr 2024 Event start time: 2:00pm - Event end time: 4:00pm
Venue Address: Nottingham Trent University, Waverley Building, Waverley Studio Theatre, Waverley St, Nottingham, NG7 4HF
We bring you the ultimate team of designer/artist and technician, Martin Rezard and Gustav Hoegen who are responsible for creating some of the most iconic animatronic creatures and human characters imaginable from films such…
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Puppetry and its Integration in the Digital Arts: Robert Tygner & Basil Twist
Date of event: 17 Apr 2024 Event start time: 11:00am - Event end time: 1:00pm
Venue Address: Nottingham Trent University, Waverley Building, Waverley Studio Theatre, Waverley St, Nottingham, NG7 4HF
Come and see two of the UK’s top puppeteers sharing their experiences and knowledge bringing creatures and animations to life for Film and Television; including features, series and advertising such…
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Using Puppetry in Sensory Spaces with Sue Pyecroft
Date of event: 17 Apr 2024 Event start time: 5:00pm - Event end time: 6:30pm
Venue Address: City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
Sue Pyecroft, co-founder of Bamboozle Theatre Company, introduces the work of Bamboozle and their approach to using puppetry with learning disabled and neurodiverse children and young people. Sue will discuss…
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Cross-cultural Nestbuilding from ‘A Bird in the Hand Theatre’
Date of event: 16 Apr 2024 Event start time: 6:00pm - Event end time: 7:30pm
Venue Address: City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
In 2023 UK based puppet artist Alison Duddle was invited to collaborate with Paia, an art agency in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdish part of Iraq. Alison has been working with…
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