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Bridging Sustainability and Artistry
Nottingham Puppet Festival's Commitment to CN28 and Theatre Green Book Principles 2024 sees the third iteration of the Nottingham Puppet Festival, and whilst at its heart lies a huge celebration…
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My Eraserhead Life
Blog post by David Longford (original co-producer of the Nottingham Puppet Festival who will be introducing the Eraserhead screening at Broadway Cinema on 17 Apr) “Ever had a dream while…
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Introducing our Nottingham Puppet Festival bursary award recipients
Two Nottingham artists and a theatre company have been awarded bursaries as part of the 2024 Nottingham Puppet Festival. City Arts and a panel awarded the bursaries to support the professional…
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What’s on for little ones during Nottingham Puppet Festival?
When we say Nottingham Puppet Festival is for everyone from 6 months to 100, we really do mean it! But what's on especially for our smallest visitors? Two puppet shows…
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Why Puppets?
A few thoughts from Alison Denholm, Creative Development Manager at City Arts on "why puppets"...This year’s event is the third festival we have produced, and we are indebted to the…
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Nottingham Puppet Festival announces full line up for 2024
Nottingham Puppet Festival has announced the full line up of events for the 2024 festival, taking place at venues across the city from Tuesday 9 to Sunday 21 April. An Arts…
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Puppetry & Wellbeing – Talks at Nottingham Trent University
Following on from the Nottingham Puppet 2018 puppetry talk series, the 2021 Festival series celebrated puppetry with talks and debates around reaching new audiences and widening participation. Our speakers are…
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‘The Dancers’ by Ahau Marionetas
Presented online, this show is about two dancers and their crazy magic radio. As the dancers perform to their traditional Portuguese music, the radio transports them around the world -…
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‘I am Nad’ by Daniel Dore
This is Nad. He's spent his life in the sink. Like all of us, Nad is just trying to navigate his existence as a sponge with abandonment issues... Life is…
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Ayup puppet!…the Nottingham Puppet Festival is back
Working in partnership, the Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall, City Arts Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University, have announced dates for the Nottingham Puppet Festival which will take place this…
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