


NO BOOKING REQUIRED
for any events on this page!
TALKS WITH PRACTITIONERS SERIES
Hear about the work and methodology of puppeteers programmed at the festival and have the opportunity to ask your burning puppetry questions.
all at ALPHABETTI THEATRE Pay-as-you-feel
HOP SIGNOR PUPPET THEATRE
Monday 8th April 2019
7.30pm (30 mins)
MERLIN PUPPET THEATRE
Tuesday 9th April 2019
6pm (30 mins)
JUDITH HOPE PUPPET MAKER
Wednesday 10th April 2019
5.30pm (30 mins)
HEADSTRUNG PUPPETS
Thursday 11th April 2019
6pm (30 mins)
NETWORKING EVENTS
all at ALPHABETTI THEATRE Pay-as-you-feel
PUPPETEERS UK NETWORKING MEETING
Friday 12th April 2019
5.30pm (60 mins)
Come and meet and network with other puppeteers and performers attending and performing at the festival. Find out more about the work of Puppeteers UK and how to become a member.
Refreshments provided!
EQUITY PUPPETEERS MEETING
Saturday 13th April 2019
6pm (60 mins)
Drop in to learn and ask questions about the benefits of joining Equity and find out about your rights in the workplace as a professional artist.


PUPPET OLYMPICS!
4M Puppets
ALPHABETTI THEATRE
Tuesday 9th April 2019
8.30pm (90 mins)
Ages 18+ / adults
Pay-as-you-feel
Yes, you heard us right - its the PUPPET OLYMPICS! How does a puppet complete an assault course? Or throw a javelin? You have 20 minutes to build a puppet from recycling and then your team must put it through a series of Olympic challenges! Beginners welcome and prize for the winning team!
PUPPETRY RESEARCH CONFERENCE:
GIVING PUPPETS A VOICE
Various speakers
SPACE SIX
Sunday 14th April 2019
1pm - 4pm
Ages 16+
Pay-as-you-feel
This year's conference will focus on diversity within UK puppetry and will include speakers sharing their own experiences and challenges from working in the art form, as well as a panel discussion. Get in touch via if you would like to register interest in presenting a paper or piece at the conference. No need to book!
THEATRE-FOR-ONE'S
North East artists led by Alison McGowan
ALPHABETTI THEATRE
Saturday 13th April 2019
5pm - 7pm (drop in)
All ages
FREE
Be treated to a private show performed just for you! Participants from Equal Arts, Seven Stories and Moving Parts have created a series of non-verbal theatre-for-ones as part of our Community Project. The project aims to make accessible, sensory work for all ages and to develop the skill set of North East artists. This work has been taken into Gateshead care homes through Equal Arts partnerships and presented to children with learning difficulties as Seven Stories. Turn up early if you want to experience them all!