E2: OBJECT, UNIVERSE & LIFE IN PERFORMANCE
Merlin Puppet Theatre
SPACE SIX
Monday 8th - Tuesday 9th April 2019
10am - 5pm daily
Ages 18+ / adults
£120
An approach to all three basic elements that contribute to making a complete visual universe - Object, Universe and Life. OBJECT - puppet, mask, shadows; UNIVERSE - scenography, light and sound; LIFE - how these elements become animate. An exploratory laboratory, which examines through analysis, practice and experimentations, how a harmonious puppetry performance is created. Through improvisations and research on stage individually and in groups, participants will work on how to develop and realise an idea, all the way from scratch to the final desirable result. See here for Merlin Puppet Theatre's show at the festival, "Noone's Land".
Toon Underground Parade
Toon Underground Parade was a heritage, arts and environmentally-focused participatory project as part of Newcastle Puppetry Festival 2025. Two weeks of free-to-access community workshops at the Great North Museum: Hancock culminated in a public parade in Exhibition Park to open the 6th edition of the festival. Following the parade, participant and artist creations were exhibition at the Museum for two weeks during the Easter Holidays.
Toon Underground Parade credits
Artistic Director / Concept: Kerrin Tatman
Engagement Lead: Tamsin Rees
Moving Parts Producer: Izaak Gledhill
Assistant Producer: JonJoe Clennell
Lead Parade Artists: Chloe Rodham, Judith Hope, Rosie Bristow, William Steele
Assistant Artists: Ellie Hand-McCready, Mark Rogerson, Pui Lee, Rose Richardson, Tom Saunders
Other Parade Performers: Bell & Bullock, Dan Brown, Dave Silk, Ladies of the Midnight Blue, Matt Wood, Ryan Barker, The Bangshees
Illustration: Becky Musgrove
Technical Manager: Louise Gregory
Videography and Photography: Von Fox Promotions
Parade community groups: 92 Beats Theatre Company, Children NE: FAB Group, Lemington Scouts, Moving Parts Ambassadors, Newcastle Youth Circus, Ngage NE Ltd, The Bangshees, The Bostey Project, The Elders Council and The Varnish Women.
A huge thank you to all individual residents, families and festival volunteers who made the project possible!
"I had a wonderful time at the puppet workshops. The environment was incredibly welcoming and supportive, and there was such a range of activities to get stuck into. I would definitely want to do it again next year." (Toon Underground Participant)
