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When agit-prop puppetry meets Lewis Carroll the result is Jan Svankmajer's dark film inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

Anansi and the Lost Sun is a beautiful, funny, irreverent and inspiring story told using puppetry, spoken word and traditional African music to tell an ancient West African Tale.

To open Newcastle Puppetry Festival 2023, join us on Northumberland Street in the heart of the city to discover a menagerie of beasts - completely FREE and for all ages!

Pull back the veil and enter the Cabaret of Curiosities – a gothic, vaudeville extravaganza for adults who enjoy the stranger side of life.

One building, five apartments and six main characters. Comical-tragical personalities, leading a miserable life which they aren’t afraid to lose but they are afraid to live.

Dangerous Dave, infinitely more ‘daft’ than ‘dangerous’, and his ridiculous sidekick, Herbert Lemon, present some of the most mind-bindingly silly stunts ever performed...ever!

An exhilarating fantasy adventure featuring beautiful live puppetry, cutting-edge projections and a soaring original score.