Little Angel Theatre is launching The Children’s Puppet Festival, which will showcase a ‘broad range’ of puppet theatre for children this summer.
Running in Little Angel’s London venue between 2 August and 3 September, the festival will include works from UK-based and international companies. More than 90 companies have expressed their interest in taking part in the festival, including Half a String, Garlic Theatre and Roustabout.
The festival’s curator, Oliver Hymans, stated that the festival will be an ‘opportunity to showcase the amazing breadth of this versatile art form.’
This follows the theatre’s work to get marionette-making and performance on to the red list of endangered crafts in may. Hymans says that from this work, they are ‘more impassioned than ever to create a platform where puppetry and theatre for young audiences can thrive and flourish, receiving the recognition they deserve.’
Little Angel Theatre’s artistic director Samantha Lane and executive director Peta Swindall said: ‘We are so excited for our inaugural Children’s Puppet Festival. There is such a vibrant mix of puppetry shows, for all ages, from visiting companies from across the UK and beyond. And on top of the shows, there are many other ways for audiences to engage with the theatre, including workshops and professional development.’
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