Little Angel internship to target lack of diversity in puppetry

Little Angel Theatre is launching an internship scheme to offer a grant aimed at supporting ethnically diverse aspiring puppet makers.

The internship is available due to receiving one of the four installments of the Mo Siewcherran Fund grant, alongside Edinburgh-based theatre and dance organisation Imaginate, the Women’s Prize Trust and academic publisher the Association of Laboratory Medicine. 

The grant will contribute to six month’s salary for a traineeship and full programme support for those from black, Asian and other ethnically diverse backgrounds. 

On the news, artistic director of Little Angel, Samantha Lane, said receiving the grant would help to enrich the cultural workforce.’ 

She added: ‘There is a shortage of diverse puppetry makers in the UK. This is, in part, due to limited access to education and training opportunities, and the systemic barriers to engaging with exciting opportunities.