PUPPETRY LINKS
Do you want to find out more about the UK puppetry scene? Check out the links below to discover more.
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS AND GUILDS
British Puppet & Model Theatre Guild (BPMTG)
British UNIMA
Equity
International Ventriloquist Society
Outdoor Arts UK
Puppeteers UK
An umbrella organisation for puppetry in the UK. It is well worth signing up to their weekly newsletter for a rundown on what is happening in the UK puppet scene. Free to members or £10 per year for others. Email peter@puppeteersuk.com for more details.
Puppet Centre
Puppet Place
The Punch and Judy College of Professors
The Punch and Judy Fellowship
UNIMA Internationale
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PUPPETRY FESTIVALS
Beverley Puppet Festival
www.beverleypuppetfestival.com
Bristol 48 hour Puppet Film Challenge
See the House of Funny Noises website for updates: www.houseoffunnynoises.com
Bristol Festival of Puppetry
See the Puppet Place website for updates: www.puppetplace.org
Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionettes (France) World Puppet Festival
Folkestone Puppet Festival
www.folkestonepuppetfest.co.uk
London International Mime Festival
Manipulate Festival
May Fayre Festival
www.facebook.com/MayFayreOnline
Moving Parts: Newcastle Puppetry Festival
Check out the Moving Parts Scratch Space for artist development opportunities: https://www.movingpartsarts.com/scratch
Nottingham Puppet Festival
www.nottinghampuppetfestival.co.uk
Puppet Animation Festival
www.puppetanimationfestival.org
Shambala Festival (The Puppet Parlour)
www.facebook.com/puppetparlour
Skipton Puppet Festival
www.skiptonpuppetfestival.co.uk
Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival
Witham Puppet Festival
PUPPET THEATRES
Biggar Puppet Theatre
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Harlequin Puppet Theatre
Horse and Bamboo
Little Angel Theatre
Norwich Puppet Theatre
Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
The Puppet Theatre Barge
Up Front Puppet Theatre
PUPPET SCHOOLS
Brighton School of Puppetry
www.brightonpuppetryschool.com
Curious School of Puppetry
Moving Parts Puppet School
www.movingpartsarts.com/school
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Many of the festivals and venues listed above also run workshops and masterclasses for beginners right up to professionals.
PERFORMERS & MAKERS
If you are looking for a puppet maker or a puppetry performance company who offers shows and workshops, then a good place to start is the Puppeteers UK directory: www.puppeteersuk.com/directory
PUBLICATIONS, COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES
Animations Online
www.puppetcentre.org.uk/animations-online
National Fairground and Circus Archives
National Puppetry Archive
www.nationalpuppetryarchive.co.uk
Pollock’s Toy Museum
Puppetry International
A biannual magazine produced by UNIMA USA
https://www.unima-usa.org/puppetry-international
Puppet Notebook
A biannual magazine produced by British UNIMA
www.unima.org.uk/puppet-notebook
The Puppet Master
An annual magazine produced by the British Puppet & Model Theatre Guild
www.britishpuppetguild.org.uk/index.php/publications
BPMTG also publishes a bi-monthly newsletter for members.
Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre museum and collections
https://www.maskandpuppet.co.uk/museum-collections
Victoria and Albert Museum
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