Little Cauliflower’s The Night of the Big Wind is a charming puppet show about a small boy who lives with his father, a fisherman in a small village, and the night that their little community is beset by a great storm. The puppeteers sing and play their way through this simple tale, told with tabletop puppets, plenty […]

Bulgarian puppeteer Milena Milanova has produced a commendable one-woman puppet show based upon Chekov’s one-act play On The Harmful Effects of Tobacco. Nikotine is an hour-long lecture on smoking given by a puppet – called Nikolai Nikotine – in which he uses much of his time to complain about his overbearing wife, drawing comparisons between marriage and the act of […]

It is an immense credit to Magpie Puppet Co’s storytelling prowess that they were able to evoke such vibrant and absorbing images of a freezing Edinburgh night within The Pleasance’s Attic, a sweltering sauna of a space on the day in question. Under Jimmy Grimes’ direction, the company’s debut production effectively explores the story of […]

The Lonely One is a true example of a simple narrative beautifully executed with real heart and intelligence. Based on an extract from Ray Bradbury’sDandelion Wine, the typically lyrical dialogue immediately evokes a sense of place, transporting us into the heat of a suburban American summer’s night. The ‘lonely one’ himself is a shadowy and almost […]

It is often said that there is not enough puppetry for adults in theatre, and it can certainly be difficult to find performances that use the full potential of puppetry for tackling serious themes. Thankfully there is hope at Bedlam Theatre, where Edinburgh-based company Tortoise in a Nutshell are making full use of this often […]