Adult Short Courses

Take a dive into Micro Cinema Theatre, ideal for all puppet and visual theatre creators but also suitable for any type of performance - theatre, dance, film making, even fine artists, scenographers and animators find the techniques useful.

Unleash your creativity and master the ancient art of Marionette Making with award-winning puppet designer Oliver Hymans.

Join our immersive course to learn the intricate techniques of crafting carved wooden puppets that come to life on strings.

This session is all about the Musicality of Puppets!

We’ll use our multi person puppets to test out some dance moves, and our moving mouth puppets for some lip sync magic.

This workshop offers a unique opportunity to work closely with an industry-leading puppeteer and director. Whether you're new to puppetry or an experienced performer, you'll leave inspired, equipped with new tools, techniques, and insights to bring your performances to life through puppetry and ensemble work.

This session is all about sticks! Some of the best puppetry can be accomplished with the most simple of resources.

This session is all about Puppetry for Screen! Have a go at performing puppetry techniques intended specifically for the screen.

This session is all about utilising our hands! Our hands are amazing, and hold the key to some incredible stories and characters.

Over the weekend you will discover the magic of shadows, get to use and experiment with the equipment and create a performance by the end of the weekend.