A la Puppet Carte

by Thingumajig Theatre

Family, Music/Sound, Puppetry, Theatre, Walkabout

An image of a makeshift house with two puppets peering out the top window.

On the A la Puppet Carte menu is a duet or trio of pop up puppet stages built onto the back of electric tricycles. Each mobile stage is a show full of surprises, fun and a heart-warming story of friendship and a sense of home.

A la Puppet Carte was originally created with Without Walls Blueprint R&D and further developed as part of the 2023 Program. Five 10-minute puppet shows were created by different artists; 2 of these shows plus a new one will be available via Thingumajig in 2024 and beyond (three of the shows will now be the start of the apprentice artists’ portfolios).

About Thingumajig Theatre

Thingumajig Theatre creates and performs innovative puppet plays and interactive giant puppet street acts. Based in West Yorkshire, their puppets have played throughout the UK and 14 other countries as well as being seen on television and a major Disney film.

Current acts include illuminated giant caribou, a mechanical hippo, a giant chicken, dodo birds and “Kit and Caboodle”, a street play telling stories of migration built around a pack mule puppet.

A performer outside with rolling green hills and trees behind them interacts with a puppet blacksmith in their forge. The tower the forge is in is taller than the performer and covered in other opening hatches.
A performer with an earpiece and microphone is smiling at their audience while a puppet character pokes out of a window to their left. The window is in a tree like building with bark patterns and leaves all over it. Without Walls is a network of 35 festivals who commission and co-create outdoor art for everyone across the UK.

Funding, commissioning and partner credits:

A la Puppet Carte is supported by Without Walls and commissioned by Timber Festival and Just So Festival.

The R&D for A la Puppet Carte was supported by Blueprint: Without Walls R&D Investment Fund.

Images:

© Ian Hodgson

A la Puppet Carte will be appearing at...