HandMade Theatre

Unique, sustainable, engaging work with people at its heart.

Puppet Busking

Current Shows

Puppet Busking

Join HandMade Theatre for a spot of ‘Puppet Busking’. Meet our beautiful handcrafted puppets and enjoy wonderful live music. This is a chance to get up close to our delightful puppets and see them playfully interact. Packed full of original songs our puppet shows are a real treat for the whole family. 

Our puppet shows are perfect for small scale community festivals, alternative spaces and walkabout style events. 

'Puppet Busking' is our original mini show developed out of our nature inspired touring production WilderNests. The piece now features a wide range of animal creatures, including a very cheeky Squirrel, a bouncing Hare and a musical Tortoise.  

'Puppet Birding'  takes inspiration from our show Flying The Nest, inspired by British birds and the world of birding.  This mini show is a great way to meet lots of birds including a Robin, Kestrel, Magpie, goose and Oyster Catcher. Featuring lots of eggciting interactive songs and fun facts.

'The Puppet Petting Farm' a brand new show for 2024 commissioned by Applause. This show offers the opportunity to meet a range of loveable farm animals including a cheeky hen, hungry Goat, large highland cow and a cute baby piglet.

Current Shows

Current Shows

Current Shows

HANDMADE THEATRE PRODUCE NEWLY DEVISED PRODUCTIONS SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

All our unique performances are highly visual, tactile and interactive. We always encourage our audience to become active participants, engaging in songs and activities. Our stories take you on abstract journeys, learning about the world around you while having lots and lots of fun!

Each show involves a fantastic mix of songs, stories, props, puppets, drama and adventure, led by a talented team of artists, performers and musicians. Our shows are suitable for age range 0-100 and a variety of abilities, including those with special needs.

Performances have been developed in collaboration with schools, venues, artists and young people. We specialise in productions which can be presented in both indoor and outdoor environments and we regularly tour to a range of venues, schools and festivals.

Our current productions on tour include:

Too Many Cooks: A food inspired competition

Wildernests: A story of nature

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