Newcastle Puppetry Festival (Programme Announced)

The 5th edition of Newcastle Puppetry Festival will go ahead 30th March – 7th April 2024!

The festival will open with ‘City of Kittiwakes’, a magical and colourful parade. Created with 150 local residents to celebrate the iconic seabird: the kittiwake. A bird which famously nests under the Tyne Bridge and that represents migration, sanctuary and a natural marvel in the heart of Newcastle Gateshead. There will be birds and costumes of every shape and size accompanied by music, including a new original folk song celebrating the kittiwake and our unique city.

Produced by Moving Parts Arts. Outdoor work includes:

• City of Kittiwakes Parade by Moving Parts Arts
• Beasts On The Street by Creature Encounters, Seb Mayer, Tim Davies,
• Beached by Strangeface.
• Meet Fred by Hijinx Theatre
• Beowulf by Rattlebox Theatre
• Plain Bob by Noisy Oyster
• No Flies On Uzzz! By Bell and Bullock (part of Puppet Valley)
• Bubble Play with Jesse Ward (part of Puppet Valley)
• What The Tortoise Taught Us by The Flying Buttresses (part of Puppet Valley)
• Paul Dewhurst Magician (part of Puppet Valley)
• The Handmade Herd by Animus Puppetry (part of Puppet Valley)
• Flying With Strings by Sarah Vigars (part of Puppet Valley)
• Theatre-For-Ones with Lempen Puppet Theatre (part of Puppet Valley)
• Amazonian Visions Walkabout by Jose Navarro Theatre (part of Puppet Valley)
• Elephant Rock: Delilah The Elephant by Jo Feijó (part of Puppet Valley)
• The Snow Lion by Creature Encounters (part of Puppet Valley)
• Zarafa Girafa by Seb Mayer (part of Puppet Valley)