The cat is out of the bag! I finally get to share one of the secret little (it was actually quite huge) projects I worked on earlier this year.
Puppy-teering alongside an incredible team of creatives for the new @publix commercial!
Directed by @_markmolloy for @fig.agency , @exitfilms and @smugglersite .
Battling the elements on Gadigal land (heavy rains, scorching sun, heat, the odd near flood), an insanely talented and dedicated pack of puppeteers brought these quirky canines to life including
@katiewilliamspuppetry (both our exceptional puppet director AND a lead puppeteer) @paullewispuppets@thatlaurabacon@puppeteerjosh@ashleigh_cheadle_puppetry@robcook_actor@niow_niow@gabpaananen@kailah_cabanas and myself.
Other noteworthy credits (because they really don’t get enough recognition) are:
Puppet Wranglers/Doctors: @lyallmorris and @flipmil2
Head of Production at @exitfilms : (The AMAZING) Jacquie Riley
Puppet Builders/Designers: @ablanckcanvas
Perfect casting by @citizenjanecasting
and so SO many more that I can’t even fit them into this post!
Well, I’ll be…Well, I am… humbled and honoured to be nominated under the PUPPETEER OF THE YEAR category at this year’s PUPPETRY AWARDS. 🫨
Huge thanks and heartfelt appreciation if you’re one of the lovely creatures who had something to do with this wonderful witchcraft. 🙏
The Puppetry Awards 2026 are presented by the amazing @ablanckcanvas and is proudly sponsored by @hawkersbeer . Tickets are available to the public via Humantix. It’s gonna be a pretty special way to celebrate World Puppetry Day this year!
Ticket link in @ablanckcanvas bio. 🤟
We will be having some special guests dropping by here and there, pictured here @davidsplatt photo @brigbeephoto #cityofmelbourne #whatsonmelbourne #melbournecbd #theatre #cabaret
Pleased to announce that I’ve finally achieved one of my childhood ambitions of experiencing life as a toy! Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of being a puppeteer/suit performer for one of the main characters in @wernerfilmproductions , ABC and ACTFs new children’s program, Knee High Spies.
Available now on ABCiview and ABCkids from 5:55pm (AEST) tonight. World class puppet programming produced right here in Oz/Naarm by a ridiculously talented bunch of cast and crew!
Can you guess who I helped bring to life?
Hint: There might be some vague similarities in our names and hairstyles.
Credits:
Writer/Creator:@timmy_mcbain
Director:@jackjameson
Producer:@nicminchin
Puppets/Suits: @sharp_fx
Animatronic/Puppeteer/Puppet Guru: Philip Millar AKA @puppetryschool
Puppet Wranglers: @madisoncrewes_@emmycosplayss@kelseyrowemakeup@olivia.lianna
...the list of talent goes on!
@wernerfilmproductions@actf_oz@abckids@wearevicscreen@screenaustralia #kneehighspies
Who’s been too busy shooting fleas out of canons to post on social media: Me!
Who just finished their 2025 summer tour in Europe: Also Me!
Thanks to the wonderful organisers and festivals in Switzerland (@buskerschur ), Germany (@zeitenwanderer.at and @soistsoest ) and Austria (@pflasterspektakel ). Thanks for having me in your towns, letting me eat your pickles and an even bigger thanks to those reading this that came along and shared their laughter with me. Here’s a moody pre-show pic of me getting my face on by the exceptionally talented, @annakr.eations .
Hallo Deutschland! My face is caked on, my luggage is heavy and I’m dotting round the country bouncing laughs and coins off the cobblestones. Had a wonderful time in Werne (thank you @zeitenwanderer.at and @werneanderlippe 🙏) and am currently here in Würzburg getting ready (i.e. drinking coffee and fixing puppets) for Stramu_weurzburg. 🤡
📸 by @mat_stiller of a delirious clown on his first day of shows after 30+ hours in transit.
Melbourne Fringe Judge’s Pick!!! This is your last chance to see the incredible “The Dumtéctives in Cirque Noir” at the NICA circus hub. 8:30pm Tonight! Be there or be sorry you missed it.
First solo street shows in over 3 years (since the ending of the before times)! What an absolute honour and privilege to be the face of the 35th Pflasterspektakel festival (easily one of my favourite street fests in the entire world). Thank you to the amazing team behind it all and the 100+ artists that made up this incredible lineup. It’s a pretty wonderful feeling to be back creating laughs on the streets and playing in the gutters (particularly when they’re the exceptionally picturesque gutters of Europe). Much needed food for the soul. 🖤
2 posts in 2 days! Who even am I?! Join me on @abcinmelbourne (ABC radio) tonight for a brief little chat about the world of mime, clown and all things Splatt with host and crossword master, David Astle. 9:30pm (or thereabouts).
It’s time for my annual post/interaction with Instagram! Had a wonderful time entertaining folks at the lovely Ballarat Begonia Festival…I was even fortunate enough to have the disembodied bust of Tony Abbott to keep me company during 2 of my sets! Photo credits: the excellent Damien Charles and always lovely Bella De Jac.
