Saturday 13 June: Puppet Place Experimental Cabaret
It’s time for more puppetry, music & mayhem at the Puppet Place Experimental Cabaret! We invite you to Puppet Place HQ for this very special event. Expect puppets of all shapes and sizes, plus weird and wonderful happenings!
Come join us at Puppet Place This time round the Puppet Place cabaret is taking on a slightly different guise, as it is part of the Bristol Experimental Puppet Festival – .
@bristol.experimental.puppet
It will follow a similar format with eight or nine puppet based cabaret style performances of all shapes and sizes, along with weird and wonderful happenings and walkabouts. With the focus very much on experimental puppetry!
This show is suitable for ages 16+, but please note parental discretion is still advised as there maybe swearing and some puppet nudity!
More information about the performances will be posted on our website here /whats-on/ closer to the time.
But in the meantime we are releasing tickets early to those that know and love Puppet Place and our fabulous team of Resident and Associate Artists.
We look forward to seeing you.
Puppet Place Experimental Cabaret Crew
Entry requirements: 16+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio.
Date & time: Saturday 13 June 2026, doors 7pm, show starts at 7.30pm, ends 10pm
Suitable for: 16+
Tickets cost: £16-£25 + Booking Fees
To find out more about and to book your tickets visit: /e151285
or head to our website!
Bark Bark is on tour in the South East!
Head to @buzzcutproductions for dates and tickets.
But for now here is a sneak peek BTS of the dog marionette in action!
The show is only on till the 23rd of Nov!
Made by @helen.ferguson.modelmaker
Puppeteered by @catrockpuppetry (of Puppet Place)
Directed and writen by @gabewinsor
And many more fabulous people, their profiles are on @buzzcutproductions
#puppet #puppetdog #marionette #marionettedog
☀ Programme ☀ And our online program may keep growing! so keep your eyes on it 👀 ☀ Programme has been sent off to print !
☀ Designed by the best @bbombarius ☀
Morbid Merriments 'AnOtherness' at National Trust Tyntesfield's 'Reviving Gothic' exhibition
Step inside the Drawing Room at Tyntesfield House and discover a striking exhibition of Gothic art by six diverse and pioneering contemporary artists, each responding to the house's layered past with a modern take on Gothic Revival.
Dark, atmospheric and evocative - this is Gothic as you've never seen it before.
Puppet Place's resident artist and Marionette Maker Morbid Merriments will be showcasing the Endangered Heritage Craft with a new piece of her work 'AnOtherness' at this upcoming exhibition.
Beautifully Grotesque, Unapologetically Other and always crafted with meticulous attention to detail, Morbid Merriments embodies all that is true to Gothic Romanticism whilst maintaining a truly authentic style.
DATES: 2nd May - 31 July
LOCATION: Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Bristol, North Somerset, BS48 1PA
PRICE: General Admissions to Tyntesfield House apply
DISCOUNT TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! Two day workshop for £60 - Concessions on Headfirst now- link in bio!
As part of Bristol Experimental Puppet Festival, Undergrowth is proud to announce a 2-day workshop in collaboration with international puppet maker Anne Murray of Refuge Puppets!
Anne Murray is an Irish and American artist, who is focused on using puppets for social justice and advocacy for the oppressed and traumatised. Her project, Refuge Puppets, uses puppets to create a safe space together, helping with healing from trauma and displacement. This workshop will enable you to carve and create puppet heads and hands from re-harvested styrofoam and cardboard, as well as construct glove puppet bodies from recycled clothing. Bring some article of clothing to recycle and an idea of the character you would like to create. Let’s create something fun and useful, together.
Day 1- Puppet Place May 31st 10am-4pm
Carve puppet heads and hands from styrofoam and cover them with paper and glue. Begin hand sewing clothing and creating any accessories for the puppet. Participants should bring one piece of clothing or any item , which they wish to recycle to create accessories for their puppet. Some base fabric will be provided and participants can supplement it with their own recycled materials or use only the provided fabric.
Day 2- PRSC June 7th 5pm-9pm
Paint puppet head and hands and any accessories. Finish creating and sewing clothing, and attach it to the head and hands. Participants will have to spray the head and hands with a clear matte spray, once the head and hands are completely dry. The clear coat spray is not provided, because the puppet must be completely dry before it is sprayed, so this part will be done at home. With permission provided by participants, some photos will be taken of finished puppets for documentation and future workshop publicity purposes.
Friday 12 June: Puppets in Prague Marionette workshop
Join Johana Trejtnar, an instructor at @puppetsinprague who is hosting a 1.5-hour workshop on Czech marionettes in the Fabrication Workshop at Puppet Place on Friday 12 June from 11:30-13:00.
The workshop will cover the basics of:
Czech puppet history
Designing your marionette
Carving a head
Marionette-manipulation
Capacity for the workshop is very limited, so please make sure to sign up at the link below.
Workshop fee is £25 per person and is only suitable for 18+.
Date & time: Friday 12 June from 11:30-13:00
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/XZgN3cqzcX7bsjRp6
or follow the link in bio.
Find out more about Puppets in Prague here: https://www.puppetsinprague.eu/
This workshop is part of the Bristol Experimental Puppetry Festival.
Sunday 7 June: Protect the Dolls: Queer Embodiment Through Doll-Making Workshop
Join Fibi in a relaxed and reflective session, exploring how we can use dollmaking to express our inner selves, and access complex notions of gender and queerness.
Participants will be equipped with materials, needle and thread and embellishments. We will be following a simple pattern, but expect to bring your own flair to your creation. All levels welcome!
The outcomes of this session will be recorded (with your consent!) and incorporated into a zine about queer embodiment and expression, to raise money for trans healthcare funds.
Tickets are FREE. Donations are optional, and will go towards covering material costs and transport.
More information about the organiser:
Fibi Cowley is an artist and puppeteer based in Glasgow. Inspired by hyper-imagination and counter-cultural mischief, Fibi draws on the legacy of puppetry as an outsider artform to disrupt and reimagine the ways in which we relate to the world around us.
https://wispies.hotglue.me/
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
Date & time: Sunday 7 June from 10:00-13:00
Sign up here: /whats-on/puppet-place-unit-18-albion-dockside-estate-hanover-place-bristol-bs1-6ut-england/sun-7-jun-protect-the-dolls-queer-embodiment-through-doll-making-workshop-153935#e153935
Or follow the what's on link in bio
This workshop is part of the Bristol Experimental Puppetry Festival.
@bristol.experimental.puppet
The Totem 🌿✨
A community giant puppet commissioned for the @Wye Valley River Festival 2026 in Monmouth.
Designed by puppet maker and artist Araceli Cabrera Cáceres @aracelipuppetheatre , with structural build by @emmapowelletc
The Totem was brought to life by the community through a series of creative workshops at The Monmouth Museum (The Nelson Museum and Local History Centre), led by @aracelipuppetheatre in collaboration with @anna_vigurs_art . Featuring @thehumblegardener as the puppeteer🥰
Inspired by the children’s totems workshops from this year’s School Outreach Programme with @thinkcreativelywales and @anna_vigurs_art
Many thanks to everyone who took part in this beautiful celebration of creativity, collaboration, and connection during the Wye Valley River Festival and parade.”
Special thanks to @thehumblegardener@carr0000t@leeem.music@clod pete for all their help!
#giantpuppets #nature #puppets #totems
