Upcoming events

Celebration of Marionettes on the Little Angel Theatre Bridges
Saturday 26 July 2025
6.30-8pm
Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage, London N1 2DN
🎟 Entry by donation

Join us for an evening celebrating the rich heritage and enduring magic of marionette puppetry in the UK. Discover the unique history of Little Angel Theatre, home to the country’s only long-string double bridge—a remarkable piece of engineering purpose-built for marionette performance.

Explore the artistry behind Lyndie Wright’s painted backdrops and John Wright’s exquisite marionettes that have brought stories to life on these iconic bridges for generations. You’ll learn how the bridges work, see the flying backcloths in action, and enjoy live demonstrations of marionette performance.

The evening features talks from:

⭐️ Sarah Wright, Director of the Curious School of Puppetry and acclaimed puppeteer, reflecting on her experiences and the vital importance of marionette craft today.

⭐️ Oliver Hymans, Associate Director of Little Angel Theatre, who will share insights into the current endangered state of marionette puppetry in the UK and outline LAT’s plans to secure its future.

Come and celebrate this extraordinary art form—and help keep the bridges alive for the next generation of makers and audiences.

An exhibition of Puppetry by Lyndie Wright
Nov
28
to 10 Dec

An exhibition of Puppetry by Lyndie Wright

Join us for a mesmerizing journey into the enchanting world of puppetry, celebrating the work of Lyndie Wright.

In addition to celebrating Lyndie's remarkable career, the exhibition serves a dual purpose by fundraising for a new roof for her workshop. The workshop stands as a symbol of the artistic hub where imaginative creations of many artists come to life, and the campaign aims to ensure its longevity and continued contribution to the world of UK puppetry.

Lyndie founded the Little Angel Theatre with her husband John Wright in 1961. She still works in her workshop next door where she has designed and made world renowned puppets ever since.

For Little Angel: Petrushka, Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, The Singing Mermaid, Paper Dolls, Cindermouse and Angelo. Kneehigh: The Tin Drum, Brief Encounter, Hansel and Gretel, Dead Dog in a Suitcase. Shakespeare’s Globe: The Little Matchgirl, A Midsummer Night's Dream. RSC: Venus and Adonis, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, The Canterbury Tales.

Other Theatres include Opera North: The Magic Flute. NT: Coram Boy. Polka Theatre: Paddington Bear, Stuart Little. Brandenburg Theatre, Germany: Tranquilla Trampeltreu.

Exhibition dates: Tues 28 November - Sun 10 December (closed on Mondays)
Opening times: 12pm - 7pm

Illustration by Lyndie Wright
Photos by Jemima Yong

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Curious Puppets Festival
Nov
9
to 11 Nov

Curious Puppets Festival

Curious Puppetry returns to the Rosemary Branch Theatre for the 3rd annual Curious Puppets Festival!

Including a reimagined Punch & Judy and work from Sarah Wright, Hector Huang, Dix McDevitt, Dan Armstrong, Eoin Lynch, Ayşıl Akşehirli, Fibi Cowley, Steve Tiplady and Sally Todd - all of whom are 'Still Curious' alumni and tutors of the renowned puppetry school.

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Programme

Punch!
(5 mins)
Sarah Wright, Mike Shepherd

From Kneehigh’s Dead Dog in a Suitcase comes a short sharp Mr. Punch as he battles the ills of human existence.

I Wear my Heart on my Sleeve
(20 mins)
Presented by Chicken Shop Hermits (Hector T.J. Huang, Chiara Scoglio) Original Music composed Declan Robertson

Office workers Albert and Bridget are haunted by a monster from their past.

A Woman with a Pram
(3 mins)
Hannah White, Sarah Wright

A story observation by John Berger

Walking the Wall
(13 mins)
Fibi Cowley, Dix McDevitt

This object-lead exploration of creative collaboration follows legendary love stories into the private sphere and asks what we sacrifice when passion and heartbreak are used as an artistic source.

An evening with the sublimely bewitching Samantha
(8 mins)
Dan Armstrong

All the Glitz and Glamour more suited to the West End than a pub theatre... prepare to be charmed, dazzled and quite possibly aroused.

The Overcoat
(7 mins)
Eoin Lynch and Ayşıl Akşehirli

Shadow and miniature theatre a piece in development based on the story by Nikolai Gogol

Pilgrim
(25 mins)
Elisa de Grey

A woman leaves her old life and disappears into the wilderness. Encounters with a fish, an owl, a river spirit, and a mysterious figure conjure the ancient magic of the land and the longing to become reunited with her. This is an excerpt from a longer piece.

Dispute with a Butterfly
(6 mins)
Fibi Cowley

An individual desperately searching to learn about making change, both in themselves and the world around them explores the life cycles and migration of the painted-lady butterfly.

Punch Again!
(5mins)
Sarah Wright, Mike Shepherd

Puppets designed by Lyndie Wright, carved by Jan Zalud, costumes by Gerry Spiller

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Lighting: Freddie Crossley

Sound: Hannah White

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Curious 2023 Project Sharings
Mar
8
to 9 Mar
Project Sharings

Curious 2023 Project Sharings

The Curious School of Puppetry Project Sharings are a presentation of work by current students, culminating the eight-week intensive course. The evening is made up of short performances that explore different approaches to puppetry!

Timings: we will be serving SOUP at the project sharings from 6 - 6.45pm. And the show will start promptly at 7pm!

Entry donations: On site, there will be a compulsory entry donation which is pay what you can (recommended minimum £7)!

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Curious SOUP Night: Louise Gold
Mar
2
SOUP Nights

Curious SOUP Night: Louise Gold

Our ✨final✨SOUP Night speaker of the series is 🥁🥁🥁 puppeteer, actor & singer Louise Gold! Louise puppeteered and did voice acting for programmes such as The Muppet Show, Sesame Street and The Dark Crystal. She was also a founder of, and lead puppeteer for, the television show Spitting Image from 1984 to 1986.

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London International Mime Festival: Our Puppet Families talk
Feb
1

London International Mime Festival: Our Puppet Families talk

A pre-show talk with Cheryl Henson and Sarah Wright about how growing up in renowned family puppet companies led them to become ardent advocates for the art of puppetry.

Cheryl Henson, daughter of Jim and Jane Henson of the Muppets and President of the Jim Henson Foundation, and Sarah Wright, founder of The Curious School of Puppetry and daughter of John and Lyndie Wright, founders of The Little Angel Puppet Theatre, discuss what makes puppetry the most exciting form of theatre in the world, why they stuck with it, and what they are doing to support and foster the next generation of puppeteers.  

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Curious SOUP Night: Shirley May
Jan
26
SOUP Nights

Curious SOUP Night: Shirley May

For our second soup night of the season 🥣, we invite poet Shirley May to share her experience as Founder and Artistic Director of Young Identity, a Manchester-based literature and performance arts charity whose mission is to nurture, develop and champion the voices and creativity of diverse young people through literature, writing and performance. The title of May’s talk is ‘16 years to NPO*’

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Curious SOUP Night: Sue Buckmaster
Jan
19
SOUP Nights

Curious SOUP Night: Sue Buckmaster

🥣 Curious School of Puppetry’s Thursday SOUP nights are BACK! 🥣

Join us at our new home in St Barnabas Hall (Dalston) every Thursday for the next 8 weeks!

Our inaugural speaker is 🥁🥁🥁 Sue Buckmaster, artistic director of Theatre-Rites!!

The title of Sue’s talk is What sort of Puppetry Practitioner do you want to be?


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