The PuppetCraft Team

The TEAM behind the puppets .... for the current shows.

	Writer Adrian Mitchell, the Shadow Poet Laureate, was born in Cricklewood in l932 and educated by wolves. When he was eight he read the story of Perseus under a monkey puzzle tree on a hot summer day. For the first and last time in his life, he fainted with excitement. He adapted the Greek myth Perseus and the Gorgon's Head for PuppetCraft - for whom he also wrote Sir Fool's Quest and, with Sasha Mitchell, Nobody Rides The Unicorn.
	Composer. Musical Director Andrew Dickson has worked as actor/ director/ composer/ acrobat from Bridlington to Borneo. He was petrified as Rex Harrison’s personal mirror-bearer on the original Doctor Doolittle, so has had previous experience of working with Gorgons and animals. Was asked to apply for an Oscar for composing on his 6th Mike Leigh film Vera Drake. Missed! He’s had many happy Adrian Mitchell experiences.
	Steve Potier. Player of Bouzouki and other strings. Was plucked from the streets of Totnes by PuppetCraft whilst on a bicycle powered busking tour of the South West. He has been playing European traditional music for 12 years.
	Sophie Greatorex. Singer. Performer. Sophie has been involved with theatre and music from an early age and has a BA (Hons) in Theatre. During her studies she worked with both theatre and music in performance and first tried her hand at puppetry. She has performed within small vocal groups, is a member of a choir and writes songs and choral compositions for performance.
	Patrick Cooper - was a social worker, a hippy, and a Buddhist monk (not necessarily in that order) before falling into the wonderful world of puppets, from which he has never managed to escape. He's the author of five children's books, and a number of plays, and has adapted and directed several shows for PuppetCraft, including The Selfish Giant and The Mousehole Cat. He has three kids and lives in Totnes.
	Martin Corbin has been involved in puppetry from 6 years old. He has a B.A. Honours in Animation and is co-ordinator of a Scrap Store project. He is a puppet maker, runs workshops and performs. He has worked on six PuppetCraft shows.
	Sue Field dyes and textures fabric, then makes it into quilts, sets and costumes in her studio in the middle of a Cornish wood. She occasionally escapes to teach and run workshops.
	Russell Harris. Musician/Tutor. Having been involved in the study and performance of Near/Middle Eastern music over the last 15 years, when John asked me to produce some original music for the Sindbad project it seemed a great opportunity to introduce a new, younger audience to that emotionally rich sound world. www.besonic.com/taaliqa
	Rachel Miller is a musician, composer and storyteller who brings tales to life through beautiful music and evocative sonic textures. She uses a wide variety of instruments including an electronic set up that allows her to sample and create the musical textures live. As a flautist and saxophonist she has performed and recorded with a wide range of different groups including folk, jazz, experimental and electronic music. www.sonictales.co.uk
	James Richardson lives in his blue and orange workshop. He makes masks and sculptor from natural and recycled materials and wonders if he might have been a rag-and-bone man in a past life! He also runs puppet-making workshops and loves a good procession.
	John Roberts. Founder and artistic director of PuppetCraft. See Background of PuppetCraft.

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