Here are some of the people behind our shows…
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Rachel MillerMusician, composer and storyteller. Rachel brings tales to life through beautiful music and evocative sonic textures. |
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Martin CorbinMaker, deviser. Martin 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 one of the fastest and most inventive puppet makers about, runs workshops and performs. He has worked on 8 PuppetCraft shows. Marisa LatimerNarrator/musician. Marisa has a wide range of skills in theatre, puppetry, mask, circus, storytelling and music. Libby QuickMaker and puppet performer. Libby is an artist, maker and singer. She studied at Dartington College of Art, specialising in theatre devising, tea and cake. Puppet experience includes working with ‘The Clockwork Moth’ and ‘the little oak folk’ theatrical companies. Joanna HrubyMaker and puppet performer. Jo is a crafter and animator with rather medieval inclinations. Her favourite puppet, Sylvanus, came with her to the Stone Henge winter solstice and was named after a friendly Druid encountered there. He sometimes parades the streets in a Victorian pram. joannahruby.wordpress.com Bernardine ArtusoMusician/narrator. Bernie has enjoyed studying and performing music since the age of five. Her favourite experiences have included composing and arranging music for Aardman Animations, Dartington Playgoers, National Trust vocal group ‘The Nudettes’, Dartington Barn Cinema and as a solo singer songwriter. A keen enthusiast for live theatre, she is delighted to be joining PuppetCraft as narrator/musician for Monkey. |
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For Nobody Rides The Unicorn, Perseus and Sir Fool…
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Adrian MitchellWriter. Andrew Dickson Musical Director. Andrew 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. |
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Joanna WhiteMusician, Puppet Performer. |
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Steve PotierPlayer of Bouzouki and other strings. Steve 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. |
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Sophie GreatorexSinger, 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. |
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Patrick CooperWriter, Director. Fell 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 |
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. Russell HarrisMusician. 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 |
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Nick Millington.Musician. |
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Steve Tyler.Musician. |
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Chloe Bardolfsmith.Artist and Puppeteer. |
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