As lockdown eases, Bognor Regis is first off the blocks with a new festival celebrating all things puppetry.
The festival is taking place over the summer half-term holiday (31 May - 4 June) and will feature contributions from some of the UK’s most celebrated practitioners and a mix of performances, outdoor events, workshops and conferences.
The festival includes productions by Norwich Puppet Theatre, Long Nose Puppets, Smoking Apples Theatre, Dread Falls Theatre; and workshops led by PuppetSoup and Splodge Designs.
Most of the shows will take place in the new Bognor Makerspace - a large warehouse in the centre of Bognor being developed as a community makerspace with facilities for theatre production training and social connection.
An initiative set up last year by the Aldingbourne Trust and Making Theatre Gaining Skills, the Makerspace has already been utilised for a series of courses funded by the DWP.
Director Hilary Strong said: “We’re thrilled to be hosting Bognor’s first puppet festival and to be able to welcome so many wonderful practitioners to the town. It’s all part of our strategy of promoting puppetry in our new Makerspace.”
All tickets for family friendly shows are £3 per person.
To find out more information, click here.
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