Adopt-a-Puppet Club - The Norwich Puppet Theatre family needs you

The Norwich Puppet Theatre family needs you

Adopt-a-Puppet is a scheme which enables people of all ages to support Norwich Puppet Theatre and to become part of the family.

NEWS: NEWS:NEWS Happy Birthday NPT

Norwich Puppet Theatre is 30 this year. The official birthdate is 1st December so there are two events - a celebrity fundraising auction on 30th November and a Puppet cabaret on Saturday 4th December

NPT has new Trustees
At the AGM on 25 November, 4 new trustees were elected to the Norwich Puppet Theatre Board; Peter Beck, Sally Goldsmith, Zannie Fraser were invited to the Board from a very strong field of applications on the basis of the skills they could offer. There were several other people who the Board would have liked to have included but the maximum number of Board members has been reached so hopefully those people will be able to work with NPT in other ways. Welcome to them all!

New season of professional masterclasses at Norwich Puppet Theatre this autumn Please let your contacts know about them

Full details call 01603 629921 or from www.puppettheatre.co.uk

Journalist Kim Briscoe is a keen fan of puppets and an enthusiastic supporter of Norwich Puppet theatre. To give the Adopt-a-Puppet scheme a boost she recently came to the theatre and took some footage of puppeteer Joy Haynes performing the puppets to appeal to adopters. You can see the videos on the Evening News website by linking here. You may need a plug-in to view

Go to this link, http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Ian_W_1" target="_blank">http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Ian_W_1, to see Ian's finest hour, supporting Norwich Puppet Theatre - you can support the puppets here too by downloading the form above and choosing a puppet to adopt. Don't forget to send it back to the theatre with a cheque or payment details for £26.

Meanwhile, watch Ian and pledge your support to him - visit
http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Ian_W_1

Here he is!!

Patrons and supporters

Michael Boyd, director of the Royal Shakespeare Company is a Patron and has sent this message:
"Puppetry is a major international art form In which Britain is under represented. There is a growing demand for puppetry skills from all forms of performance, which is currently being met in large part by artists outside the UK. Support for Norwich Puppet Theatre is an investment in the future of British Theatre."

Michael Boyd, director RSC

Welcome to Adopt-a-Puppet

Here you can meet the puppet family of Norwich Puppet Theatre. They need your care to keep them happy. They need money to look after their home, they need ideas to keep them busy, they need love to make them lively and interesting. And they need friends to visit them. You can help to support them by adopting a puppet at Norwich Puppet Theatre. The photographs here are the puppets that are currently up for adoption so you can choose which one to adopt, or you can adopt one on behalf of a friend or relative. Several people can adopt the same puppet. Full details of the scheme are on a pdf you can download below. Click on each picture for a description, and on View All for more puppets. Puppet profiles can be downloaded here –

Adopt-a-Puppet profiles.pdf

Once you have adopted a puppet, you can join the Adopt-a-Puppet club, then you will be able to access the other parts of this site. You will receive an invitation to join, and once you have signed up, you can send messages, add photos, record your visits to your puppet and blog your thoughts and ideas. It is your own puppet profile page. You can also communicate with other people that have adopted puppets. Download the form here and adopt one right away! There is also a poster that you can print out to encourage other people to adopt-a-puppet.
Adopt a Puppet application form.pdf
AAP A4 poster.pdf

AAP poster 2pp A4 frut.pdf

Choose your puppets to adopt here, follow the links for more information

1. Hansel and Gretel by Puppet Theatre	2. Mystery Cat by Puppet Theatre	3. Elephant Child by Puppet Theatre
4. Brer Rabbit by Puppet Theatre	5. Ladybird by Puppet Theatre	6. Kiku by Puppet Theatre
7. Travelling Cat by Puppet Theatre	8. Joshua by Puppet Theatre	9. Centipede by Puppet Theatre
10. Penguin by Puppet Theatre	12. Spirit of Unhappiness by Puppet Theatre	11. Young woman from The Bet by Puppet Theatre

Photos

Puppet Theatre at The Forum

by Richard Fair
9. Centipede

by Puppet Theatre
2. Mystery Cat

by Puppet Theatre

6. Kiku

by Puppet Theatre
4. Brer Rabbit

by Puppet Theatre
12. Spirit of Unhappiness

by Puppet Theatre

5. Ladybird

by Puppet Theatre
3. Elephant Child

by Puppet Theatre
11. Young woman from The Bet

by Puppet Theatre

Videos

Norwich Puppet Theatre International Festival 2007

Added by Puppet Theatre

Blog Posts

Puppetry Writing Workshop with Steve Tiplady

Norwich Puppet Theatre and the Puppet Centre Trust presents

Puppets and Words – unholy matrimony

Steve Tiplady has been in the thick of the puppet world for about twenty years as a performer, director, devisor, script editor and writer. He has worked on more than a hundred puppet projects, and now feels he has something to impart about the process of making a show. It won't be the gospel, it won't be pretty and it may be ridiculous.

He'd like to… Continue

Posted by Puppet Theatre on April 27, 2010 at 10:52pm

A Happy Christmas request for ideas

Happy Christmas to everyone involved in Adopt-a-Puppet!

We've been thinking about how we develop the Theatre in the future - and came up with the question, "What do people - audiences and artists alike, want the puppet theatre for?"

Here's m starter for ten - and I look forward to your thoughts in your posts!

The added value Norfolk and Norwich gain from a building based Puppet Theatre – especially when there are only 2 in England – is huge, and a rich… Continue

Posted by Nic Hopkins on December 21, 2009 at 9:58am

Guardian review of recent Suspense Festival in London

Suspense Puppetry Festival: All Grown Up

Date: 2 November 2009

Suspense is the first festival of puppetry to take place in London in over 25 years. 24 companies from the UK and abroad have come together at seven North London venues with a programme of work aimed specifically at adult audiences (running until 8 November). Much is being made of the fact that this festival is not for kids, that puppetry has something to offer adults too. They’re calling it a ‘renaissance’ of… Continue

Posted by Puppet Theatre on November 13, 2009 at 11:47am

Guardian article about adult puppetry

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2009/oct/26/puppet-theatre-adults-suspense-festival

This is a link to a Guardian article from October ref the Suspense Festival in London. The link leads to the website with other links and pictures but the main text is below

Time for puppet theatre to grow up

London's new festival of puppetry… Continue

Posted by Puppet Theatre on November 6, 2009 at 1:47am

An article about puppetry and an introduction to Steve Tiplady and Peter O'Rourke who will be running masterclasses this autumn

With no strings attached

Japanese techniques bring new life to a one-man puppet show of Pinocchio by Charlotte Cripps,

The Independent Tuesday, 10 August 2004

In his one-man puppet show Pinocchio, Steve Tiplady plays the character of Geppetto, the toy-maker, as well as operating the table-top puppets. Tiplady, who has been the Little Angel Theatre's artistic director since January (2004), has performed the show around the world for 10 years, with his puppetry-based… Continue

Posted by Puppet Theatre on August 16, 2009 at 3:00pm

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Rhiannon Payne is now a member of Adopt-a-Puppet Club Apr 1, 2011

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Puppetry Writing Workshop with Steve Tiplady

Norwich Puppet Theatre and the Puppet Centre Trust presents Puppets and Words – unholy matrimonySteve Tiplady has been in the thick of the puppet world for about twenty years as a performer, director, devisor, script editor and writer. He has worked on more than a hundred puppet projects, and now feels he has something to impart about the process of making a show. It won't be the gospel, it won't be pretty and it may be ridiculous.He'd like to investigate the difficulties of writing a play for…See More

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A Happy Christmas request for ideas

Happy Christmas to everyone involved in Adopt-a-Puppet!We've been thinking about how we develop the Theatre in the future - and came up with the question, "What do people - audiences and artists alike, want the puppet theatre for?"Here's m starter for ten - and I look forward to your thoughts in your posts!The added value Norfolk and Norwich gain from a building based Puppet Theatre – especially when there are only 2 in England – is huge, and a rich complement to the other theatres and studios…See More

Blog post by Nic Hopkins Dec 21, 2009

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Puppet Theatre left a comment for Peter Beck

Hi Peter Your passport is all processed and will be posted today unless you are anywhere near City Hall in which case you could meet up with me and collect. Marion

Dec 8, 2009

Puppet Theatre left a comment for Peter Beck

Welcome to Adopt-a-Puppet Peter. Here you can load up photos, stories about your puppet, anything interesting that you are involved in and ideas and thoughts about puppetry which you can share with other people in the Adopt-a-Puppet club. Any…

Nov 30, 2009

Peter Beck is now a member of Adopt-a-Puppet Club Nov 30, 2009

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Puppet Theatre left a comment for Ed Currie

Happy Birthday Ed. Give yourself a birthday gift by adopting one of the puppets and make your membership official. You need to download a form, send it in with payment and then you will get a Puppet Passport, free tickets and permanent membership of…

Nov 13, 2009