"I was lucky enough to take part in one of your workshops … Each part of the process from making the puppet to devising the story-line and message, to performing the show, involved really constructive skills and was a lot of fun."
Nick Martin, Waste Education Officer, London Borough of Enfield.

"Thank you for your brilliant ideas, enthusiasm & patience."
O.T staff at Minsmere House Day Centre, Ipswich.

"I felt they (the children) gained a lot of valuable experiences from the workshop session in the afternoon which we have since built on in the classroom." Primary School Teacher, Essex.

Puppet Workshops with Nutmeg Puppet Company

Themes:
The Rainforest - shadow puppets
Ancient Egyptians - shadow puppets
(15 minute puppet-show demonstration available with both shows)
Wild puppets - rod puppets using natural materials
Rubbish Monsters - hand puppets made from re-used/junk materials
(Demonstration puppets with both workshops)

Circus shadow or rod puppets
Mexican Day of the Dead - shadow puppets

Length:
One session minimum 2 hours - making puppets
Two sessions on same day (2 x 2 hours) - creating a story, making puppets & performing a short show

For:
Young people in schools:
A class (7 years up) and their teacher, plus one Nutmeg workshop leader per class, & any other classroom-assistants, helpers/parents you like to provide
(We can work with up to four classes)
Children in other groups or at community events:
20 ( 7yrs up) to each Nutmeg workshop leader with at least 2 supervisors or assistants, plus parent helpers. Younger children only with parent/guardians
Adult groups: e.g. art/drama students, environmental workers, people in care settings, hospitals, day-centres, prisons etc.
Inset Sessions: in-service sessions for teaching staff as stand-alone sessions, or prior to workshop visits.
We can also tailor-make workshops to suit your group
.

Workshops come with teachers' notes & lists of materials & tools you may require. We provide a basic toolkit and special materials.

Price: per workshop leader : 1 session @£90. 2 sessions on 1 day @£180 plus travel expenses @ 40p.per mile and any materials expenses.

To book contact Linda Delane or Meg Amsden to discuss content.
Tel: 01502 478999 info@nutmegpuppet.co.uk
Nutmeg Puppet Company Ltd., East End, Bulcamp House, Bulcamp, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9LG

 

planning

Windmills
Puppeteers

Being Carbon Neutral

A schools’ workshop for 7 – 11 year olds to encourage innovative thinking about ways of living with reduced dependence on carbon-based technologies. Using examples of carbon neutral and energy efficient buildings in Norfolk and Essex as an inspiration, the workshop aims to unlock the imagination through the theatrical medium of shadow puppetry, and suggest ways forward through practical science and technology experiments."

 

Shadow Puppet Workshops

Workshops & Residencies on making shadow puppets, rod puppets or masks for people of all ages & abilities; including schools & families, day centres, residential homes, in-service training for teachers & community workers & other adult groups.

Talks & demonstrations on our work in the UK & abroad.

A tailor-made workshop to make puppets & perform with them, that can lead to the production of your own show.

The Eco Puppets Handbook

All you need to know to help you create your own environmental shadow-puppet show.

Contact Nutmeg Puppet Company if you would like to purchase the handbook.

The Eco Puppets Handbook can be bought from
www.maskandpuppetbooks.co.uk under Educational Puppetry.


Puppetry Sites:

www.ashdendirectory.org.uk
www.unima.org.uk
www.norwichartscentre.co.uk
www.puppetbooks.co.uk 
www.puppeteersuk.com
www.puppetguild.org.uk
www.puppetcentre.com
www.sagecraft.com
www.scottishmaskandpuppet.co.uk

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