Meg’s proposal to the third Broken Puppet Symposium, at Newman University Birmingham, has been accepted. She will lead a workshop on April 18th at 11.30 am on 30 years of working with elders and puppets – the value of practical experience. Booking for the very reasonably priced Symposium is open at: https://www.newman.ac.uk/event/broken-puppet-3-international-symposium-on-puppetry-community-health-well-being-and-disability-professional-training-opportunities/ Keynote speaker is …read more…
Retrospective Exhibition
40 years of Puppet Making by Meg Amsden. Upstairs Gallery, Craftco, 40A High Street, Southwold, Suffolk. IP18 6AE 2 – 27th November 2018 – Gallery open every day apart from Wednesdays. 10 – 5, Sun 11 – 4. Closed 1 – 2 for lunch. 01502 723211 http://www.craftco.co.uk About 50 puppets from 40 years of work, …read more…
Apple Pip back on tour!
Joy Haynes (director) and Meg Amsden (performer) have been working on a new version of Nutmeg’s much loved show Apple Pip. First performance: Saturday October 20th at 11.30 and 2.30 2018 At the Cider and Song Festival at the Museum of East Anglian Life, Iliffe Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1DE http://www.eastanglianlife.org.uk/ (read more)
Sculpture Trail at Raveningham closes Sunday 16th Sept!
Last chance tomorrow to see the WAVENEY VALLEY SCULPTURE TRAIL RAVENINGHAM FRI 17 AUG – SUN 16 SEPT 2018 The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road, Raveningham, Norfolk NR14 6NU Open every day 10am – 5pm Meg’s new installation – Sweet Chestnut Oak and Hornbeam – can be seen at site no 15 – Six dryad masks relating to Dr Bach’s intuitive …read more…
Kinodrome at Folk East
Kinodrome tent at Folk East Festival. 16th – 19th August 2018. Programme includes kids’ cartoons 10.30 – 12 daily, and introductions to many of the films by the film-makers. Begins Thurs 16th: 7pm: Life on the Deben. Fri 17th: Noon: Fairs in the 70’s – Steve Wolfenden and Bob Edwards; 2 pm: Wildlife, rural, artists’ …read more…