Visit London Blog » puppets http://blog.visitlondon.com Enjoy the very best of London Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 In Pictures: Mayor’s Thames Festival Launch http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/09/in-pictures-mayors-thames-festival-launch/ http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/09/in-pictures-mayors-thames-festival-launch/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:00:39 +0000 Jenny http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=22771 Commuters at Victoria Station got a shock on Sunday when the station was invaded by a giant alien! The puppet was created by Art Start to celebrate the Mayor’s Thames Festival, which takes place this weekend. Expect to see more colourful creatures at the festival’s night carnival on Sunday.

Photos by Mark Baynes.

 

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Puppets aren’t just for kids: there are companies all over the world producing puppet shows with grown-up themes.

Now some of the world’s top puppeteers are coming to London to perform at the adults-only Suspense London Puppetry Festival.

The programme encompasses everything from a raunchy puppet cabaret to a show about the life of Albert Einstein.

Don’t miss the brilliant Rust by Green Ginger, about two rival pirate radio stations.

The festival is organised by the Little Angel Theatre in Islington.

Creative Director Peter Glanville says, “People are engaging with puppetry in a way which is really quite exciting. War Horse, Avenue Q and Madame Butterfly are all part of that movement.”

The organisers hope the festival will introduce puppetry to new grown-up audiences. If you haven’t seen an adult puppet show before, book your tickets now!

Suspense is at venues across London from 30 October to 8 November.

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