
Puppetry
I have a range of puppetry experience ranging from small single-operator hand puppets to large scale multi-operator rod puppets

Object manipulation has been played a part in several shows I’ve been in. It can create so many different effects. This is from 2021: A Cornish Space Odyssey.

I puppeteered both a polar bear and a penguin for The Golden Penguin. The penguin has a wheeled base, with a rod-controlled head, and the polar bear is a two-person operated life-size puppet. As you can see here, I was the head!

The Fishko Disco is a roaming street puppet performance that encourages audiences to join in and get grooving! (I’m in Blue!)

And they look great in the dark!

Some simple rodent glove puppets. It’s amazing how much expression you can get from them. (Photo credit NMMC, A Pirate’s Life for Me, 2023)

Humanettes never fail to raise a giggle.

This dinosaur was attached to a cart so that it could move around, and the head was on a huge lever with a trigger. (Photo credit NMMC, I Saw a Monster, 2022)

This monster was attached to a flying rig, and raised by one performer, while the others grappled with its tenacles. (Photo credit NMMC, I Saw a Monster, 2022)
Concept art of The Hatchling. I worked on the R&D process of this, back in 2019, before the puppet was finished. Ultimately there were at least 10 puppeteers working on her at any one time.

Hilda, although she was big, only required one puppeteer, as she was rigged to the ceiling of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. She was completely made from discarded plastics to highlight the pollution of oceans with plastic products. (Photo Credit NMMC, I Saw a Monster, 2022)

I got to operate such a wonderful range of puppets for Illyria’s outdoor UK tour of ‘The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle’ in 2024. I won’t say which was my favourite though!