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A collage of puppetry events as part of Newcastle Puppetry Festival

Newcastle Puppetry Festival

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Overview

The 6th edition of the Newcastle Puppetry Festival will take place 24th – 27th April 2025. To find out more about the wider programme (including free events) taking place around the city, visit www.newcastlepuppetryfestival.co.uk 

Venue

Northern Stage

Northern Stage
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RH

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THURSDAY 24TH APRIL

Chloe Rodham taking part in a puppet parade. She is wearing a headpiece resembling a penguins head.

Meet the Puppeteers Q & A: Chloe Rodham

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Puppeteers operate a sheep puppet with long eyelashes

Puppet Olympics

Stage 3
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FRIDAY 25TH APRIL

A photo of two puppet characters

Flotsam & Jetsam

Stage 3
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A close up of a puppets face

Panta Rhei II

Stage 3
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William Steele working on a puppet in a workshop

Meet the Puppeteers Q & A: William Steele

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Moving Parts Puppet Cabaret 2025

Stage 2
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SATURDAY 26TH APRIL

A photo of two blue puppets

The elves and the Shoemaker

Stage 3
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A woman holding a puppet

Meet the Puppeteers Q & A: T'MAGISCH THEATERTJE

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A photo of a white model hand on top of folded newspapers

Stop Motion Animation Short Films

Stage 3
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Two skeletal looking puppets

Cantos Animata

Stage 2
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A close up image of a woman wearing a large gold embellished tiara and red lipstick

Freddie Hayes: Magic Lady

Stage 3
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SUNDAY 27TH APRIL

A colourful illustration of a puppet and a cat

Wonderplay

Stage 3
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A wheeled object of mystery and intrigue, discover the secrets of the Carriage of Wonders.

The Carriage of Wonders

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A creature made using shadow puppetry

A Million Tiny Ants

Stage 2
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Two corkscrews positioned to look like people

The Stuff of Life

Stage 3
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