Puppet Lab
Led by Will Steele of Life and Limb Puppets
Life and Limb Puppets are offering a 5 session course in Core Puppetry skills in collaboration with Live Theatre in Nov 2026 for up to 15 participants.
Demand for puppets and puppetry artists has been increasing and ever since the success of Warhorse puppets can be seen more and more on stage.
Puppetry however is a distinct skill set which is not widely taught in the region outside some annual events and this creates casting issues for local companies who wish to include puppetry more in their work including Life and Limb
This course aims to fill that gap and equip participants with the skills they need to attend and succeed in auditions which require puppetry both locally and nationally.
Life and Limb trained puppeteers have gone on to various other roles in puppetry both nationally and internationally.
Monday 2 November 2026 – 5:30pm - 8pm
Basic Puppeteering skills - Definitions, core principles, opening exercises and exploration using abstract paper puppets
Monday 9 November 2026 – 5:30pm - 8pm
Basic Multi person skills - Constructed puppets from simple materials, introduction to beginner humanoid puppetry exercises, introduction to basic narrative skills for movement flow
Monday 16 November 2026 – 5:30pm - 8pm
Advanced collaboration - working together as a puppetry team, anticipating movements before requirement, joint completion of non verbal objectives, Puppetry over manipulation - Introduction of constructed puppets
Monday 23 November 2026 – 5:30pm - 8pm
Performance Nuance - developing puppetry skills, deepening signing ability - the meat of performance with puppets
Monday 30 November 2026 – 5:30pm - 8pm
Flexibility and Improvisation - skills to work on the fly, staying objective focused. Designing own scenarios and also having to work in quick order with little to no planning time - The real test of live puppetry skills rather than planned manipulation.
All classes will run from 5:30pm – 8pm at Live Theatre and will be led by Will Steele. Cost: £150
To book your place email Will@lifeandlimbpuppets.co.uk
Payment Schemes are available.
