top of page
_edited.jpg)
UPCOMING EVENTS
.jpg)
Walking and Wheeling Festival 2025
Animate has partnered with Eastleigh Borough Council and Sustrans Walking and Cycling charity on this year's 'Walking and Wheeling Festival'.
This amazing programme features local organisations and artists providing 30 walks across 30 days! There are led and self-led routes to explore by foot, wheelchair and mobility aid with a range of themes, lengths, and locations.
The festival hopes to connect people to each other, to their local area, to local green spaces, boost health, and inspire future journeys.
Animate will be hosting a relaxed social walk and puppetry workshop on the newly-built Boorley Green Estate, Aug 26th & Sep 9th.
More information and tickets to the event: www.eastleigh.gov.uk/parking-travel-and-roads/cycling-and-walking/walking-and-wheeling-festival
PAST EVENTS
POSTER
2025
PARKER PUPPETRY
POSTER
1/7
Annual Partnership with Parker Puppetry: we love teaming up with Parker Puppetry for our annual 'The Big Puppetry Event'. Our partnership creates a unique and exciting workshop offer full of exciting challenges in a supportive environment that helps you to get the most out of your day. This workshop involves Hand and Rod puppetry, 3 person paper people, 2 person handkerchief puppets, Object manipulation making creatures, and A 'Working in the Industry' Q&A with special guest speaker.
"I had an incredible experience at Animate Puppet Co and Parker Puppetry’s workshop! From the moment I walked in, it was clear that this is a space where creativity and fun come to life. The atmosphere was welcoming, playful, and inclusive, making it the perfect environment to learn and expand my knowledge of puppeteering" Morgan Ellis, actor
Next workshop: TBC. Follow Animate and Parker Puppetry on socials for announcements on the next workshop date and details!
Hampshire Cultural Trust: Animate partnered with Hampshire Cultural Trust at the West End Centre to be a part of their 'Children's Festival'. This workshop was full of theatre games, activities, and puppetry fun, culminating in a public showing of the pieces created for family and friends!
“Thank you to Stephen and Animate for delivering a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable community workshop during our Children’s Festival. Extremely professional from planning to delivery, and able to adapt quickly to a brand new group with participants who had never met before. I hope you are able to deliver more workshops with the West End Centre in the future, and would highly recommend Animate for community workshops” Alana Long, Community Programmes Manager at the West End Centre
Studio Theatre Salisbury: Animate visited the Studio Theatre in Salisbury to host a workshop for their amateur dramatics society. The group wanted to explore using puppetry in a future show!
“Everyone at Studio Theatre had a marvellous time and very much appreciated your expertise and encouragement. I love that it worked equally well across the age ranges and different levels of ability” - Lesley, workshop participant
Theatre Royal Winchester: Animate has visited the Theatre Royal's Youth Theatre group two years running to introduce their members to various styles of puppetry.
Nottingham Puppetry Festival 2024: Animate visited the Nottingham Puppetry Festival to host 'Introduction to Puppetry' workshops for member of the public throughout the day. Animate worked with 75 people across 3 workshops: children aged 6 - 9, teenagers aged 12 - 15, and adults.
Masterclass, Theatre Royal Haymarket: Animate has hosted a number of free to attend workshops as part of the Masterclass programme at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. These workshops gave local creatives between the ages of 16 - 30 an introduction to puppetry as part of the Masterclass Community.
"Loved it, just the class I was hoping it would be and feel very lucky to have learned from such experts of their craft!" 2023 workshop attendee
What is our Community Programme?
Our Community Programme is a range of workshops and events that use puppetry to bring people together. We create a safe and welcoming space where everyone is supported and all voices are heard. In these exciting sessions, we teach the key skills of puppetry before guiding participants through a wide range of exercises that focus on teamwork, building positive relationships, and group creativity. These workshops end with a group sharing of the performances created. Our community workshops are suitable for ages 10+, with mixed age group sessions possible.
Who is our Community Programme for?
Perfect for art centres and festivals, community programmers, community engagement, amateur dramatic societies, youth theatres, team building events, corporate and private events.
bottom of page