MEET OUR TEAM
CORE TEAM
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Stephen
Stephen is the Company Director and founder of Animate Puppet Co.
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As a solo artist, Stephen is an actor, puppeteer, and creature artist. He has worked with a multitude of puppets across all mediums and adores the playful, magical nature of the beings brought to life! Stephen's credits include; multiple Doctor Who episodes (BBC), Warhorse (The National Theatre), Walk with the Dandelion (Luke Brown Company), The Crown & Behind Her Eyes (Netflix), The Peripheral (Amazon), The Great (Hulu), Gnomus (Puppets with Guts), Dracula & Princess and the Pea (Proteus Theatre).
Stephen's website is: www.stephenlove.co.uk and his pronouns are he/him.
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Daisy
Daisy is the playwright and dramaturg for Animate Puppet Co.
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Daisy is also an actor, puppeteer, and playwright. Her puppetry credits include Alice in Wonderland (UK Tour), The Singing Mermaid (Little Angel Theatre) Out of This World (Little Angel Theatre), Mulan Rouge (The Vaults) and Benjamin Zephaniah’s This Orange Tree (filmed).
Writing credits include Mr Toad (UK Tour, Wise Owl Theatre), Ally and The Soundwaves (Royal Albert Hall), The Gods Have A Song (Minack Theatre), and The Greedy Fox (Little Angel Theatre).
Daisy is a freelance facilitator and learning consultant for several high-profile institutions, creating and delivering bespoke workshop packages. Daisy's pronouns are she/they.
Emma
Emma is the Producer for Animate Puppet Co.
PERFORMERS & FACILITATORS
Lucas
Lucas is an actor, puppeteer, and musician who has worked across theatre and television. Lucas trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
His credits include; Warhorse (National Theatre), Kes (Leeds Playhouse), The Butterfly Lion (Chichester Festival Theatre), Run sister Run (Paines Plough/Sheffield Theatres), Masters of the Air (Apple TV), The Witcher: Blood Origin (Netflix), Casualty and Worzel Gummidge (BBC).
Lucas facilitates for The National Theatre as part of the Warhorse Tour. His pronouns are he/him.
Amber
Amber-Rose is an Actor and Puppeteer for TV, Film and Theatre, she trained at East 15 Acting School on the BA Acting and Physical Theatre Course and at The Curious School of Puppetry.
Her credits include: Lead Puppeteer in Series 1, 2 and 3 of His Dark Materials (BBC/HBO), Puppeteer in The Hatchling QPJP (Trigger Stuff/Mervyn Millar), Lead Borb Puppeteer/Stevil in The Last Bus (NETFLIX), Puppetry Captain/Lead Puppeteer in The Third Day (Sky Atlantic/HBO), Puppeteer in Knuckles (Paramount+), Puppetry Captain/Puppeteer in Dragons and Mythical Beasts (Nicoll Entertainment), Puppeteer and Puppet Technician in Dinosaur World Live; Associate Puppetry Director for Our Cosmic Dust (Appare & Park Theatre) and most recently Principle Puppeteer in Zee and the City (Puppets with Guts).
Amber's pronouns are she/her.
Ru
Ru is a queer, non-binary, multidisciplinary artist from the West Country and the founder of ‘Tailwind Physical Theatre’.
Ru creates eclectic ensemble work using elaborate contemporary choreography, puppetry, dynamic sound scores, and text to create transcendent worlds that immerse audiences and are inspired by pressing environmental and socio-economic issues.
Ru graduated from East15 Acting schools, BA Acting and Physical Theatre, is trained in Gecko Theatre technique. Ru's pronouns are they/them.
Rebecca
Rebecca is an actor, director, facilitator, and producer, both nationally and internationally.
Rebecca's credits include: Creator and Puppeteer of 'Jane Austen: A Literary Promenade' (Hat Fair), 878 AD (Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft, HCT), West End Workshops (Wicked & The Lion King), Devising Masterclass (Equity London), Alice in Wonderland (Brighton Pride).
She is also the Associate Director of Blue Apple Theatre. Rebecca's pronouns are she/her.
Mary
Mary Is an actor, vocalist, and puppeteer with over 15 years industry experience.
Her credits include: Treasure Island (Haymarket Theatre), The Owl who Came for Christmas (The Curve, Leicester), Fools Gold (The Curve, Leicester), The Puppeteer (Martha Kent), Brimstone (Autin Dance Theatre).
Mary is an Arts Council Funded theatre maker, lead facilitator for several theatres and arts organisations, and trained teacher. Mary's pronouns are she/her.