MEET OUR TEAM
STEPHEN
Creative Director
Stephen is a puppeteer, creature artist, producer, and the founder/Creative Director of Animate Puppet Co.
He has worked with puppets across stage and screen and adores the playful, magical, and often mischievous nature of the beings brought to life!
Stephen's credits include; multiple Doctor Who (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.
LUCAS
Facilitator/Performer
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 and his credits include; Warhorse (National Theatre), Kes (Leeds Playhouse), The Butterfly Lion (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Run sister Run (Paines Plough/Sheffield Theatres), Masters of the Air (Apple TV), The Witcher: Blood Origin (Netflix), Casualty and Worzel Gummidge (BBC), Ride Out (Funfar Oy).
Lucas's pronouns are he/him.
MARY
Facilitator/Performer
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), Goldman Sachs X Campaign (Pavillion Works), 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.
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DAISY
Facilitator/Performer
Daisy is an actor, playwright, screenwriter, and puppeteer.
Puppetry credits including Alice in Wonderland (UK Tour), Albert’s Wondrous Voyage (Royal Albert Hall), Out of This World (Little Angel Theatre), Mulan Rouge (The Vaults). Playwright credits: Mr Toad (UK Tour, written for Wise Owl Theatre).
Daisy is also a freelance facilitator, educator, and consultant for institutions including Royal Museums Greenwich, The Wallace Collection, Dulwich Picture Gallery, and London Transport Museum. She specialises in workshops for young children and families.
Daisy's pronouns are she/her.
RU
Facilitator/Performer
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
Facilitator
Rebecca is an actor, director, facilitator, and producer, both nationally and internationally, and adores the creativity that puppetry brings to a piece.
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.