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Pop-Up Puppet Village at the Nottingham Puppet Festival

Old Market Square, NOTTINGHAM, Nottinghamshire, NG1 2DT
Pop-Up Puppet Village at the Nottingham Puppet Festival

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Pop-Up Puppet Village at the Nottingham Puppet Festival
Old Market Square
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th March 2018

From Friday to Sunday, the Old Market Square becomes a pop-up puppet village with puppeteers from all over the world. Look out for street theatre, walkabouts, fantastical mechanical animals, puppets as tall as houses, workshops, music and lots more – all for FREE

Featuring...

Festive Road walkabout with their giant pedal-powered creatures! 

Ola Muchin’s Magic Show
 – Featuring world-renowned magician, Osvaldo Drevno with his outlandish and incredible illusions​​!

Lempen Puppet Theatre‘s The Amazing Thing – Storyteller Peter Grimm opens the box to find the ‘Thing” which takes him on an unusual journey, with puppets and live music.

Indigo Moon‘s Mermarella – The Cinderella story taken into the salty-green, underwater world of the sea with puppetry and shadow theatre

Thingumajig Theatre‘s Hippochondriac – A giant, mechanical hippo is feeling under the weather in this walkabout show

The Budapest Marionettes – A host of marionettes present a series of short stories accompanied by music to delight audiences of all ages.

Saraswati performed by Indigo Moon – Dancing in Rajasthani folk-style with live music, captivating and interacting with audiences.

Large-scale projections from the National Videogame Arcade – As evening falls, marvel at the amazing, large-scale projections onto the City Arts’ Dome.

Graeae Theatre Company‘s Iron Man – A sight to behold! Graeae’s Iron Man, inspired by Ted Hughes’ children’s story, is the size of a double-decker bus. Don’t miss this rare chance to meet him as he takes a walk around the city.

A very special surprise – Head up to the Theatre Royal & Concert Hall for 2.00pm for an extra special moment!

And lots more!

Please see the Puppet Festival website for specific times.

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