Our next Masterclass will be on Saturday 3rd August and will explore “How To… Perfect your Puppetry” with puppeteer and puppet-maker, Madeleine Carter. Purchase your tickets here.
What will the Masterclass include?
This exciting workshop will be split into two sections: puppetry skills and puppet-making. We’ll begin with a puppetry-focused warm-up before moving into an Introduction to Puppetry Performance. This will explore the fundamentals of puppeteering technique and teach the tools you’ll need to bring life and energy into a puppet onstage. We’ll then move on to a beginner friendly puppet-making session which will cover the essential techniques for designing and constructing Simple Rod / Table-Top Puppets. Finally, we will apply the performance techniques to the new-born rod puppets! The session will end with a brief Q&A, so do come armed with any puppetry related questions!
We’ll also have a break for refreshments; please let us know if you have any dietary requirements or allergies.
More about Madeleine:
Madeleine Carter is an Australian actor, theatre practitioner and facilitator based in the UK. She trained at East 15 Acting School and holds an MA from the Shakespeare Institute, completed in partnership with the RSC in 2021. Madeleine is an experienced puppeteer and puppet-maker, passionate about the power of puppetry in creative practice and performance. She enjoys facilitating a wide range of workshops for adults, children and young people on topics including Shakespeare, devised theatre-making and puppetry and has worked for companies including Bigfoot Arts Education, Peer Productions and Olivier Award-winning director Bill Alexander.
Madeleine is a founding member of female-led Sisu Theatre, making work with a focus on environmental conservation, mental health and community enrichment. Sisu’s work has been described as “spellbinding, bold and uncompromising” (LondonPubTheatres.com). Moo Moo and Friends, an interactive children’s puppetry show, played to sold-out audiences at Canary Wharf’s Festival14, commissioned by The Space Theatre, and is in development.
What shall I prepare?
There is nothing to prepare apart from your imagination! We’d recommend wearing loose, comfortable clothing that you can easily move in around in.
When and where?
2-5pm on Saturday 3rd August at North Hall, Spencer Yard
How do I find you?
We are located near Leamington’s Train Sation, and there is on-street and Pay & Display parking within walking distance. Visit our website for more information about North Hall and a map of the location. North Hall is fully accessible. You are welcome to email any questions to marketing@heartbreakproductions.co.uk
Tickets:
Are available to purchase here.
Adult: £35 | Student: £30
Who will be there?
Madeleine Carter (Puppeteer/Facilitator)
Maddy Kerr (Executive Director of Heartbreak Productions)
We’ll announce on our mailing list and our social channels when tickets go on sale. Keep your eyes peeled for our Early Bird Discount!
If you have any access needs and/or would like to speak to the team about how to make the most of your Masterclass experience, please email marketing@heartbreakproductions.co.uk and we’d be happy to help.