Ken Haines has been running puppet Workshops for many years. His experience has included both adult, children, people with special needs and educationalists.
He has run workshops for local councils, The Akademie Remscheid in Germany. The B.B.C., L.W.T., and The Royal National Theatre. The Workshops focus on using usually discarded materials to create lively and imaginative puppets. A list will be sent to encourage children to collect materials and objects.

The session includes - A talk and demonstration on the making of a glove puppet. Ken will provide - Fabrics, scissors, felt pens, card and a lot of ideas, which you can go on to use in future sessions. Can you provide - A room without a carpet if possible. Tables, chairs, a broom, bin liners for rubbish and a power point.

“The feeling in the class was one of exhilaration and the final product was marvellous”

Mary Gibson, Headteacher, Yerbury Primary School.

Tabletop puppetry for adults

A workshop based on the adult work by Ken Haines. Members will be able to build their own puppet and explore the possibilities of the character and the worlds they live in. The workshops are relaxed with the emphasis on fun. At the end of the session members will not only have a puppet but a short sketch of their own.

Past workshops include The Academie Rhemshied in Germany, The Bath International Puppet Festival (twice) and the London School of Puppetry.