Jack and the Beanstalk at the Georgian Theatre Royal 2015

Here are some pics from the show!

The Beanstalk

Trapeze puppets

The Stick House Headcage

I Recently made a wire head cage for Jagprops a show called 'The Stick House', by Raucaus Theatre. It was performed in tunnels under the Temple meads train station in Bristol.

Pancakes for 'Sphere' - A project measuring health with wearable sensors

I knocked up some latex pancakes for my boyfriends current project 'Sphere'.

Link to more info

Peepshow auditorium model

Last week I worked on the inside of the Peepshow box that I designed last year. For the design of the auditorium I combined elements of the Bristol Old Vic and The Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf opens at the Lawrence Batley

The Boy Who Cried Wolf opens at the Lawrence Batley in Huddersfield, adapted for a larger thrust stage, with a new cast.

Puss in Boots - show photos

Here are photos from each scene.

Walkdown props

I designed a sign for 'Whiskers' Milk Bar', using a mixture of hand drawn images and photoshop. 

Once the sign was painted lights were installed.

I made matching menus that sit on the tables in the walkdown scene.

Panto rockets

For Puss in Boots I designed a rocket built from old windmill sails and baking trays from the Windmill. This is built on stage to their version of 'Greased Lightning'. We replicated this in a smaller scale as well, which is seen during the UV ballet scene showing their journey through space. 

Both had red flashing lights installed.

Small rocket made by Victoria Wells

Puppet swans for 'Stick Man'

I made these two hand puppet swans for Jagrops, for the show 'Stick Man' designed by Katie Sykes.

They are constructed from plastizote, fleece, plastic, lycra, felt, cotton and buttons for eyes.

The Great Fete

The Great fete!

For this event I designed the dressing of the tents and made props, backdrops and signage for the site, and sourced all materials and props. 

The Peepshow opens!

The Peepshow opened in September, these pictures are from Tony performing the Raree Man in Saltaire.

Finished puppets

Peepshow

This week I am finishing off the props for the peepshow, including painting the barrel organ and making the costumes for the puppets.

Peepshow cart is nearly finished!

The Raree Man Peepshow cart is almost finished, I've painted all the text on the cart and finished all the signage, even the Royal peep is ready!

It's now in Dawlish ready for the rehearsals.

Chicken costume prototype

I'm currently woking with Jagprops on two chicken costumes for a project called '39 Days of Rosa'

The brief is to create two costumes that will pack down easily for travelling through 21 countries, they also need to be light weight and as cool as possible in hot weather.

'The Raree Man' Peepshow props

I'm currently working my way through the vast list of props for the Peepshow. 

I adapted a new foot pump with some laser cut wood, varnish, paint and spraying.

The bell is also adapted form a recent antiques fair find.

The 'Raree man' Puppets

I am making two marionettes for a puppet scene in the 'Raree man' peepshow.

I had an existing head that I thought would be great for the puppets so used that to create a mould for two new heads.

Tony Lidington, plays both the devil and the Raree man, as well as all the other characters in the show. The puppets also reflect this, by being the same puppet but dressed differently as the two characters. 

I cast the original head using silicone rubber, then made a plaster outer to hold the mould securely. I cast the heads in fast cast, and painted with a range of materials, including a crackle finish to age them.

Next I will tackle the bodies, which will be a lot less work!

Tony happens to look very similar to the original Pelham puppet!

Another 100 profiteroles!

Another 100 profiteroles for a children's t.v program.

Peepshow R and D session

Last weekend the 'Raree Man' Peepshow team met for a two day R and D.

I made a mock up of the Peepshow box for us to work with and we tested out projection, puppetry, foot pump balloon inflating and lots of other mechanics and elements from the show.

Prop profiteroles

Finished! 
300 Prop profiteroles.

Profiterole samples

Over the weekend I worked on some samples of prop profiteroles for a children's puppetry T.V show.

 I adapted the foam gun with a piping nozzle.

I've used expanding foam, paint and latex.

I think this method could work really well for all confectionary and cakes.