Make your own puppet video message

Children can learn to create their own puppet masterpieces and make their own short movies in an exciting online workshop run by Backstage Theatre.

"Project Puppet" is part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2020 and involves Backstage Artist in Residence Maisie Lee and Fionnuala Gygax guiding children through the process of storytelling and puppet making.

Would you like to make something really special for someone you are missing?

In a series of four 10 to 12 minute video workshops, Fionnuala and Maisie will show you how to create and film a puppet play to send to your special someone. In four short workshops you will learn how to make your puppets using leftover materials in your house, how to create your very own story and how to make your puppets come to life!

The workshops will be available online from Tuesday, June 9 to Friday, June 12 so you can learn how to treat your loved one to a spectacular show, created entirely by you! If you feel up to it the Backstage team would also love people to send recording of your puppet show. They might even put some of their favourites online for everyone to see!