Tag Archives: touring

Round & Round ! early years tour 2019-2020

Posted on January 31, 2020 by dnapuppetry

DNA Puppetry/Imaginary Leaps shared performances of our newly adapted storytelling theatre play ‘Round & Round’ in a tour Nov/Dec 2019, sponsored by the City of Fremantle. With performances at local early years settings, Fremantle Arts Centre and Sullivan Hall Community … Continue reading →

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DNA tour the UK and Belgium in March and April 2017

Posted on March 12, 2017 by dnapuppetry

After a short break from touring DNA are back on the road in the UK touring Chicken Licken, Tom Thumb as well as a one-off performance of Cloud Child in Belgium called Wolkenkind. After a wonderful pair of Sunday performances … Continue reading →

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Tom Thumb ends Spring UK tour with a truimphant run at Little Angel Theatre

Posted on July 3, 2016 by dnapuppetry

Following research and development in 2015, DNA created Tom Thumb in January 2016 and for six months has been touring the UK to variious venues, festivals and events Written and designed by Adam Bennett from an ancient Celtic folk tale, … Continue reading →

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Remembering Rosa Parkin x

Posted on September 26, 2015 by dnapuppetry

Rachel writes – It was with great sadness, we learnt of Rosa’s passing on Sept 6th 2015, after fighting a rare form of cancer over the last two years. I want to honour her memory & work with DNA, and … Continue reading →

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Touring Chicken Licken

Posted on April 22, 2015 by dnapuppetry

Performer puppeteer Adam Bennett is currently touring Chicken Licken all over the UK. Here he reflects upon taking a classic performance out on the road again, and his efforts at negotiating a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 As … Continue reading →

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Chicken Licken – So Long and Thanks for all the Chooks!

Posted on March 28, 2014 by dnapuppetry

Melvyn Rawlinson has performing DNA’s much loved golden egg of a show ‘Chicken Licken’ for the past few years and weve loved him taking the show out to new young audiences, in schools and theatres nation wide in the UK! … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Behind the scenes at the UNIMA congress China 2012

Posted on June 20, 2013 by dnapuppetry

This time last year DNA accompanied Foley Bergere at the UNIMA World Congress of Puppet Theatre in Chengdu, China. Here’s a quirky film made by Rachel Riggs of her experience with Joanne Foley. The film was originally made as a … Continue reading →

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More Cloud Child Feedback comes floating in!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by dnapuppetry

DNA continues to get some very positive feedback about the Cloud Child Performances on our Spring UK Tour! ‘My son loved it! he laughed so much’ ‘Fab show, kept my 3 year old mesmerised’ ‘Lovely show, made me cry’ ‘Really … Continue reading →

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Last shows of Cloud Child Tour – April/May 2013

Posted on May 14, 2013 by dnapuppetry

Cloud Child has had a fantastic run this Spring with sell out audiences around the country and fabulous feedback. The last shows at the New Continental, Preston , the Lowry, Manchester and Oakengates Theatre , Telford were very well received … Continue reading →

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Cloud Child – a puppeteer’s perspective

Posted on April 17, 2013 by dnapuppetry

I sit on a cloud and watch as the audience starts to trickle into the space in small groups. The big ones are fussing over where to sit and dealing with coats and personal items, chatting away to the small … Continue reading →