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PUPPETRY THEATRE COMPANY

  ABOUT US  

We're an emerging puppetry theatre company based in Winchester that create striking and imaginative theatrical experiences. Our extensive puppetry workshop programme ensures accessibility for all ages. Animate is a registered CIC.

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"Animate are one of the most exciting new puppet companies to emerge in recent years. Their skill and ability is of the highest quality. We are proud to support them in developing their new work and cannot recommend them highly enough"​

 

Mary Swan, Artistic Director & CEO, Proteus

RECENT NEWS

Discover more about our latest adventures!

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Debuted our new promenade show at Basingstoke Festival

Animate was awarded funding by Basingstoke Festival to develop our walkabout act Bella into a full length promenade show. We were connected with a local playwright to develop the script and debuted this new act as part of this years festival. Click on the button to watch a highlights reel from the festival!

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We returned to Nottingham Puppetry Festival

Animate returned to Nottingham Puppetry Festival to host community workshops. We last visited the festival in 2024 and were thrilled to be invited back for this bi-annual event. Click on the button to watch a highlights reel from our day!

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Our ACE Wellbeing tour has begun!

Our new puppetry workshop program for primary school children focused on wellbeing has begun - offering puppetry as a tool for expression and connection!. Click on the button to go to our Instagram and keep track of this project!

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Animate Puppet Co is going to Wilderness Festival 2026!

We'll be taking our walkabout act 'Bella' to perform a number of shows over the two days we're visiting and also hosting a 'Have a go Yourself' puppetry workshop!

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Arts Council England Funding! KS2 Wellbeing workshop tour

This project tours a new puppetry workshop program for primary school children focused on wellbeing - offering puppetry as a tool for expression and connection. Click on the button to learn more!

Workshop at British American Drama Academy

We started 2026 by hosting one of our 'Introduction to Puppetry' workshops at The British American Drama Academy. Click on the button below to watch a video of this workshop.

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Steam '25: an ACS Event

We were absolutely thrilled to be a part of ACS Partnership's event 'Steam 25' at Thorpe Park. We took our walkabout act 'Bella' and hosted an all day drop in puppetry workshop. Click on the button below to learn more about this event.

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Workshop at Lytchett Minster School

We recently returned to Lytchett Minister Sixth Form to host another all day 'Introduction-to-Puppetry' workshop. Visits to LMS are always a highlight of our workshop calendar! Click on the button below to watch a video of how our day went.

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Our brand new walkabout act 'Bella'

We debuted our first production in the summer of 2025 at Winchester's renowned arts festival 'Hatfair' - a brand new walkabout act called 'Bella'. Click on the button below to learn more about her!

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