Pixiematosis

by The OBJECT Project (of

Leeds)

You love pixies don’t you. Do the pixies like you? No they don’t and they never ever will. Pixiematosis is the happy/sad tale of tiny extraordinary creatures living in a nocturnal paradise who realise, too late, that they’re being exploited for a sinister purpose. The show features The OBJECT Project’s own brand of sqwonky puppets, odd-automata and charity-shop rejects. Come along, be charmed, be appalled; get swept up in the existential madness of it all.

Alice (1988 Feature Film)

by Jan Švankmajer

When agit-prop puppetry meets Lewis Carroll the result is Jan Švankmajer’s dark film inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Strange, bewildering, haunting and beautiful, you’ve never seen anything quite like it. Images courtesy of Park Circus/Channel Four Television Corporation

7.30pm

60 mins

Ages 12+ / Adults

£10 / £8

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Largely non-verbal, visual story-telling

Meet the Puppeteers Q&A: Garlic Theatre

9.30pm

85 mins

PG / Adults

£6 / £5

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Wednesday 12th april

Newcastle Arts Centre / Dance City

Transgression & Transfiguration: Object Theatre Performance Workshop for Adults

by The OBJECT Project (of Leeds)

An in-depth exploration of the life and soul of an object, led by Marc Parrett of the OBJECT Project. In this one-day, hands-on performance workshop we’ll play with objects and materials and release their hidden stories. We’ll explore our often surprising emotional attachment to ‘things’ and poke about in that liminal space between puppetry and inanimate object.

The Gingerbread Man

by Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company (of Bridport)

Come and see the adventure of the deliciously smelling Gingerbread Man who finds his feet fast and sets off on the journey of a lifetime! Stuff and Nonsense apply their usual brilliance with a mix of puppetry, live action, great music, humour and a stunning staging in this exciting and pacey retelling of this well-loved classic tale.

10am - 5pm (1 day workshop) £60

Ages 18+ / Adults

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Art House)

Ages 3+

60 mins 1pm £8 / £6

Dance City LIVE CAPTIONS

3pm

by Indigo Moon Theatre (of Hull)

Meet Grey, who can’t remember how they became trapped… The story unfolds (literally) with magical pop-ups, puppetry, shadows and interactive laboratory chaos! What happened to the Earth when humans came along… and how can we restore

The Noughty One Installation

by Noisy Oyster (of Bude, Cornwall)

Come and see Noisy Oyster’s installation, combining 3D printed puppets with automata techniques and controlled by a microprocessor... Enter the fascinating and miniature mesmerising world of the Noughty One.

Puppet Pub Quiz + Puppet Olympics

Hosted by Tatwood Puppets and Life & Limb Puppets

A relaxed evening of puppet-themed fun and trivia – no experience needed! Hosted by the loveable Big Bendy Brenda, the quiz at 7pm will test your knowledge of puppet facts and fame. At 8.30pm, Life & Limb will rally teams to create their own puppets from recycling, before putting them to the test in a series of Olympic challenges. Prizes to be won!

60mins

£6 / £5 Ages 4+

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

LIVE CAPTIONS

60mins (Also on Thurs 13th)

2.30pm, 4.30pm, 8pm FREE All ages

30mins (drop in)

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

2.30pm, 4pm, 6.30pm, 8pm FREE All ages

Newcastle Arts Centre

Also on Thurs 13th

Quiz: 7pm

Olympics: 8.30pm

(Until the bar closes)

Ages 18+ / Adults

Ages 18+

FREE / Donation only

FREE / by donation

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)

Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan)