PuppetSoup believes choice and autonomy are important within workshops, and young people who attend the course always have the option of following a set of instructions for the day or creating their own puppets and theatre crafts within themes that we encourage. 

 

Through over a year and a half of weekly courses, children have grown in their confidence to ‘imagine it and make it’, realising that whatever they can think of they can make by themselves (even if sometimes they get a little guidance from PuppetSoup!).

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As the school has a weekly class and excellent relationship with PuppetSoup, the young people regularly have access to pilot showings of new pieces of theatre and are critically aware within the context of theatre, both being able to enjoy shows and also examine and interpret a show to give useful feedback.

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The young people understand the academic aspects of puppet making and performance and have studied forms of puppetry including shadow puppets, marionette making, rod puppets, glove puppets, object manipulation and recycled puppet making. The children have an excellent understanding of the work that goes into theatre and also a greater insight into the career options within the arts.