This is another update on the progress so far on the “Fairytales of Wit, Wisdom & Witchcraft” show.

After trying out all of the puppets that I have made so far with the Over-Head Projector and shadow screen I have been working out what extra puppets are needed to tell the stories. In many cases it is different sizes and arrangements of puppets I’d already made. You can see from the pictures that what I have been working on were larger scale articulated versions of Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf which are to be used directly against the screen itself rather than on the flat bed of the OHP. I have also created a large scale head for Little Red Riding Hood to talk to the wolf, with an articulated mouth, (this is for the “Ooo Grandma what big eyes you’ve got” scene).

We have also decided to make two versions of the show, firstly a 30 minute version that I can do by myself which will feature “Little Red Riding Hood”, “The 3 Billy Goats Gruff” and “The Enormous Turnip” and an hour long version which will use two puppeteers (myself and Tim Austin) which will include the other three stories as well (“Goldilocks”, “The Frog Prince” and “Chicken Licken”).

Please feel free to leave a comment or a question about the puppets and how they are made. 😊

Please take a look at my WHERE YOU CAN SEE ME page for info. about free shadow puppet making workshop and shadow puppet suitcase performances at Skipton Puppet Festival coming up Sunday 19th of October.