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The Puppet Van is an outdoor touring venue that presents performances 2m in the air. Award-winning visual theatre company Half a String have bought their brand of breath-taking puppetry, beautiful storytelling, stunning set design and innovative performance to the outdoors.
This accessible hugely flexible roaming venue is perfect for audiences to experience a full live theatre experience with no compromises.
The first show custom designed for this outdoor stage, is The Lost Colour see details below. |
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DOWNLOAD 2022 Touring Pack:
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Join Malcolm Brushell, a professional painter and amateur alchemist, on his quest to find the pinky-est pink paint on the planet! Through cracking rocks,
mashing every conceivable vegetable, and even bottling and fermenting his own cow’s wee, he has created every colour imaginable. Through stunning puppetry and an energy fuelled performance all on top of a van, join this race to create the most potent pigmented pink paint imaginable.
The Lost Colour is the first custom designed show for The Puppet Van. This vibrant joyful explosion of colour is an energy fuelled physical show full of clowning, puppets, and paint. The show has its roots in the history of pigment making and follows a loveable independent artist up against a huge corporate pigment making conglomerate. The show is suitable for all the family and is specifically aimed at ages 5+.
Supported by Arts Council England and The Library Presents.
Touring enquires email touring@halfastring.co.uk.
mashing every conceivable vegetable, and even bottling and fermenting his own cow’s wee, he has created every colour imaginable. Through stunning puppetry and an energy fuelled performance all on top of a van, join this race to create the most potent pigmented pink paint imaginable.
The Lost Colour is the first custom designed show for The Puppet Van. This vibrant joyful explosion of colour is an energy fuelled physical show full of clowning, puppets, and paint. The show has its roots in the history of pigment making and follows a loveable independent artist up against a huge corporate pigment making conglomerate. The show is suitable for all the family and is specifically aimed at ages 5+.
Supported by Arts Council England and The Library Presents.
Touring enquires email touring@halfastring.co.uk.
Creative Team
Designer & Director: Peter Morton
Original Performer & Devising: Nick Halliwell
Touring Performer: Gun Suen
Dramaturg & Guest Director: Emma Willatts
Music: Fishclaw
Voice of Radio Presenter: Emma Willatts
Extra Radio Voices: Invi Brenna & Paige Canavan-Smith
Paintings: Nick Willis
Workshop Assistant: Paige Canavan-Smith
Designer & Director: Peter Morton
Original Performer & Devising: Nick Halliwell
Touring Performer: Gun Suen
Dramaturg & Guest Director: Emma Willatts
Music: Fishclaw
Voice of Radio Presenter: Emma Willatts
Extra Radio Voices: Invi Brenna & Paige Canavan-Smith
Paintings: Nick Willis
Workshop Assistant: Paige Canavan-Smith
Audience feedback from The Puppet Van launch Oct 2020 as part of The Library Presents:
"We really enjoyed it please do more x My 6 year daughter loved the show. She said it was awesome. So much so that we returned for the next show.
The content of the show entertained all the family (ages 2 1/2 to 66) and we all had a great time."
"Such a clever concept, and well executed on the roof of the van"
"My children and I loved the show! It made us all smile and laugh out loud."
My Granddaughter loved it. The show was absolutely brilliant. On paper, there is no way you could think that it would work/be entertaining. But my children and myself were both laughing the whole way through!"
"The show was great, we had lovely time and good laugh. The artist was very clever, good performance!"
"We really enjoyed it please do more x My 6 year daughter loved the show. She said it was awesome. So much so that we returned for the next show.
The content of the show entertained all the family (ages 2 1/2 to 66) and we all had a great time."
"Such a clever concept, and well executed on the roof of the van"
"My children and I loved the show! It made us all smile and laugh out loud."
My Granddaughter loved it. The show was absolutely brilliant. On paper, there is no way you could think that it would work/be entertaining. But my children and myself were both laughing the whole way through!"
"The show was great, we had lovely time and good laugh. The artist was very clever, good performance!"
Painting Workshop
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Don your poster paint, brushes and glitter in this fun, hands on painting workshop.
Join The Puppet Van designer Peter to paint your very own landscape painting. Mix colours, sponge fluffy clouds, paint stunning mountains, create happy little trees and a sparkling lake. In this relaxed “Bob Ross” style painting workshop for kids (5-11yrs), find your own way to be creative with paint. Share the painting with us @HalfaString (Instagram, Facebook or Twitter) and we will add them to our online gallery. Created as part of The Library Presents In Your House Autumn festival. |
Gallery of Paintings from Workshop Above
(Share your submissions with @HalfaString OR email peter@halfastring.co.uk to be included in the gallery.)
(Share your submissions with @HalfaString OR email peter@halfastring.co.uk to be included in the gallery.)
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