PuppetSoup is a puppetry company based near Abergavenny in Wales but are found most weeks to be touring or teaching in other locations! 

 

Over the years PuppetSoup have toured internationally as individual puppeteers and artists as well as creating work with our own and with other companies.

 

Our recent work has included 'Fix Freddie!' which is a collaboration with The NHS, Connecting Care for Children and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

 

Also, 'Land of the Dragon' is a new piece of Puppet Theatre based of Welsh stories and folklore that is premiering at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014.

 

Other works include puppeteering for the Award Winning 'Puppet Opera Triple Bill' by Third Hand, 'A Caixa' by Cia Mutia, research and development for and with many prominent puppetry artists and working alongside surgeons at St Mary's hospital.

 

We regularly collaborate and work with a variety of talented artists to create our own work and to help other people realise their creations.

 

Some of the very talented people we work with are listed below - please do visit their websites to find out more about their work.

 

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We have developed our shows and performed in the UK, Europe and Brazil over the last 15 years and have a wide variety of experience working with children and adults.

 

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We are registered with the following organisations:

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• CRB / DBS checked (and insured)

• Central School of Speech and Drama

• Equity

• Puppeteers UK

• The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild

• Registered with UNIMA


Fagner Gastaldon

Born in Brazil and has been involved with puppetry internationally for around fifteen years. He has worked with several large companies as well as creating much of his own work and he has toured internationally.  He has been settled in the UK for eight years and specialises in Teatro Lambe Lambe (Puppet box theatre), glove puppetry , marionettes and table top theatre. Fagner trained at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Little Angel Theatre and from practicing puppetry as a performance art.



 

 

Cass Gastaldon

From Wales and has been involved in making puppets and puppetry for eight years. She has had a life long passion for theatre, performance and making dolls and puppets. She now specialises in micro puppets and glove puppet creation amongst other forms of making. Cass trained at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London and has a particular interest in using puppetry for social and community benefit.

 

Here are some of the talented people PuppetSoup have worked with:

 

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Ana Maio - Designer - Artist

 

Richard Semmens - Producer

 

Sam Smith - Sound Designer

 

Norvydas Genys - Lighting designer

 

Alida Bratinger - Costume designer

 

Dr Cariad Astles - Director, Academic, Head of Puppetry at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

 

Rachel Warr - Dramaturg and Director

 

 

 

 

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