PuppetShip CIC
a project to create a floating Puppet Theatre in the North East of England
PuppetShip presents a new range of Maritime themed workshops for schools
Image of an Ian Oughtred design of 15ft Skerri Skiff sailing dinghy constructed by 8 fourteen year old students under the supervision of boat-builder Alex Finnegan Sept-Dec 2008.
This project was delivered in partnership with Northumberland County Council and Blyth Community College. Read more- The ApprenticeSHIP Project
Winter Wonderings is a delightful mix of music, puppetry and storytelling produced in partnership with the Sage Gateshead
read more.. Puppets
You may be thinking Boats & Puppets- how on earth do they go together?
Well, we here at PuppetShip CIC see puppetry and the marine crafts as being creative activities which enliven our world, removing boundaries to learning while empowering children and families to pick up the materials at hand and get creative.
Our goal of creating a floating home for creativity is progressing rapidly with the addition of the The ApprenticeSHIP Project our dream ship seems ever more a reality.
Our business plan has progressed greatly from the initial plans for the conversion of a barge (2004-7,) to a fitted-out small ship (2007-8) and finally towards the plans for creation of a tall ship (2008-2009),
Here is an image of our barge conversion plans in 2007, while none of these stages have so far been successful in creating a PuppetShip, the lessons we learn from each attempt infrom the next. We can now bring five years of project development to build the sustainability our new vision to create a floating home for Puppetry in the North East.
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This is a visualisation of what the PuppetShip could look like
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Staff
Project Manager Alex Finnegan
Creative Director Alison Mcgowan
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