Puppetry at the Edinburgh Fringe 2012

The Fringe begins this weekend and the list of what’s on is, as ever, endless. Happily, the Puppet Centre team has combed through it and picked out all the puppetry that’s on offer. Here’s our alphabetical list of animated shows you might want to check out (show – company – venue – dates). You can then find out about each show on the Fringe website.

If you’re heading to Edinburgh and are a would-be reviewer, we’d love to hear from you. Email animationsonline@puppetcentre.org.uk to find out how to join our writing team.

THEATRE
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Angus Weaver of Grass
– Horse and Bamboo – Scottish Storytelling Centre – 15-25 August
Boris and Sergey’s Vaudevillian Adventure – Flabbergast Theatre – Pleasance Courtyard – 31 July-26 August
Dolly Mixtures – Nina Conti – Pleasance Dome – 31 July-26 August
Firebird – ikou! – theSpace @ Jury’s Inn – 12-24 August
The Fantasist – Theatre Temoin – Underbelly – 31 July-26 August
The Girl with No Heart – Sparkle and Dark's Travelling Players – Bedlam Theatre – 2-24 August
The Great Puppet Horn – Pangolin's Teatime – Underbelly – 2-26 August
Grit – Tortoise in a Nutshell – Bedlam Theatre – 2-24 August
The Lonely One – Dotted Line Theatre – Underbelly – 1-25 August
Ma Biche et Mon Lapin – Collectif aie aie aie – Institut Francais d'Ecosse – 2-23 August
The Magician’s Daughter – Little Angel and RSC – Underbelly – 31 July-26 August
Night of the Big Wind – Little Cauliflower – Underbelly – 1-24 August
Nikotine – Milena Milanova of Atelier 313 – Paradise in the Vault – 5-26 August
Peter Panic – Function Theatre – Pleasance Dome – 1-25 August
Platero Y Yo – Mike Maran Productions – Valvona & Crolla – 2-26 August
Ronnie and the Other World – Paper Crane Puppet Company – Quaker Meeting House – 12-17 August
Slapdash Gallery – Bunk Puppets & Scamp Theatre – Underbelly – 1-25 August
Sophie Shadow – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre – Paradise in the Vault – 13-25 August
Swamp Juice – Bunk Puppets & Scamp Theatre – Underbelly – 13-26 August
The Table – Blind Summit – Pleasance Courtyard – 10-13 August
Translunar Paradise – Theatre Ad Infinitum – Pleasance Dome – 31 July-26 August
The Trench – Les Enfants Terribles – Pleasance Courtyard – 31 July-26 August
Waiting for Stanley – Finger in the Pie – Assembly Roxy – 1-25 August
Whale Tale – Ricochet – theSpace @ Jury’s Inn – 2-10 August
The Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart – Jimmy Grimes – Pleasance Courtyard – 31 July-26 August

CHILDREN'S SHOWS
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Circus in Hand – Hand Made Theatre – Assembly Roxy – 1-26 August
Cloud Man – Ailie Cohen Puppet Maker – Scottish Storytelling Centre – 31 July-13 August
Lapin Wants Ice Cream – Le Petit Monde – Institut Francais d'Ecosse – 2-26 August
Luminous Tales – Ripstop Theatre – Pleasance Courtyard – 31 July-17 August
The Man Who Planted Trees – Puppet State Theatre – Scottish Storytelling Centre – 31 July-13 August
Monsters Got Talent – Toby Mitchell – Pleasance Courtyard – 31 July-25 August
Our Island – Kipper Tie Theatre and I Theatre with C Theatre – C too – 31 July-26 August
Paperbelle – Frozen Charlotte Productions with Made in Scotland – Assembly Royal Botanic Garden – 9-26 August
Nessie the Loch Ness Monster – Purves Puppets - Fairmilehead Parish Church Hall – 3-17 August
Ronnie Le Drew's Brilliant Bag Show – Pleasance Theatre Trust – Pleasance Courtyard – 19-24 August
The Elves and the Shoemaker – Theatre of Widdershins – Scottish Storytelling Centre – 1-26 August
The Red Bus Puppet Shows – Red Bus – The Red Bus – 5-14 August
Chunky Woollen Nits – The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Gilded Balloon Teviot – 1-25 August
The Velveteen Rabbit – C eca - Backhand Theatre with C theatre – 31 July-26 Aug
Time for Fun - Hand Made Theatre – Assembly Roxy – 1-26 August
You, Me, the Witch Makes 3 – Oli, Janet and Jayde – Laughing Horse @ The Counting House – 11-17 August

EXHIBITION
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Commedia dell'Arte comes to Edinburgh – Charioteer Theatre – Italian Cultural Institute – 12-24 August

Credits

www.edfringe.com

Quotes

"The Fringe begins this weekend and the list of what’s on is, as ever, endless. Happily, the Puppet Centre team has combed through it and picked out all the puppetry that’s on offer."

Additional Info

The 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs from 3 - 27 August and the full programme is now online. Click here to browse the 2012 shows.

Links

www.edfringe.com