DREAMS FROM A WINTER GARDEN. New Show - Dec 18th, 19th and 20th

New show, "Dreams from a Winter Garden" - three nights of music and puppetry with Daisy Jordan and Rosi Lalor. December 18th, 19th and 20th at the Brunswick pub in Hove. To book tickets please visit this link: http://www.thebrunswick.net/2011/06/dreams-from-a-winter-garden-monday-19th-dec-2011/

In Her Hands, November 2011

Photos of puppets from "In Her Hands", a collaborative piece between myself and singer-songwriter Rosi Lalor. Performed at Bom-Bane's cafe, in Brighton on 8th November.

www.myspace.com/rosilalor

Photos taken by Olivia Morgan.

Orang-Utan and Me

With special thanks to Olivia Morgan for filming this video.

Puppet Heads

I am currently carving tiny puppet heads from avocado stones.
New little show coming soon...

Some photos from "Orson and Valentine"

As part of Brighton Fringe Festival, May 2011

In May 2011, I wrote, directed and made puppets for "Orson and Valentine" - a show based on a medieval folk-tale. Produced by Jake Spicer of the Brighton Life Drawing sessions, it was a successful collaborative piece with a live original music score, composed by Thomas Newman.

Puppeteers - Olivia Morgan, Ellen de Vries, Christopher Murphy, Robert White, Lucy Clougherty, Freyja Lee, Daisy Jordan

Musical Director - Thomas Newman

Musicians- Thomas Newman, Joss Holden-Rea, Calum Bowen and Fionn Lennie Duffy

Costumes by Kerrie Curzon and Sarah Walpole

Set by Olivia Morgan, Sophie Saunders, Jake Spicer and Daisy Jordan

With thanks to Caroline Rosalie Brouard for taking the photos. http://carolinerosalie.blogspot.com/

Orang-Utan and Me

Night of the Living Dolls - 13th May

On 13th May the puppets and me performed with Ellen DeVries at Bom-Bane's cafe as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival.
With live music from Jane Bom-Bane, Rosi Lalor and Thomas Newman.

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Orson and Valentine, as part of the Brighton Fringe 2011

Photos taken by Olivia Morgan.
A puppet play and Brighton Festival Fringe Event written and directed by Daisy Jordan, produced by Jake Spicer.

"Orson and Valentine" is a puppet play based on a french medieval folk tale, using hand-crafted table-top and shadow puppets to recount in miniature the captivating story of infant twin brothers abandoned in the woods. Whilst one brother is adopted and brought up in aristocracy, the other is raised by wild bears.
Orson and Valentine grow up in very different worlds; unaware of each other's existence, until the day of Prince Valentine's first bear hunt...

Performed to an original score of live music, this is a dark tale of brotherhood and estrangement, betrayal and love, and the struggle between nature and civilisation.

To book please visit: http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/ticketing/listing.aspx?ev=2922&et=3&ed=14549

Orson and Valentine (in progress..!)

(top) Olivia, Sarah and Kerrie - part of my lovely team!

Orson and Valentine (coming soon...)

Promotional image for "Orson and Valentine" puppet show, due to premiere as part of the Brighton Fringe 2011. More details coming soon...

Dove puppet

"cucurrucucu paloma..."

Programme for "The Beast and the Blonde" puppet show, 2010/11

Programme designed and created by Olivia Morgan (oliviamorgan.co.uk), with imagery by Daisy, and Sophie Saunders.