In July 2012 the puppet makers from the Handspring Puppet Company, creators of the War Horse puppets, visited London to see the show for the first time.
Jul 25, 2012
4 min
See inside the workshop of the Handspring Puppet Company and discover how they make all the puppets for the show.
May 14, 2012
9 min
Basil and Adrian from Handspring Puppet Company are interviewed about their puppets for War Horse on the Olivier stage. They give a demonstration of the puppets in action and talk about the design and engineering of the puppets.
Oct 17, 2011
42 min
Handspring Puppet Theatre have many experiments with performance, with and without puppets, planned for the future.
Apr 8, 2011
1 min
The soul of the puppet lies in the palm of the hand and therefore it is the source of creativity.
Apr 8, 2011
1 min
Handspring worked with the Sogolon Puppet Troupe from Mali on this project.
Apr 8, 2011
1 min
An in depth description of how the horse puppets in War Horse were designed and constructed.
Apr 8, 2011
3 min
A puppet can make something ordinary into something new and epic.
Apr 8, 2011
2 min
Basil and Adrian discuss the tools of their trade. They speak of their relationships with the puppets and how they see the role of a puppet in theatre.
Apr 8, 2011
2 min
The puppet can be a mask, or an emotional prosthesis that frees the shy actor.
Apr 8, 2011
1 min
Load more