Puppet Power North

05/10/2026

🎉🌈 GREAT NEWS FOR PUPPET POWER NORTH! 🌈🎉

🧵🎭 WE’VE BEEN SHORTLISTED! 🎭🧵

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Puppet Power North has been shortlisted for the:

🏆✨ 2026 ACHATES PHILANTHROPY PRIZE ✨🏆
💜 Individual Philanthropy Award 💜

This award celebrates first-time supporters of culture in the UK, recognising individuals who have made an outstanding philanthropic contribution to a cultural organisation within the past 12 months.

🌟 We are incredibly proud that Curious School of Puppetry and Mark Edwards have been shortlisted! 🌟

There are just six nominees on this year's shortlist:

🔴 Curious School of Puppetry & Mark Edwards
🟠 Dance Consortium & Reeta Chakrabarti
🟡 Northern Ballet & Tim Williams and the Williams Family
🟢 PROJEKT UTOPIA & Michael Chirashi
🔵 The Royal Shakespeare Company & Richard Watson
🟣 Talawa & Mrs Wendy Stuart

🎭🧵 To be recognised alongside some of the UK's leading cultural organisations is an incredible honour.

Puppetry has such a wonderful ability to inspire, entertain, connect and bring people together, and we are thrilled that the work of supporting and championing puppetry is receiving this recognition. ❤️

🏆 THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED! 🏆

📅 18th November 2026
📍 Southbank Centre

The awards ceremony will be followed by the 2026 Thought Leadership Lecture, given by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller.

🤞🎭 We're keeping everything crossed! 🎭🤞

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who supports Puppet Power North and believes in the magic and possibilities of puppetry. 🧵❤️

🌈 What an achievement! 🌈

🎭 🧵 🏆 ✨ 🎉

24/07/2026

11/07/2026

🪆 Tomorrow's the day!

Some of our members are joining Puppet Power North for No Strings Attached at Ripon Theatre Festival.

Expect an evening of puppetry, singing and live performance that's bursting with creativity and character.

⚠️ Warning: May leave you with an irresistible urge to get your hand inside a puppet. We accept no responsibility. 😉🪆

📍 Ripon Arts Hub
📅 Sunday 12th July
🕗 8:00pm

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/no-strings-attached-a-puppet-cabaret/

11/07/2026

Great family workshop at .

10/07/2026

Tap to listen to Harrogate's local radio station!

04/07/2026

29/06/2026

This is what Arts Council England funding looks like in action 💙

Our Reach Out! community programme is already in full swing. Artists from Jennyruth Workshops and Ripon Community Link have been building colourful oversized props with artist Sharon Hockin for a very special Big Family Weekend performance. Douglas Thompson from The Art Guild is leading rehearsals – improvisation, dance, singing and scripted work. And puppeteer Mark Edwards from Puppet Power North has been bringing plenty of laughs to Dementia Forward's Young Onset groups.

This is what support from Arts Council England makes possible – real people, real creativity, real community.

🎭 More about Reach Out!: www.ripontheatrefestival.org/were-already-reaching-out/