Tragic Carpet Visual Theatre

SpotOn Festival in Lancashire It has been such a blast this mini tour of Lancashire libraries and community spaces with Ada and her story, The Seven Ravens. We have been hosted by the SpotOn, Lancashire's rural and library touring network. This morning saw our fifth performance to an audience of 33 parents, carers and children in Skelmersdale Library followed by a smashing welcome in the afternoon at Parbold Library.

SpotOn Festival in Lancashire

It has been such a blast this mini tour of Lancashire libraries and community spaces with Ada and her story, The Seven Ravens. We have been hosted by the SpotOn, Lancashire's rural and library touring network. This morning saw our fifth performance to an audience of…

Nosferatu in Perth and Kinross On Monday this week I was in Crieff. I shared two performances of 'Nosferatu', one of which was dementia friendly, at the Richmond Care Home. Thank you to the wonderful care staff, particularly Suzie and to Strathearn Arts for its support. It was a most enjoyable day! #Nosferatu #Puppetry #StrathearnArts #RichmondCareHome #Crieff #Storytelling #PerthandKinross

Nosferatu in Perth and Kinross

On Monday this week I was in Crieff. I shared two performances of 'Nosferatu', one of which was dementia friendly, at the Richmond Care Home. Thank you to the wonderful care staff, particularly Suzie and to Strathearn Arts for its support. It was a most enjoyable…

An Actor’s Core Skills: Storytelling This September I will be delivering this weekly course for Edinburgh Acting School at Summerhall Arts. The above pictures are of some of last terms students presenting the story they created in their final class of the course. We spent the term looking at lots of different aspects of storytelling - our voices, our bodies, our relationship to the audience, the use (or not) of technology, preparation for performance, rehearing, feeling confident, visual storytelling, object theatre and puppetry.

An Actor’s Core Skills: Storytelling

This September I will be delivering this weekly course for Edinburgh Acting School at Summerhall Arts. The above pictures are of some of last terms students presenting the story they created in their final class of the course. We spent the term looking at lots…

A Wonderful Week in July I had the privilege of travelling down to the home of Puppetcraft in Devon to take a week long marionette carving course with John Roberts. This is my second training course with John, the first being in 2016 which took place at the Little Angel Theatre in Islington, London. There was a class of three - my colleagues being both fun to be with and wonderfully supportive.

A Wonderful Week in July

I had the privilege of travelling down to the home of Puppetcraft in Devon to take a week long marionette carving course with John Roberts. This is my second training course with John, the first being in 2016 which took place at the Little Angel Theatre in Islington,…

My Two Bessies are off to Beacon Arts!

Ada and Little Toy are bringing their stories to Beacon Arts this Sunday. Ada is going on an epic adventure to find her seven brothers and Little Toy is risking life and limb on the high seas in search of best friend Gem. Don't miss them! Little Toy is at 11…

Marionette Carving in Devon Last week was glorious, so very sunny and also extremely challenging. Me and my wee van travelled down to Totnes in Devon to spend a week woodcarving with John Roberts of Puppetcraft. There were two other woodcarving students - lovely folk - and we spent an idyllic, if very hardworking, week designing and making our own marionettes. This was the second time I had done this course with John - the first being in May 2016 at The Little Angel - and it was really good to revisit the processes and to approach the week with a better understanding of puppetry and even a little bit of wood carving experience under my belt. Very happy.

Marionette Carving in Devon

Last week was glorious, so very sunny and also extremely challenging. Me and my wee van travelled down to Totnes in Devon to spend a week woodcarving with John Roberts of Puppetcraft. There were two other woodcarving students - lovely folk - and we spent an idyllic, if…

Puppetry For Actors Relaxed focus... exploring core principles. Unlock Your Performance: Explore Puppetry for Actors at EAS Studios Hello everyone! I'm delighted to invite you to a workshop I'll be leading at Edinburgh Acting School Studios – a great opportunity to explore new avenues of creative expression and expand your acting toolkit through puppetry. Giving Life to Objects: In the puppetry training for actors…

Puppetry For Actors

Relaxed focus... exploring core principles. Unlock Your Performance: Explore Puppetry for Actors at EAS Studios Hello everyone! I'm delighted to invite you to a workshop I'll be leading at Edinburgh Acting School Studios – a great opportunity to explore new avenues of creative…

... and the feedback was really helpful. Thank you!!

#nosferatu #suitcasestory #firstpreview #testaudience #excited #firstshow #storytelling #vampire #physicalcomedy #transylvania #foundobjects #ivebeenexpectingyou #puppetry #popupbook #theatremakers #grateful #feedback

🙏🏻 Thank you to the friends and colleagues who came to our wee sharing yesterday.

Our Suitcase Story 🧛Nosferatu ⚰️ has really developed over the last few weeks but it's not a show until there's an audience there with you!

😊 We learnt so much from performing to this first test audience...

... (Southbank Centre) and Matchmaker Theatre’s The Real William Shakespeare… as told by Christopher Marlowe (EdFringe). Jen's work explores themes of self-invention, death fear/death drive, and finding your place in a world in which you don't easily fit.

#nosforatu #dramaturg #dramaturgy #theatre

📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...

Jen McGregor - Dramaturg

@jenbitespeople.bsky.social is an award-winning writer, director and dramaturg. Credits include Who Pays the Piper (PPP), The Premorial (Birds of Paradise/Perth Theatre), Ghost Stories (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Divergent Sounds...

❤️ We love tiny things!!! 🔎

💼 Our Suitcase Stories have lots of lovely tiny things.

🥳 In appreciation and celebration of all things small and tiny... please share some tiny things with us in the comments!

👀 We can't wait to see them! 🔎

#suitcasestories #tinyworlds #tinydetails #smallthings #tiny

Freda and Stacey have been working away in the studio at Edinburgh Acting School refining and perfecting all the finer puppetry performances details in Nosferatu.

#puppetryperformancemaking #puppetryskills #tinyworlds #theatremaker #rehearsalroom #theatreindevelopment #nosferatu #suitcasestories

... give the Nosferatu show the attention it deserves.

#puppetrydirector #puppeteer #puppeteering #puppetry #theatredirector #touringpuppeteer #puppetryteam #introducingtheteam #theatreinscotland #suitcaseset #suitcasetheatre #scottishpuppeteer

...companies such as Hopeful Monster, Visible Fictions and Edinburgh Lyceum. She's also puppeteered for In The Night Garden and Ed Sheerin!

💫 Stacy has been working closely with Freda on all three Suitcase Stories shows as puppetry director, and she's thrilled to have a big team behind her to...

📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...

Stacey Mitchell - Puppetry Director

🌍 Stacey is a Scottish puppeteer, puppetry director, actor and singer based in Edinburgh. Her work continues to take her all over the UK and Europe. She has worked as a puppeteer and puppetry director with many theatre....

HR delivering a tasty fruit and nut platter to the creative team in between bursts of 'sticking and pasting' today....

A day of making and repairing.

#puppetrymaking #puppettheatredesign #crafts #nosforatu #setdesign #theatremaker

Sheer Joy… Lissa Of Joyrides on the promenade with 'Betsy', the electric bike, and two lovely clients snugly wrapped up against the sea breeze in gorgeous crocheted blankets. We are preparing for Tragic Carpet's first performance of Nosferatu at The Seagrove Centre next week. The Seagrove Centre is a great resource that provides support to people living with dementia. I am helping Tragic Carpet reach this new audience, an audience that often doesn't get the chance to participate in high quality arts.

Sheer Joy…

Lissa Of Joyrides on the promenade with 'Betsy', the electric bike, and two lovely clients snugly wrapped up against the sea breeze in gorgeous crocheted blankets. We are preparing for Tragic Carpet's first performance of Nosferatu at The Seagrove Centre next week. The Seagrove Centre…

ensemble piece and presented at the Edinburgh Fringe.

🎼 He was also resident composer for Tragic Carpet's sister organisation First Bite Theatre in Health Education company for over 10 years.

#nosforatu #composer #musicfortheatre #tragiccarpet #music #musicartist #scottishtheatre #theatrecompany

📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...

John Moore - Composer

🎼 John has composed music for many of Tragic Capet's shows including ‘Island On The Edge Of The World’, ‘Heart Of A Dog’, FishOrMan’ and also for the original production of ‘Nosferatu’ which was first staged as a physical theatre...

🐦‍⬛ It was great to perform Seven Ravens, meet new people and reconnect with old friends. Plus make some new bookings to look forward to!

#thetouringnetwork #touringtheatre #scottishhighlands #sevenravens #suitcasestories #thegathering2025 #ruraltouring #networking #soloshow #travelingperformer

🥰 What a pleasure to attend The Gathering 2025 and meet the many performers, promoters and others for performances, discussions and networking.

🙏🏻 Thank you so much to The Touring Network for organising another great event in Strathpeffer!...

Our Puppetry for Actors workshop is open for bookings

🗓 Saturday 7th June
⏰️ 10am-5pm
🌍 Edinburgh Acting School at Summerhall
💰 £44.50

www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...

#puppetry #puppetrytraining #puppetryworkshop #puppeteer #actortraining #edinburghactingschool #puppetryskills

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Guess what came in the post today...?? 📨

q-lad - a remote controller made specifically to fire qlab cues. We are over the moon!

@haddonkime.com

Sheena has short blonde hair and rosy cheeks. She is outside, wearing a navy blue sun hat and a navy blue sweatshirt with colourful patterns on the front. Behind her is a coastline with grey/blue sea and sky. She is looking into the camera and smiling.

📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team....

Sheena Millar - Producer

💫 Sheena runs Rural Touring Agency, and is a producer and tour booker, working with independent artists and small companies who create theatre, dance, circus and children's performances.

I love the pic Haddon!

... he has a passion for blending humor, emotion, and technology. Now based in Edinburgh, he’s looking to connect with collaborators and projects in the UK theatre and film scene — especially as a composer.

... on sound design, Haddon brings a deep storytelling sensibility honed through years of crafting narrative-driven music. With celebrated works like The Snow Queen (published by Broadway Licensing, NYC), Wicket: A Star Wars Parody Musical, and LAG: A Zoomsical (EdFringe 2022 & 2023),...

Haddon is sitting at a grand piano. He has short dark hair and a short beard. He is wearing a shirt and glasses. He is leaning on the top of the piano, holding a pencil and has papers scattered in front of him. The reflection above him shows that he is writing music. He is smiling and looking into the camera.

📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...

Sound Design - @haddonkime.com

🎵 Haddon Kime is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and musical innovator whose work has spanned Broadway-style musicals, film scoring, and pioneering digital formats like the “zoomsical.” While his role on Nosferatu focuses...