Teatro Calamari

Highly recommend.
9/10
Would do it again. When it's warm.
Hence the 9.

Have you ever wanted to bring larger-than-life characters to the streets? Here’s your chance!

Location: Handmade Productions, Unit 5 Victoria Works, Victoria Road Hebden Bridge, HX7 8LN, UK
Date: 14-24 July 2026 (day off on 19 July, parade on 25 July 2026)
Cost: £700
Deadline: Friday 17th April 2026

This unique, hands-on masterclass, will run alongside preparations for Happy Valley Pride Parade, West Yorkshire’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Charity & Q***r Arts Festival taking place in Hebden Bridge.

The masterclass offers a rare opportunity to dive into the world of giant puppet-making with expert guidance from Andrew Kim of Thingumajig Theatre.

Over the course of this 10-day workshop, you’ll gain the skills and techniques needed to design and create stunning, processional giant puppets. Whether you’re an artist or a puppet maker, you’ll work alongside fellow creatives to build two different types of giant puppets—covering everything from design and mechanics to sculpture, papier-mâché, Worbla (thermoplastic), foam, painting, costume making, and performance.

FULL DETAILS - link in comments. Book quickly, our masterclasses are always very popular!

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Mucky Duck Theatre This course will explore the fundamentals of creating a short-form puppet show (10 min or less) over eight 2 hr classes. Students can choose to work in collaborative groups or on a solo piece.  Class will consist of in-class screenings demonstrating different approaches to puppetry, intensive wor...