“Puppets Playing Out(side)”

Andrew Kim from Thingumajig Theatre is this week’s SOUP night speaker!

The title of his talk is “Puppets Playing Out(side)” Why Andrew Kim loves Giant Puppets and Masquerades!

Andrew is a puppet maker and performer based in West Yorkshire, England. He is a co-director of Thingumajig Theatre and the founder and former director or Handmade Parade @hmadeparade. Andrew started in puppetry 30 years ago with Minneapolis’ In the Heart of the Beast Theatre @intheheartofthebeast and worked with Bread & Puppet @breadandpuppet and the Fremont Summer Solstice (Seattle) before moving to England.

Andrew has developed a specialty in giant puppets, lantern giant puppets, street theatre and community participatory spectacles. He is a recipient of a UNIMA-USA @unimausaCitation of Excellence and his puppets have been seen in 18 countries, and several television programs and a Disney film.