touchedtheatre
Brighton
TouchedTheatre make high quality contemporary theatre with puppetry at its
heart. The company is a collaboration between award-winning puppeteer Darren
East (Offies 2015, former Associate Artist of Little Angel Theatre) and
experienced dramaturg and producer Beccy Smith, alongside a host of brilliant
associate artists in performance, puppetry, design and sound. Our work is most
interested in the point where moving, original storytelling about the world we
live in now meets the thrilling possibilities of puppetry. TouchedTheatre are
nationally recognised specialists in using puppetry, storytelling and film to
work with young people and adults experiencing mental health difficulties. Go to
Puppetry & Mental Health to see more. TouchedTheatre are part of the Puppetry
Development Consortium. We co-run Brighton Puppetry School and support local
emerging and established puppetry artists through our regular Punched nights of
new puppetry cabaret for adults.
