Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival

Having started life in Dundee and now flourishing in Edinburgh, this enterprising festival is in its fifth year of promoting world-class animation and puppet theatre for adults to new audiences. In a programme of puppetry, object theatre, animation and film from around the world, the 2011 event included masterclasses with the likes of Compagnie Philippe Genty, and 1927's acclaimed production The Animals and Children Took to the Streets.

• Website: www.manipulate.org