After 5pm, Theatre, Puppet shows

Puppetry takes on a serious note with Grit, the story of a girl who looks back over the life of her late father, a war photographer. Inspired by true stories of young people living in conflict zones.

Growing up isn’t easy, especially when you’re in love with a bear. Returning to Brighton Fringe is the critically-acclaimed, sell-out success from Edinburgh 2011, The Wrong Crowd’s captivating dark fairy-tale about a girl who dares to follow her longing. Stunning puppetry, enchanting music and deft humour combine in this…

The story of Phileas Fogg's attempt to make the epic journey around the world in just 80 days is retold with puppets and music by London Contemporary Theatre. Ages 4+.

Puppet show following the inhabitants of a run-down area of New York as they struggle with life, love and what to do with your BA in English.

Think you know puppetry? Think again! Brighton’s sell-out puppetry night for grown-ups showcases a dazzling array of acts; inspiring theatre, magical creatures, bizarre new worlds, cabaret, comedy and craft. A unique chance to enjoy Brighton’s amazing makers, performers and writers in theatre’s hottest and most…

Brighton's puppetry night for grown ups showcases a dazzling array of acts; inspiring theatre, magical creatures, bizarre new worlds, cabaret, comedy and craft.

• Written by: Foz Foster

A tender and beautiful examination of death and rebirth, an animated installation/performance using objects and puppetry to encompass and evoke dreams and memories of a life once lived.

"The last time I saw her she had on her blue jacket with the hood…" Close-up puppetry, stunning video design and live music animate The Nightingale’s spaces in this new story of the green in our roots and the blue in our hearts. From the company who brought you sell-out ‘Punched’ and ‘Headcase’.‘a very beautiful and…

Close-up puppetry, stunning video design and live music animate the Nightingale's spaces in this new story of the green in our roots and the blue in our hearts.

• Directed by: Henry Maynard

Balkan puppeteers present a dark and twisted cabaret of improvised plays and sketches featuring their distinctive homemade characters.

Life isn’t complicated: it just requires the right type of effort, applied in the correct direction, and an appropriate choice of wall - or so says Larry. But how happy is he? A compact performance-lecture with props, puppets and poetry, en route to a mid-life epiphany. "Rudkin has amazing stage presence" – (Total Theatre…

A compact performance-lecture with props, puppets and poetry, en route to a mid-life epiphany.

• Written by: Kristin Fredricksson (adapt)

Beady Eye Theatre presents a non-narrative drama about a woman who abandons her three children, and their resulting loss of innocence. The tale is told through visual storytelling, puppetry, film footage and an originally-created score. Devised by Kristin Fredricksson and Beady Eye Theatre. Not suitable for under 12s.

Puppetry and physical theatre collide in this exploration of bipolar disorder. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

• Directed by: Ailin Conant

Theatre Temoin uses physical theatre, puppetry and object manipulation to explore what it feels like to have bipolar disorder. Directed by Ailin Conant. Not suitable for under 12s.

A puppetry feast following the troubled tales of three lonely sea creatures – Cuthbert (fish), Ludwig (prawn) and Myrtle (sea cucumber) who all live in the same murky pond. Told alongside animation all encompassed within the setting of a 1920s silent film. The show is narrated with text, beautiful music from Matti Bye and…

A puppetry feast following the troubled tales of three lonely sea creatures: Cuthbert (fish), Ludwig (prawn) and Myrtle (sea cucumber) who all live in the same murky pond. Told alongside animation all encompassed within the setting of a 1920s silent film.

A puppet show with live music and shadow play, set in a post-Hiroshima Japan, where a group of children seek to rebuild their world one paper brick at a time.

An epic journey into a paper world of forgotten wishes, a world where a child's heart has the power for immeasurable good or unimaginable destruction.

A carnival of creatures descend on the country park alongside a parade of puppets and stilt walkers before music and projections bring proceedings to a dramatic close. Please wrap up warm. Fancy dress, lanterns and torches are encouraged.

Igam Ogam is a little cave girl with a big personality who likes nothing more than hanging out with her friend Roly. But as the pair bounce and tumble around her cave one day, Igam discovers a new friend: her shadow.

The performance features three short stories based on traditional tales from around the world; The Children Of Lir (Ireland), The Golden Reed Pipe (China) and The Girl Who Married A Snake (India).

• Written by: Liz Walker (adapt)

A short piece of table-top puppetry, mixed with surrealism and slapstick humour, with Invisible Thread offering a strange look at the world of puppet and object theatre. Created by Liz Walker. Not suitable for ages below 12.

In a city where music has been banned, a group of citizens set out to uncover the truth about the evil that suppresses them. Based on Myrto Loulaki's classic fairy tale.