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Talking Rubbish

Online performance commissioned by Spark Arts in 2020.

Talking Rubbish was created during Lockdown for distribution across the Among Ideal Friends network.

Meet Charlotte the Excavator. She loves Talking Rubbish, it’s her favourite subject.

Join her as she digs around at home, sorting through her rubbish. You’ll also meet her fellow Excavators Mohsen and Aya who share her passion for finding treasure in what other people throw away. You’ll be amazed at the friends they make in this wonderful world of Rubbish.

In Episode 1 Charlotte is always holding on to her rubbish, never knowing what to do with it all. She asks her fellow Excavators Mohsen and Aya for help, but they are too busy with their new friend: a rather unusual looking and very playful dog.

WATCH EPISODE 1 HERE

In Episode 2, Charlotte finds a way to reduce her rubbish. Inspired by Mohsen and Aya, she creates a puppy to play with their very lively dog. But Mohsen and Aya’s new house guest is very resistant to recycling.  Was Charlotte able to help?

WATCH EPISODE 2 HERE

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Creative Team

Sue Buckmaster

Director

Talking Rubbish Gallery

Two performers manipulate a puppet made from black bin bags and a dog made from discarded household items of rubbish.
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Robot Boy Film

Short film created from the original stage production at Schauspielhaus Bochum, Germany 2019.

We received fantastic feedback from family and school audiences who came to see the show in Bochum but unfortunately, the venue had to temporarily close due to the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic and so the run of performances ended soon after it had started.

As we were unable to present live work during lockdown in 2020, we wanted to explore how we could share our work digitally with audiences and one of the projects we worked on was the creation of this film which was edited by Gav Wood from footage of the original stage production.

As the original production was performed in German, we used English text to support the narrative of Robot Boy’s story, alongside an adapted music score by the show’s Composer, Jessica Dannheisser.

To date, the film has been screened at:

 

Festival of Curiosity, Dublin

Hullabaloo! Offaly’s Children’s Festival

Brewhouse Taunton

Croucher Science Week, Hong Kong

Puppet Animation Scotland

Cork Puppetry Festival

Norwich Science Festival

Beijing International Puppet Festival

Yorkshire Festival of Story

PuppetOscope – India’s 1st International Puppet Film Festival

Cast

Creative Team

Sue Buckmaster

Director

“ A brilliant performance with opulent images, rich colours and harmonious sounds. ”
Westfalenpost

The Incredible Tale of Robot Boy Film

4 performers stand behind a metal table top manipulating Robot Boy puppet while a fifth performer looks on. They are all dressed in white coats and boiler suits.

© Birgit Hupfeld

Two puppeteers manipulate a Robot Boy puppet across the stage at head height. The backdrop digital image gives the impression of stars in the sky.

© Birgit Hupfeld

A stage set science lab made of of triangular segments in the shape of a head. There are 7 performers on stage all dressed in white lab coats or boiler suits. Some stand and others bend over looking at a brain on a stand. A long cylindrical tube hangs from the ceiling with wires at the lowest end attached to the brain.

© Birgit Hupfeld

a performer holds a piece of purple plastic gloop which he stretches out. Another performer holds a glass dish underneath to catch it while 4 other performers watch. All are dressed in white science lab coats and boiler suits.

© Birgit Hupfeld

a puppeteer manipulate Robot Boy puppet who she holds against her waist against a black background.

© Birgit Hupfeld

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4 performers stand behind a metal table top manipulating Robot Boy puppet while a fifth performer looks on. They are all dressed in white coats and boiler suits.
Two puppeteers manipulate a Robot Boy puppet across the stage at head height. The backdrop digital image gives the impression of stars in the sky.
A stage set science lab made of of triangular segments in the shape of a head. There are 7 performers on stage all dressed in white lab coats or boiler suits. Some stand and others bend over looking at a brain on a stand. A long cylindrical tube hangs from the ceiling with wires at the lowest end attached to the brain.
a performer holds a piece of purple plastic gloop which he stretches out. Another performer holds a glass dish underneath to catch it while 4 other performers watch. All are dressed in white science lab coats and boiler suits.
a puppeteer manipulate Robot Boy puppet who she holds against her waist against a black background.
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The Lost Glove

It’s that time of year when gloves get lost, and found…

Created by Lizzy Oxby and Sue Buckmaster, featuring the amazing handwork of Theatre Rites' puppeteers.

Cast

Creative Team

Sue Buckmaster

Artistic Director

“ It’s completely marvellous. ”
Peter Lord, Co-Founder Aardman Animation

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