Beasty Baby puppet hangs off the leg of a performer who is kicking his leg out and has his arm around the neck of another performer. The puppeteer manipulating Beasty Baby is crouched down behind them.

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Beasty Baby

Originally a Theatre-Rites and Polka Theatre co-production, premiering in 2015.

Deep in the forest, in a wintry land, lives a gorgeously grizzly Beasty Baby. Mayhem and laughter await around every corner as three people embark on a wild adventure to bring up this very mischievous and totally loveable child.  Using an inspired mix of puppetry and live music, Theatre-Rites creates a funny and magical shared experience for the whole family, to warm up those cold winter days.

Beasty Baby was originally a co-production with Polka Theatre where it was presented in 2015. Since then the show has had Christmas runs at Lakeside Arts Nottingham, Tobacco Factory Theatres Bristol, Unity Theatre Liverpool, and wider UK touring.

Beasty Baby was one of Lyn Gardner’s (The Guardian) top 10 theatre shows of 2015.

Cast

Creative Team

Sue Buckmaster

Director and Puppet Designer

“ A genuinely shared experience for the whole family. ”
Star rating: 4 stars
The Guardian
“ An imaginative bundle of joy ”
Star rating: 5 stars
The Stage
“ Not every play for three-to-six year olds is sophisticated enough to speak to adults too… It’s a hushed, unostentatious show, with never a dull moment: it unfolds raptuously ”
Star rating: 4 stars
The Sunday Times

Beasty Baby

Beasty Baby puppet sits on a white cloth and is manipulated by a puppeteer wearing a pale blue top. A second puppeteer dressed in a red tartan shirt hands the puppet a a small white block with a miniature wooden cabin and trees. On the white cloth sits a slightly larger wooden cabin and trees.

© Robert Workman

Beasty Baby puppet hangs off the leg of a performer who is kicking his leg out and has his arm around the neck of another performer. The puppeteer manipulating Beasty Baby is crouched down behind them.

© Robert Workman

Beasty Baby puppet sits at the front of a wooden sleigh, a puppeteer sits behind him wrapped in a yellow woollen shawl and standing at the back of the sledge are two performers dressed in outdoor winter coats, hats and scarves. Behind them is a backdrop of blue illuminated trees.

© Robert Workman

Beasty Baby puppet has a tuft of orange hair and wears a grey woollen outfit. He sits in a high chair with a white metal plate in front of him. The hands of a puppeteer can be seen manipulating him and in her other hand is a knife.

©Robert Workman

Beasty Baby puppet stands on a platform. He has a tuft of orange hair and wears a grey woollen romper suit. He holds a wooden spoon and is manipulated by a puppeteer dressed in a pale blue top. A screen behind shows a window looking out onto a forest of trees.

©Robert Workman

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Beasty Baby puppet sits on a white cloth and is manipulated by a puppeteer wearing a pale blue top. A second puppeteer dressed in a red tartan shirt hands the puppet a a small white block with a miniature wooden cabin and trees. On the white cloth sits a slightly larger wooden cabin and trees.
Beasty Baby puppet hangs off the leg of a performer who is kicking his leg out and has his arm around the neck of another performer. The puppeteer manipulating Beasty Baby is crouched down behind them.
Beasty Baby puppet sits at the front of a wooden sleigh, a puppeteer sits behind him wrapped in a yellow woollen shawl and standing at the back of the sledge are two performers dressed in outdoor winter coats, hats and scarves. Behind them is a backdrop of blue illuminated trees.
Beasty Baby puppet has a tuft of orange hair and wears a grey woollen outfit. He sits in a high chair with a white metal plate in front of him. The hands of a puppeteer can be seen manipulating him and in her other hand is a knife.
Beasty Baby puppet stands on a platform. He has a tuft of orange hair and wears a grey woollen romper suit. He holds a wooden spoon and is manipulated by a puppeteer dressed in a pale blue top. A screen behind shows a window looking out onto a forest of trees.
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