Puppets all around us!

We managed to get to a few of the fantastic puppet shows for the London Puppetry Festival - including 'Out of the Heart of Darkness', performed at the Puppet Barge in Little Venice...

Out of the Heart of Darkness is based on Joseph Conrad’s diary and novella and is a marionette drama - a rare event - that explores and reflects on the corruption and decadence of powerful Europeans and Africans, who contribute to the debilitating situation in Africa. The drama takes an imaginative look at Africa today and how diamonds still create tension, greed, darkness and dishonesty. The presentation uses hand carved long-string marionettes that are worked from above. The action moves dramatically from the Thames to a river in Africa and is supported by exciting music, complete with a tribal ceremony, giving the viewer a powerful experience of the continent.

The photos are of the old retired puppets that now adorn the walls of the floating theatre - really neat place to go see puppets!