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Education Pack Education Pack littleangeltheatre.com | 020 7226 1787 John Wright, the founder of Little Angel Theatre, was born in South Africa in 1906. He travelled to England in 1935 and worked as an assistant stage manager for the Ballet Rambert while studying at the Central School of Art and Design. During this time he saw a puppet performance by Podrecca’s Piccoli and became hooked. John made his very first puppet in 1938. In 1961 John and his troupe found a derelict temperance hall in Islington and transformed it into a theatre, designed for the presentation of marionette shows. It opened on Saturday 24th November 1961. This was to be the first purpose built puppet theatre the country had seen for many years and the only one with a permanent long string marionette bridge constructed backstage. The bridge was designed for puppeteers to stand on while they manipulate long stringed puppets who perform on the stage below leaving the audience unable to see the puppeteers. The original bridge is used to this day. The theatre has a traditional ‘proscenium arch’ and seats 100 audience members. John Wright died in 1991 but the work of the theatre continued apace with family, friends and supporters working tirelessly to continue in his footsteps to make sure John’s legacy would delight generations to come. How did Little Angel Theatre start? Angel Theatre start? How did Little “Over the next 30 years, the Little Angel team created and performed over 30 full-scale shows” Emily wakes up one bright autumn morning to find that her feet can’t touch the ground, and no one can understand why. To everyone’s surprise Emily keeps rising higher and higher. From sleeping upside-down on her ceiling and flying above her school playground, to soaring over a starry-skied London, Emily’s adventure is just beginning. Emily discovers a world that looks completely different. She’s not scared at all – it’s fun being high up. But she’s not coming down… How did it begin? Emily Rising was written by playwright Dan Rebellato and started life as a radio play, directed by Polly Thomas and starring a young Louisa Lytton (Eastenders, Dancing on Ice, The Bill) as Emily. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 24 August 2001. The play repeated on Radio 4 on 6 May 2003. You can find out more about Dan and listen to the original radio version of the play and download a copy of the script on his website: http://www.danrebellato.co.uk/emily-rising/ Little Angel Theatre and Goblin (co-producers) commissioned Emily Rising as a theatre play in 2016. The production is directed by Oliver Hymans with puppets designed and made by Alison Alexander. Dan and Oliver worked together to re-write the ABOUT EMILY RISING ABOUT EMILY original radio play script and turn it into a play for puppets. “a very honest piece about how strange and surprising life can be “ The Guardian The puppets in the show were designed and made by Alison Alexander. Emily is represented by 4 different puppets allowing her to be seen from 4 different perspectives. The main Emily puppets are fully formed however the other characters in the story are less fully formed with emphasis on their heads as we view the world from Emily’s perspective – Up above! The characters outside of Emily’s family are made using objects that are linked to their characters job or role in the story. The Doctor’s hair is made from surgical gloves, his eyebrows are sticky plasters and his tie a roll of bandage, while the teacher’s hair is made out of spiral binding and her glasses are rolls of tape and her tie pencils to represent her academic profession. The social worker’s face is made out of a clipboard and her facial expressions are drawn or written on to the pages. Her body is a pile of paperwork! How many other objects can you see have been re-purposed to make parts of the puppets? Alison’s design drawings for the puppets. It ’s important to draw a sketch of your puppet before you start making it. Even if the finished puppet does not look exactly like the design, it gives you the chance to see what the puppet might look like and think about how it will move and be controlled before you start making it. You can watch a film clip of Alison talking about her puppet designs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjx_Gjl2pns Emily Rising Puppet Designs Emily Rising Puppet Mum, Dad and Robbie all have cylindrical bodies to give the impression of Emily’s viewpoint – looking down from above. Unlike the other characters the puppets are more realistic. Emily is 10 years old and lives in London with her mum and her brother. She loves music (especially Beyoncé) and has lots of friends. She is a confident girl with a vivid imagination and a great sense of fun. Robbie is Emily’s younger brother. He is obsessed with superheroes, particularly Superman! He sometimes feels like he’s being a bit overlooked and life isn’t fair, especially when strange things start happening to Emily and all of the attention really focuses on her. He wants to be part of the action and keeps himself involved in everything that’s going on. Dad lives separately from the rest of the family but is still very much part of their lives, sharing responsibility with everyday things like taking the children to school. Despite this he sometimes loses touch with the reality of what’s going on in his children’s lives and can be known to gloss over problems rather than deal with them full on. Mum leads a busy life and sometimes feels like her feet don’t touch the ground! Despite this her children are her main focus and although she doesn’t always feel like she is doing everything she can she always is. “witty puppets and a sparky, gravity defying-heroine” The Stage Meet the family Puppets in Emily Rising The puppets in Emily Rising are an unusual design in that they are often attached to the puppeteer around their waist and incorporate elastic so that they can move and stretch. The family and character puppets don’t have arms, so if they need to use their hands the puppeteer steps in and uses theirs! All of the puppets have a control on the back of their heads for the puppeteer to hold. Other types of puppet in the show include shadow puppets and miniature puppets. Have you seen any other theatre productions, films or television shows that used puppets? Here is a list of some different types of puppet that you might have seen: Marionette: a puppet operated by strings (Pinocchio is a famous example) Glove Puppet: a puppet worn on the hand Moving Mouth Puppet: usually worn on the hand and can open and close its mouth (The Muppets are probably the most famous example of this style) Finger puppets: small puppets worn on the fingers Rod puppet: a puppet whose moving parts are operated by long sticks or rods. Tabletop Puppets: a type of rod puppet that works best on a tabletop stage Shadow Puppets: these are 2D puppets that make a shadow on a screen If you have any puppet examples such as toys, or perhaps puppets that have been bought as souvenirs, hand them around the class and have a look at how each one works. Can you identify what type each puppet is? Puppets and puppet making Puppets and puppet Designing and Making Puppets When you design and make a puppet make sure you think about these things: Decide on the character first (before you start drawing or making). Is it a person, an animal or a made-up creature? Is it a character for a show you will be performing? What is that character like? Match the character with a suitable puppet style (marionette, glove, rod, finger, shadow etc.) Decide what your puppet will need to do if it is performing in a show (walk, swim, fly, nod, wave?) Which parts need to move or not? Materials Remember that puppets have to be held up and moved by a puppeteer so choose light materials. If you make your puppet too heavy you won’t be able to use it! You don’t have to use specialist materials to make a puppet – many everyday items can be used such as boxes/containers/magazines and wrapping paper/ tubes/wool/ string/clothes/bottles etc. Draw a design for the puppet, including: 1. What materials you will need - remember puppets need to be light, strong and flexible. 2. Which parts of the puppet will move? How? 3. Will any parts be jointed? (elbows/knees) 4. Don’t forget to draw the rods/strings/controls etc that move the puppet so that you know where they will go. 5. How will you fix the parts of the puppet together? 6. How you will show your puppet’s character? (facial expression, clothes, decoration) 7. As you make your puppet test it out as you go. Is it strong enough to use? Are the details clear (will an audience be able to see the face from a distance?) Does it move in the places it is supposed to? Puppets and puppet making Puppets and puppet Shadow Puppetry You will need a light source (this could be a lamp, torch or OHP) and a screen (this could be a piece of fabric hung up or even hung over a table with the shadows be- ing made underneath the table) Making Shadows… There are different ways you can make shadows on your screen – whatever you use needs to go between the light source and the screen so that you make a shad- ow.
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