A showcase of puppetry in all forms developed within the Smoking Puppet Lab.

With performances, installations and work in progress from Bristol based puppeteers and a chance to chat afterwards.

Including:

Taking a Holiday by Otherstory.

A story of struggle during the First World War - with intrigue, escapes, comradeship... and bikes.

Interactive Puppets by Kev Kirkland.

Play with interactive robot puppets.

The Dreammaker by Passepartout (Marie Lechevalier, Hanna Habermann).

Close your eyes and fall into the sweet dimensions of dreams, where memories drift and shift to create reckless realities.

Incidences on the M Train by Zuleika Gregory and Dewi Owen.

How do you write about nothing? A shadow puppet show inspired by Patti Smith, Daniil Kharms and mu.

The Rehearsal by Araceli Cabrera.

Performed by Briony Dace and Araceli Cabrera.

The Rehearsal is a shadow show that gives the audience an insight into the trials and tribulations of putting a show together. It is far from perfect...

A New Theory of Earth (An Excerpt on Film) by Tom McDonagh.

Jeremiah Reynolds (1799 - 1854) was an American explorer who believed the earth was hollow and open at the poles. We journey with Reynolds in a small ship to Antarctica where he confronts the realities of his romantic and heroic vision.

Doors at 7.30pm with performances starting at 8pm.