Unraku-ers Andrew and Robin were in the UK last week and had the chance to meet several puppeteers based in and around London and see to fantastic puppet shows. First was Warhorse, an incredible collaboration between the UK’s National Theatre and South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company. Warhorse tells the story of a boy named Albert and his beloved horse Joey set against the backdrop of World War I and features life-size, incredibly realistic horse puppets.

They were also thrilled to visit the Little Angel Theatre, “the home of British puppetry” and the only permanent puppet theatre in England. They caught a performance of the Little Angel’s current show, The Fabulous Flutterbys, and were treated to a backstage tour afterward.

They had a great time and hope that more of Unraku will be traveling across the pond with a show of our own sometime soon!