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1st Sept 2008

Well,  it's been a very busy few months.  We have been devising our new show with minimal text with Rod Burnett (very behind, but now getting there).  Instead of 'Family Portraits' it is now titled ' A STITCH IN TIME' . I am so enjoying working in a completely new way. - Leigh

This show has been designed specially for festivals.

2nd April 2008

We are deep in the middle of PAF - our busiest year ever with 29 perfomances, at the same time work continues slowly on our new show - 'FAMILY PORTRAITS' .

24th September 07

SKIPTON PUPPET FESTIVAL has been the highlight of our year. Not only was our production of BEOWULF - THE DRAGON SLAYER very well received but we were also able to present our new revised THEATRE 4 ONE piece 'ROCK BOTTOM' at a festival where there were a number of Theatre 4 One shows working together.  "Magical" and "Amazing" and "A wonderful quiet 3 minutes in a stressful world" were some of the comments.

August 2007

Funding has just been confirmed from the Puppet Animation Creative Rehearsal Fund for a new show in 2008 called 'FAMILY PORTRAITS'.  Also working on the story will be Stuart Paterson (Playwright) and  Rod Burnett of Storybox.

NEW SHOW - CALL OF THE LOON BIRD will be touring from October 2007.  This fabulous production has new elements in our work -live music, new puppet styles and a new facilitator - Jo Turbitt.  We are enjoying our new direction and hope the show can come your way soon.

28th February

A Chance to Dream has had to be postponed due to insurrmountable problems in rehearsal. All dates are cancelled for now.  PLease contact us directly for more information.

23rd November 06 THEATRE 4 ONE

A new experience - see a puppet theatre production for one person lasting 3 minutes long!  We are currently developing this for next spring.  More info available soon.

ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING FOR ' A CHANCE TO DREAM

NEW SHOW - MARCH 2007

Clydebuilt will be producing a new show for adults in January 2007. We are very pleased to receive funding for this production from the Scottish Arts Council. This funding will help us employ a dramaturg/writer to help create the piece.

NEWS UPDATE: We have also received funding from the 'PUPPET ANIMATION FESTIVAL' through the 'Creative Development Through Rehearsal Fund'. This is a very important help to us as it will give us production time to create the show without having to tour at the same time - thankyou Puppet Animation Festival Scotland.

CLYDEBUILT PUPPET THEATRE VISIT DUBAI

In December 2005 Clydebuilt were invited to the Dubai International Children's Festival with 'FINDERS KEEPERS'. This was a real opportunity to experience a different culture and we really enjoyed the experience. We performed at the 'Madinat Theatre' and also ran puppet making workshops which were much appreciated. For us the best thing was meeting the variety of people who live there (all nationalities) and also having to get our set down to 5 pieces weighing only 65kilos!

It was really brilliant and we would love to go back.