Touchedtheatre

TouchedTheatre make high quality contemporary theatre with puppetry at its heart. The company is a collaboration between award-winning puppeteer Darren East (Offies 2015, former Associate Artist of Little Angel Theatre) and experienced dramaturg and producer Beccy Smith, alongside a host of brilliant associate artists in performance, puppetry, design and sound. Our work is most interested in the point where moving, original storytelling about the world we live in now meets the thrilling possibilities of puppetry. TouchedTheatre are nationally recognised specialists in using puppetry, storytelling and film to work with young people and adults experiencing mental health difficulties. Go to Puppetry & Mental Health to see more. TouchedTheatre are part of the Puppetry Development Consortium. We co-run Brighton Puppetry School and support local emerging and established puppetry artists through our regular Punched nights of new puppetry cabaret for adults.