Blind
Summit designed and directed puppetry
for a new production of
HIS
DARK MATERIALS
Based on the books by Philip Pullman
Adapted by Nicholas Wright
5 hours of fantastic storytelling, acting, music and puppetry in this two part epic theatre version of Phillip Pullman's hugely popular trilogy. Blind Summit provided the Polar Bears, Daemons, Gallivespians...
"this
bold piece of theatre held a packed audience enthralled"
THE INDEPENDENT
"...the
puppet daemons created by Blind Summit (and) the skeletal bears with their
bony spines are particularly effective."
THE GUARDIAN
"The
tiny spies, the Gallivespians... are a total success"
THE TIMES
"daemon
puppets roam the stage... with such realism that it is easy to forget
the puppeteer operating them from behind."
MUSIC OMH
"Lyra,
of course, has a daemon – Pantalaimon. This beautifully designed
puppet is exquisitely animated by Gerard Carey. The puppetry as a whole
is one of the top thrills of this production. From Geoffrey Lumb bringing
alive the powerful bear, Iorek Byrnison, through Ben Thompson’s
breathing life into the never-still-for-a-moment, Golden Monkey, to the
tiny and hilarious Galivespians of Ian Conningham, Nicholas Asbury and
Josie Daxter and all the others, this is total joy in magic."
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SHOWED
AT
Birmingham Rep
National Tour
West Yorkshire Playhouse
CREATIVE
TEAM
Director : Rachel Kavanaugh and Sarah Esdaile
Designer : Ruari Murchison
Puppet Design : Nick Barnes
Puppet Direction : Mark Down
PUPPETEERS
Golden Monkey, Stupid Bear : Ben Thompson
Salcilia, Hester, Lady Salmakia : Josie Daxter
Lord Roke, Chief Bear
: Ian Conningham
Iofur Raknison, Chevalier Tialys : Nick Asbury
Iorek Byrnison: Geoffrey Lumb
Disgruntled Bear : Emma Pallant
Stelmaira : Emma Manton
Pantelaimon : Gerard Carey
Kirjava : Minnie Crowe
Kaisa : Daniel Brocklebank
Perpetua : Minie Crowe
Bears : Charlotte Asprey, Nick Barber
PUPPET
MAKERS
Nick Barnes
Paul Vincett
Billy Achilleos
