Handspring Puppet Company News

WAR HORSE will run at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow in Spring 2025. Learn more about the tour and see how to purchase tickets.

The National Theatre's WAR HORSE, based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, embarks on a major UK and Ireland tour and will play at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The best of Broadway and off-Broadway came together for the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which were held at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

ArtsEmerson has announced its 2024/25 Season, featuring nine live stage events. Learn more about the lineup here!

The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.

Nominations for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have just been. Check out the full list of nominees here for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2023-2024 season!

New dates have been announced for the National Theatre’s production of War Horse, the theatrical event based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, which embarks on a major 18-month UK and Ireland tour from 5 September 2024, touring through to 2026.

The National Theatre's production of War Horse will embark on a major 18-month UK Tour from 5 September 2024, touring through to 2026. Find out where you can catch the show here!

St. Ann’s Warehouse is now presenting The Life & Times of Michael K, adapted by Lara Foot, in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company

Explore the highly anticipated 2023-2024 season at St. Ann's Warehouse. Discover the dates, venues, and exciting lineup of shows coming to this renowned theater. Don't miss out on the unforgettable performances that await!

Don't miss the American premiere of 'Life & Times of Michael K,' a stunning puppet theater production that received rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Find out the dates and venue for this highly acclaimed show at St. Ann's Warehouse.

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet representing a Syrian refugee girl, is embarking on a 6,000-mile journey across the United States. Don't miss her visit to Southwest Detroit on September 27th for an outdoor performance and celebration at Matrix Theatre Company.

Join OZ Arts Nashville in welcoming Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet representing a Syrian refugee, to Centennial Park on October 5th. This free community event features performances by local organizations and spreads a message of hope for displaced people.

Little Amal, the internationally-celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, will be arriving in Columbus on September 22 as part of her epic 6,000-mile journey across the United States this fall.

Little Amal, the internationally-celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet, will be visiting Akron on September 23 as part of her nationwide journey spanning over 35 cities. Join her on this incredible 6,000-mile trek and be inspired by a message of hope and unity.

There are rare occasions in the theatre when dance, film, music, adaptation, ensemble and puppetry combine to create magic. This is one of them. 

Discover how you can join the exciting A.R.T. summer workshops to prepare for the highly anticipated arrival of Little Amal in September. Don't miss out on this opportunity to engage with the arts community and contribute to the cultural celebration!

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will present sweeping array of bold and diverse programming for the fall/winter of its 2023/2024 Season.

American Repertory Theater at Harvard University will produce an ArtsThursdays event at Harvard University to welcome Little Amal to Greater Boston on September 7, 2023 as part of Amal Walks Across America

Little Amal, the internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who visited New York City last fall, and has been welcomed by more than 250 uniquely created artistic events across the globe since she set out on her initial 5,000-mile trek across Europe in 2021, will embark on an epic 6,000-mile journey across the United States this September.