The Beach House Crew – Full Character Proposition – The Maho Group

The Maho Group envisioned a brand-new family entertainment experience as part of the Sonesta Resort’s rebuild following the devastation of Hurricane Irma. They sought a cast of characters that would embody the vibrant culture of St. Maarten and engage guests across multiple platforms. Our task was to design, create, and implement a unique character lineup that would seamlessly integrate into …

Walkabout Puppet – Bits and Bobs – Legoland

We were thrilled to be part of the exciting new Mythica area at Legoland Windsor, creating intricate animatronic puppets for walkabouts and meet-and-greets. The character Bits and Bobs—a Lego creature made from leftover scraps—appears in the Flight of the Skylion ride, where he journeys through a portal to become a real creature. Our team crafted two identical versions of Bits …

Mother Goose – Puppet Cast – ATG Productions

ATG (Ambassador Theatre Group), the powerhouse behind some of the West End’s biggest productions—including Cabaret, The Book of Mormon, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang—set out to create the ultimate pantomime. Starring the legendary Sir Ian McKellen in the titular role, this brand-new production of Mother Goose was no ordinary panto. Unlike many seasonal productions, it embarked on an extensive UK …

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Feeling Better CBBC – Puppets for Kids TV Show

CBBC tasked Chris to design and build the Two main characters for a major new Kids TV show that dealt with understanding emotions, it was called ‘Feeling Better’. This show made over 20 episodes and was shown on CBBC and CBeebies on repeat for quite some time, and its still being used in schools as a teaching aid to help …

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Walkabout Puppet – Baby Dragon

This was a wonderful little project of designing and creating an engaging baby dragon puppet for walkabout performances, pop up events, histroical re-enactments and more. this ia large hand puppet but simple in nature to operate. It’s highly detailed with realsistic textures and features, so looks amazing close up. the baby drago sits in an egg and is operated through …

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Quack Puppet for Marella Cruises

This is a small hand puppet of Quack, a new character intorduced to the M Crew Kids club for Tui’s Marella Cruises. Built for The Experience Department who created the entertainment packages for Tui and thier cruise lines. This small cute puppet feature a mechanised mouth, and is built to withstand the rigours of theatrical theme park and resort use. materials used include plastizote, …

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Resi Puppet Mascot – Resi Designs

a Puppet Mascot for Resi Design. Mascots come in many forms and can serve a variety of purposes. As brand ambassadors, they not only reflect your company’s identity and branding but also add entertainment value and storytelling to your brand. Resi Design, a residential design company and architectural firm, wanted a mascot that embodied their logo and brand color palette …

Red Panda puppet – For Web Media Content Creation

We have often been asked to design and build appealing TV characters for online content creation. This was one such puppet. An adorable red panda with a heart shaped chest patch. He’s being used to create children’s content in the Netherlands, from educational website based content to entertaining videos and social media posts. He shares stories that cover how to …

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Wet Towel Monster – Private Client Commission

This is the Wet Towel Monster Puppet. We have often been asked to design and build appealing TV and film quality characters for online content creations. This was one such puppet. This particular character was already mostly designed by the artist who would be creating the content. He was called The Wet Towel Monster, Our Task was to adapt the …

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Lirpasloof – Puppet with Animatronic – IWOCA

This is a high end Hand puppet with Animatronic features that were cable controlled.  Global brand IWOCA had a great advertising concept that would span TV, internet and socials all about a Lirpasloof (Aprilfools). It was to be a viral video about goat yoga but with mythical animals, in this case the infamous Lirpasloof. They wanted a High end puppet …

Walkabout Dragon Puppet – Yeo Theatre

This is a large Walkabout dragon puppet that we designed and built for Yeo Theatre. This puppet is connected to a light harness and sits on the performer’s shoulders. The performer’s arm operates the head and neck with a fake arm in their costume creating a convincing illusion that the dragon is fully alive on its own.  It features handmade …

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Dolphin Mascot Suit – Tesco Mobile

A dolphin mascot suit….. Sometime requests come in that are just so fun and off the wall, and this was definately one of them. We were appraoched by Tesco Mobile to create a semi realstic dolphin mascot suit that a person would wear and their face was to be seen through a hole in the neck. it has to look …