A Bird in the Hand Theatre
Alison Duddle - artist/director
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Alison is a visual artist, puppet and mask designer and maker and visual theatre director. https://www.abirdinthehandtheatre.co.uk/alison-duddle
She initially developed her passion for puppet and mask theatre through working with and learning from artists at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre in Minneapolis, MN USA, and then continued this in the UK, working for 17 years a maker and joint artistic director with Horse + Bamboo Theatre. Shows included Moominland Midwinter, Little Leap Forward, The Nightingale, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Company of Angels),
Alison currently works as a freelance artist, creating puppets and masks for theatre (Pilot Theatre, The Dukes Oldham Coliseum, 20 Stories High) for film (the Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Firebrand), and parades (Manchester Day Parade, Handmade Parade). Alison is also part of artist collective Insideoutsidehouse, who create collaborative installations and animations for gallery settings Projects — InsideOutsideHouse
 |  |  Red Riding hood mask and wolf puppet made by Alison Duddle. Show directed by Alison for Horse + Bamboo Theatre |
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 Feral girl mask by Alison Duddle. From In the Shadow of Trees directed by Alison. written/set design by Bob Frith for Horse + Bamboo/Royal Exchange Theatres |  King and Nightingale puppets by Alison Duddle. Show The Nightingale adapted and directed by Alison for Horse + Bamboo Theatre. Puppeteers Mark Whitaker and Aya Nakamura |  Driftwood puppets made by Alison Duddle. From Storm in a Teacup written and directed by Alison for Horse + Bamboo THeatre |
 Hemulen,Moomintroll and little My puppets made by ALison Duddle. From Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson dir:Alison Duddle + Lee Lyford for Horse + Bamboo/The Egg THeatre. Adapted by Hattie Naylor. Set design Tom Rogers. |  Too-Ticky, Moomintroll and Little My puppets by Alison Duddle as part of exhibit at Nottingham Lakeside |  Little Leap Forward, Mother and Red Guards masks by ALison Duddle. From Little Leap Forward by Guo Yue and Clare Farrow. Adapted and directed by Alison for Horse + Bamboo/Royal Exchange theatres. Set design Bob Frith. |
 THe GIrl who Cut Flowers. Mask/costume by Alison Duddle Written and directed by ALison and Bob Frith for Horse + Bamboo Theatre. |  masks and costumes by ALison Duddle for Veil. Writer/Director Bob Frith for Hose + Bamboo Theatre |  Masks by Alison Duddle. From In the Shadow of Trees directed by Alison. written/set design by Bob Frith for Horse + Bamboo/Royal Exchange Theatres |
 Masks by Alison Duddle as part of exhibition at Nottingham Lakeside |  Puppet by Alison Duddle for Mrs Brewster's Moving House for City Arts, Nottingham. |  Alison Duddle - carving a Limewood puppet head |
 Red Riding Hood puppet by Alison Duddle. Show adapted and directed by Alison for Horse + Bamboo Theatre. Set design by Bob Frith. Wolf performer Jonny Quick |  Gretel and deer from Hansel and Gretel - as part of exhibition at Nottingham Lakeside |  Harmony puppet by ALison Duddle for Melody Loses her Mojo by 20 Stories High dir Keith Saha/puppetry direction Sue Buckmaster. Melody - Remmie Milner |
 Mask and puppets made by Alison Duddle. From Storm in a Teacup written and directed by Alison for Horse + Bamboo THeatre |  Papercut publicity illustration for the Nightingale |  puppets by Alison Duddle for Creeped Out - a CBBC production. |
 puppets by Alison Duddle rom Phillip Pullman's Grimm Tales. For Grimm Tales productions. |  Queen Bee backpack puppet by Alison Duddle for Handmade Parade |  Raven mask by Alison Duddle for Phillip Pullman's Grimm Tales for Grimm Tales Productions. |
 Masks and Puppets by Alison Duddle for Veil. Written/Directed by Bob Frith for Horse + Bamboo Theatre |  Masks by Alison Duddle as part of exhibition at Nottingham Lakeside. |  papercut shadows from Hansel and Gretel by Alison Duddle |
 mask making - Alison Duddle |  Puppet by Alison Duddle for Mrs Brewster's Moving House for City Arts, Nottingham. |  Masks by Alison Duddle. From Little Leap Forward by Guo Yue and Clare Farrow adapted and directed by ALison Duddle for Horse + Bamboo/Royal Exchange Theatres |
 Puppets by Alison Duddle. From The Nightingale adapted and directed by Alison for Horse + Bamboo Theatre. Puppeteers Mark Whitaker and Aya Nakamura |  Red Riding hood mask and wolf puppet made by Alison Duddle. Show directed by Alison for Horse + Bamboo Theatre. Set design by Bob Frith |  3 Little Men puppets by ALison Duddle made for Phillip Pullman's Grimm Tales. Dir Phillip Wilson/Design Tom Rogers for Grimm Tales Poductions |
 Homing Pigeon puppet by ALison Duddle made for Rossington Carnival/Handmade Parade |  Maid Marionette puppet made by Alison Duddle.Mascot puppet for Nottingham Puppet Festival for CityArts/Theatre Royal Nottingham |