My second share today is a series of videos made for the UK’s National Theatre  by Gyre & Gimble, a celebrated puppet company founded in 2014 by Finn Caldwell and Toby Olié, who were associate puppetry directors on the global theatrical hit, War Horse.

In the first video, Olié and Caldwell demonstrate a step-by-step guide for making a brown paper man puppet, which would be an excellent alternative for anyone want to work with Bunraku puppets.

The second video is a master class in bringing oversized puppets to life.

The third and final video focuses on storytelling through puppetry.

If you haven’t seen them, there is a whole series of excellent puppetry videos from The National here, including more from  Olié and Caldwell about their show The Elephantom,   created for temporary stage at The National.