“A gorgeously realised production, full of flair and imagination. Toby Olié’s puppetry plays with scale delightfully and continually.”
THE STAGE
“A gloriumptious stage version. The switches of scale work beautifully, providing constant changes of focus. Toby Olié’s puppets are deliberately unreal, but entirely convincing.”
WHATSONSTAGE
“Big, feisty and glorious. The amazing puppetry, with sudden contrasts of scale, becomes one of the evening’s chief delights.”
MAIL ON SUNDAY
“A big, friendly triumph, theatrical in the fullest sense. The puppetry is extraordinary in both craft and storytelling clarity, with an alternation in scale that keeps recalibrating our sense of Sophie’s vulnerability and power.”
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
“A mix of live actors and puppets pulls off a truly magical feat of stagecraft. It’s a joy to see theatre that’s genuinely and authentically awe-inspiring. When you think this production can’t surprise you anymore, something else happens and you’re left with your mouth gaping.”
BROADWAY WORLD
Puppetry Co-Designers & Supervisors
Daisy Beattie
Seb Mayer
Puppet fabrication
Production Photography