Circle of Life

Devised by Peter Wilson and Kenny King

Composer (Part One) Liam Reid

Performed by Kenny King

The beat of a heart, the warmth of a breath, the feel of a touch...


Circle of Life weaves the tale of two puppets, told using the ancient art form of puppetry following their journeys through Birth, Life and ultimately death.

These inanimate objects come to life as we suspend our disbelief and are taken on a journey, where the end is the beginning and the beginning is the end

Age group: Adult


Turn on the Light

Written by Peter Wilson and Kenny King



“Leave the light on and tell me a story.”



Tim finally falls asleep.



The Pond

Written by Peter Wilson

The Pond is a magical journey through the eyes of the creatures and plants that live in and around the pond and whose daily lives depend on the importance of water for their survival. The play begins with rain, rain that makes the puddles, the rivers and the ponds. One by one, the creatures and plants that live in and around the pond are introduced. But something is wrong, the water in the pond is growing foul and dirty. Something has to be done.

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Written by Peter Wilson

Music by Stephen Gallagher and Caitlin Morris.

Twinkle spends a lot of time on her own. She gets given a new smart phone, but when that breaks down she becomes very bored. Twinkle turns to her favourite toy called Dino and when no one is looking Twinkle talks to Dino about her dreams. Like all young girls, Twinkle runs, jumps and skips, but she always does it by herself with Dino watching her. Twinkle spends a lot of time alone thinking, and oh boy does she have an imagination.

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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge



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Paper Shaper

Short and simple, yet rich with emotion and humour, PAPER SHAPER is the antithesis of big-brand kids’ entertainment such as Hi-5 or The Wiggles. With utmost care and skill the company weaves together a magical world that will introduce children to the true beauty that theatre is capable of expressing.

The story springs straight from the realms of imagination and curiosity that children inhabit. What happens to that little man on the side of the rubbish bin when no-one is looking? He creates a whole universe out of people’s paper, with a paper sun, paper trees, paper flowers and paper butterflies. When a long-faced but cheerful man visits the Paper Shaper’s park for a picnic, the two start out as opponents, but soon become playmates and finally, friends.

This tale, devised by director Peter Wilson and puppet designer Tim Denton, with music by Gareth Farr, needs no dialogue to communicate to its junior audience. The combination of maskwork and puppetry opens up some wonderful possibilities for visual storytelling, deftly performed by Kenny King and Peter Wilson

Duck Death & the Tulip

By Wolf Erlbruch, Adapted by Peter Wilson | Directed by Nina Nawalowalo and Music composed by Gareth Farr
Kind permission of Gecko Press

Duck, Death and the Tulip is a strangely heartwarming story. A duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Simple, unusual, warm and witty. The superb use of masks, puppets and objects, allows the play to deal with a difficult subject in a way that is elegant, straightforward and thought provoking.

Black Dog

Directed by Peter Wilson, designed by Tolis Papazoglou, puppet design and construction by Sharon Johnson and music by Liam Reid. Based on the book by Pamela Allen.

Black Dog and Christina lived together in a little cottage on the edge of a forest. They had been friends for a very long time, they played together, they swam together, they ran barefoot through the forest. Then, suddenly, one cold day in winter, everything began to change… Even the very young know the pain of love. In this hauntingly beautiful story we share Black Dog’s pain as he waits and waits for the return of Christina’s love.

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Little Kowhai Tree



