Terrapin Puppet Theatre is the Australian innovator of puppet-based visual theatre exploring digital puppetry, creating contemporary storytelling, and touring and collaborating nationally and internationally.
Terrapin Puppet Theatre / Artistic director biography
Frank Newman is a director, performer and community development worker. He has directed, produced, performed and trained in theatre for over 15 years. Frank was appointed to Terrapin in 2007, and for the company he has directed Explosion Therapy, Boats, Helena and the Journey of the Hello, and The Falling Room and the Flying Room.
Information / http://www.terrapin.org.au
Terrapin Puppet Theatre was established in 1981 and is based in Hobart, Tasmania. The company is exploring new technologies and cross-platform practice to continually challenge and redefine puppetry. Terrapin creates these forms through research and developmental processes that are designed specifically for each work. The company injects skills and programs into the Tasmanian community, entertaining family audiences and supporting and developing artists. Whilst Terrapin reaches to the future in its exploration of form and storytelling styles, it does so with its feet firmly grounded in the age-old craft of puppetry and theatre’s rich traditions.
