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Announcing the Hipstamatics!
It’s time to party, shake off our worries and have some fun! Dance the night away with this talented band of stylish musicians playing their groovy, funk/fusion music, and help us celebrate MORPH PUPPET FESTIVAL to the max
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Announcing The Magical Midnight Adventure
Join Kerikeri Youth Theatre as they bring to life an original tale inspired by the beloved New Zealand picture book ‘Oliver in the Garden’. This play forms part of the Morph Puppet Festival, running from 6th to 10th July in Kerikeri.
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A Puppet wins Best Supporting Actor
A group of puppeteers have won a Laurence Olivier Award for the time in history! Watch this excerpt from The Life of Pi stage show to see why…
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Announcing Shadow Worlds
We’re over the moon to introduce ‘SHADOW WORLDS’ to you – Ten Tales of Matariki in Ten Shop Windows on a Starlit Winter’s Eve. As part of the Morph Puppet Festival, we’ll be taking over the centre of Kerikeri after dark to entertain our community with enchanting stories of Matariki, told in magical Shadow Puppet scenes.
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News Coming Soon
About a month ago, schools were given a chance to do something pretty cool. Last week they got a box full of crafting goodies to start their creative journey. And yesterday we drew their subject of inspiration out of a funky Magic Play House hat. TOMORROW we’ll tell you why….
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In Our Own Backyard: WHOA! Studios
In this video, Stacey Morrison and whanau find out about the puppets at WHOA! Studios, and what makes puppets so ‘loveable and timeless’…
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Puppets Behind the Scenes : War Horse
“We bring the horse to life. it’s living, breathing, thinking, feeling… and we convince you that the puppeteers don’t exist. That’s when the magic begins. Only then can we tell the story.”
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Behind Morph: Kylie Penn and The Magic Play House
A destination event puppet festival has been a project on the wish-list of The Magic Play House founder, Kylie Penn, for many years. Twenty five years of developing and performing puppet-based theatre and film has confirmed first hand, for Kylie, the research that puppets have a profound impact on their audiences.
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Puppets for Good: Little Amal
The current plight of refugees in Ukraine reminds us of children the world over who are forced to leave everything they know in times of conflict, and undertake dangerous journeys. ‘Little Amal’ – a 3.5m puppet of a young, Syrian girl, was walked 8,000km by four puppeteers in 2021 to highlight the bewildering circumstances child refugees find themselves in, as they try to find peace and acceptance a long way from home… See the highlights of her journey, and find out how she was made…
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Five Fun-Filled Days of Puppets in the Far North
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