Handspring Puppet Company

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Handspring created the puppets for National Theatre productions War Horse and Or You Could Kiss Me. The company (run by Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones) was founded in South Africa in 1981, and is today arguably one of the greatest puppetry companies in the world. The National Theatre has a longstanding relationship with Handspring, who provide an artistic home and professional base for a core group of performers, designers, theatre artists and technicians who collaborate with them on a...

Episode List

The Puppet Makers

Jul 25th, 2012 3:35 PM

In July 2012 the puppet makers from the Handspring Puppet Company, creators of the War Horse puppets, visited London to see the show for the first time.

The Handspring Puppet Factory

May 14th, 2012 1:48 PM

See inside the workshop of the Handspring Puppet Company and discover how they make all the puppets for the show.

Handspring Puppet Company platform event

Oct 17th, 2011 4:14 PM

Handspring Puppet Company demonstrate the horse puppets on the stage

Ambitions for the future (2007)

Apr 8th, 2011 3:28 PM

Basil and Adrian speak about what is next for them after War Horse

The meaning of Handspring

Apr 8th, 2011 3:26 PM

Basil and Adrian talk about how and why the chose the name.