CV

THEATRE, TV & FILM:
2025:
The Bear and the Piano R&D, Toby Olie/RSC - Puppeteer
There’s a Bear on my Chair, Toby Olie/Fuel/Southbank Centre - Puppeteer
Captain Sandy and the Sea Monster, The Puppet Theatre Barge - Puppeteer
2024:
Treasure Island ,Wils Wilson/The Lyceum Edinburgh - Co-Puppet Director and Maker
Jazz Emu Music Video - Puppeteer
Creakers the Musical, Tommy Jackson Greaves/Theatre Royal Plymouth - Associate Puppet Director
LOEWE advert, Joseph Wallace - Puppeteer
Danny Champion of the World R&D ,The Roald Dahl Story Company - Puppeteer
LEGO 2024 advert - Puppeteer
Lanny R&D, Nancy Medina/Bristol Old Vic - Puppet Director and Puppet maker
Izzy Gizmo R&D, Elizabeth Westcott/Bristol Old Vic- Puppet Director
AURORA (world tour visuals), Adam Smith - Puppet Director, Maker and Puppeteer
The Wickywock and the Jub Jub Berry (short film), BFI/Joseph Wallace & Cat Johnston - Puppeteer
The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings R&D, Mike Shepherd - Puppeteer
The Overcoat, Wildefolk Theatre - Puppet maker
2023:
The Pig, Sarah Fielding - Puppet Director and Art Director
The Adventures of Curious Ganz, Silent Tide/Sarah Wright - Puppeteer
A Good Girls Guide to Murder (TV series) - BBC - Art department/Graphics
Clerc’s Inferno, DH Ensemble - Puppet Maker
Latitude festival - Prop Maker
Minny Stynker, Soap Soup Theatre - Shadow puppetry direction
Funny Bones, The Lowry/Jessica Thanki - Puppeteer
2022:
Animal Farm, Robert Icke and Toby Olie - Puppeteer
The Famous Five, Theatr Clwyd/Chichester Festival Theatre - Timmy Puppeteer
2021:
Puppetry with Printmaking - Develop your Creative Practice - Arts Council England
Princess & Peppernose (Short Film), Samsung/Joe Wright - Shadow puppeteer/Maker
We are Lady Parts (TV series, ep 1), Channel 4 - Puppeteer
2020:
Freelance Task Force - Sponsored by Kneehigh Theatre
RAT, The Rat Affair - Puppet director/designer/puppeteer
Wolves in the Walls, Little Angel Theatre - Understudy Puppeteer
2019:
The Wizard of Oz, Leeds Playhouse - Toto Puppeteer
The Dancing Frog, Kneehigh - Puppeteer
Modern Fairies, Sage Gateshead - Puppeteer/maker
Disarming Reverberations, Lepus Productions - Puppeteer/Maker
WOLF, Kitchen Zoo/Northern Stage - Puppet designer and maker
2018:
Angelo, Little Angel Theatre - Puppeteer
The Adventures of Curious Ganz, Silent Tide/Little Angel Theatre - Puppeteer
The Dancing Frog, Kneehigh - Puppeteer
Monty & Co (TV series, 50 episodes), Pipkins Productions - Puppeteer
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Kitchen Zoo/Northern Stage - Puppet designer and maker
2017:
Venus & Adonis, RSC - Puppeteer
Tin Drum Rehearsals, Kneehigh - Understudy Puppeteer
Swiss Family Robinson R&D, Silly Boys - Puppeteer/actor
Nothing R&D, Edie Edmundson - Puppeteer
Theatre Ballads,Horse & Bamboo/EFDSS - Puppeteer
The Owl and the Pussycat, Kitchen Zoo - Puppet designer and maker
Possum (feature film) - Matthew Holness - Puppeteer
2016: Macbeth R&D, Shakespeare’s Globe - Witches Puppeteer
2015: The Elves & The Shoemaker, Silly Boys - Puppeteer/actor/musician

TRAINING
2016: Curious School of Puppetry
2015: Puppet making residency - Horse & Bamboo
2015: Comedy and Clown Training - Mick Barnfather
2012: War Horse Songman School

CONTACT DETAILS
Email: ailsadalling@gmail.com