Salt and Poppet Theatre is a Melbourne based bijou puppetry company, spreading it’s spice across the country. We create seasoned puppet projects combining the construction and performance of puppets, in order to break down boundaries and peel open the envelope of ordinary life.
Our work is daring and different; combining art forms to create new and exciting work both with and for, young and old alike.
PRIMARY ARTIST
THERESA O'CONNOR, puppeteer and theatre maker,
ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
ANGE LEECH, sculptor, animator and musician
DAVID FRANZKE, sound designer and composer
NEIL GAIMAN, writer
DAN GORONSZY, puppeteer and dramaturg
BRENDAN BACON, actor and puppeteer
Together we showcase a broad range of skills covering sculpture & puppet making, collage & paper engineering, music & composition, acting & puppet manipulation, writing, theatre making, community engagement, stage management and stop motion animation.
Our work is daring and different; combining art forms to create new and exciting work both with and for, young and old alike.
PRIMARY ARTIST
THERESA O'CONNOR, puppeteer and theatre maker,
ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
ANGE LEECH, sculptor, animator and musician
DAVID FRANZKE, sound designer and composer
NEIL GAIMAN, writer
DAN GORONSZY, puppeteer and dramaturg
BRENDAN BACON, actor and puppeteer
Together we showcase a broad range of skills covering sculpture & puppet making, collage & paper engineering, music & composition, acting & puppet manipulation, writing, theatre making, community engagement, stage management and stop motion animation.
