Dead Puppet Society’s The Harbinger (image via Facebook)
From the gargantuan stars of Global Creatures’ King Kong – Live on Stage and Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular, to smaller but no less essential elements of stage shows such as the touring production War Horse, the STC/Barking Gecko co-production Storm Boy, and the Arena/MTC co-pro Marlin, puppetry has been taking an increasingly prominent role on Australian stages in recent years – but does incorporating puppetry into more traditional theatre dilute the art form, or is it a sign of the puppetry’s increasing sophistication?
