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Formed in 2000, Pickled Image specializes in puppetry for live performance and theatre. Since its inception the company has gained international recognition and numerous awards for their darkly humorous visual productions.
'Fireside Tales with Granddad'
by Pickled Image
Touring 2017/18
Fireside Tales with Granddad is a new show based on
Pickled Images’ adorable puppet Granddad. Granddad has already
had huge success with our previous show Travels with Granddad
and toured in the UK for two years. Fireside Tales
has been created to fit larger theatre spaces and features
an array of wonderful puppets, a shadow film and beautiful stories
all crafted by Adam Fuller (the puppeteer of Granddad). The show is
ideal for family audiences and can suit non-theatre spaces as long
as there is enough performance space.
Cuddle up around the campfire as Granddad recalls a daring escape
from a hungry shark. Tuck into a marshmallow or two as he attempts
to make a new set of underpants for a giant. And watch as the shadows
between the trees unravel a tale of greedy goblins, grumpy trolls,
sneaky princes and a very unusual princess. Exquisite puppets, captivating
storytelling, beautiful shadow puppetry combine to create an enchanting
show guaranteed to spark the imagination of everyone
Running time: 50 minutes approx. Intended audience: Families with
children 4+
Testimonials
Fantastic interaction with the audience, quizzing the children with brilliant conversation throughout. Another sold-out performance by Pickled Image, all audience left with a smile asking when Granddad would be back. The Pound in Corsham
It was a pleasure to have Pickled Image as part of the weekend and I wouldn’t hesitate in inviting you back to perform the same show or your next production in the Weston Studio. Louise Miles-Crust, Wales Millennium Centre
Fireside Tales with Grandad was very popular here at Salisbury Playhouse,
it was charming and engaged our audience young and old throughout
with it’s well placed storytelling. Louise Dancey, Salisbury
Playhouse
Tour Dates
'The Shop of Little Horrors'
by Pickled Image
Touring 2017/18
Grimlake’s Emporium of Novelties: a dilapidated shop on the outskirts
of Nowhere, where corny magic tricks and strange puppets collect dust
and cobwebs. No one has entered the shop for years, but that’s just
fine by proprietor Albert Grimlake.
Albert is a man obsessed with puppets, particularly ventriloquist
dummies – each face lovingly crafted by his own hand, and bearing
an uncanny resemblance to customers, friends and family long gone.
But Grimlake is growing old and knows he won’t last forever. He has
no son, no successor. Time is running out to find someone to keep
the Emporium open, someone to breathe life into his creations, someone
who shares his peculiar passion for puppets…
Enter Eric. He’s young, he’s eager, and he’s seen all the Muppet
movies, twice. He’s the perfect applicant: keener than mustard and
easily moulded. But Eric discovers there’s so much to learn.
How do you scream without moving your lips?
Running time: 70 minutes. Intended audiencer: Adult/Young Adult (minimum
recommended age 12)
Testimonials
The Oxford Times: Five Stars. ‘If you can imagine Harold Pinter and Alfred Hitchcock creating a puppet show together then you can get some idea of what to expect from Pickled Image’s new production The Shop of Little Horrors.’
Animations Online: ‘The Shop of Little Horrors’ is a disturbing and dark comical treat from macabre theatre experts Pickled Image.…. mixing murder, obsession and the macabre in a style similar to the 'The League of Gentleman' but with a level of intensity that can only be found in live performance.’
The British Theatre Guide: ‘a truly macabre
gruesome story told with a wicked sense of humour’
Tour Dates
'Coulrophobia'
by Pickled Image
Touring 2017/18
Dik and Adam are traditional clowns in a very untraditional
situation. They somehow find themselves in a world where everything
is made of cardboard: chairs, tables, a lift, musical instruments
and even a boat. They have no idea why they are here or what they
are supposed to be doing; only that their actions seem to be beyond
their control, almost as if someone else was making them perform against
their will. Through a series of outrageous sketches, involving slapstick,
mime and much audience participation, the two clowns discover that
they are indeed trapped in this cardboard world and being controlled
by an evil presence: the diminutive yet terrifying Poco the Clown.
The only way to escape their dilemma is to dupe two members of the
audience into taking their places. Will this be possible? That depends
on how persuasive they can actually be …
Running time: 70 minutes approx. Intended audience: Adult/Young Adult
(minimum recommended age 16)
Testimonials
“ I haven’t laughed so hard since I saw Flåklypa Grand Prix (a Norwegian
animated film) as a seven year old, and I almost got sad when it all
was over.”
Even Biering-Strand, Våganavi
“Masterful clown-play. The term ‘fear of clowns’ is lifted to a completely new level after the latest masterpiece from Pickled Image.”
“Coulrophobia – fear of clowns” is one of the sickest things I have
seen on a stage. It is an unrestrained display of theatrical madness
I can promise you have never experienced before.”
Five on the Dice
Tour Dates
'Christmas Tales with Granddad'
by Pickled Image
Available during the Festive Season
Christmas Tales with Granddad is a brand new show from Pickled
Image featuring a feast of festive stories, including a special pair
of Christmas pants, the mystery of the snowflake necklace and the
mischievous shenanigans of the Tomten - a feisty Gnome, who loves
the chance to swap gossip with woodland creatures, and who might just
be the reason Granddad can't find his favourite tree decoration.
Creating a sense of the fireside in the theatre, Granddad will welcome
imaginative input from the audience as he weaves his own brand of
heart-warming storytelling and festive cheer.
Intended Audience: 3+. Running time: 1 hour approximately
Testimonials
“The run was a triumph, greeted with massive enthusiasm and smashing
box-office records on the way. I loved the non-patronising, inclusive
nature of the story – the age-range is often talked down to – and
the extraordinary levels of care and love given to so many details
of the show. We’re absolutely thrilled to have hosted the show here.”
Ali Robertson, Director of Tobacco Factory Theatres on Santa’s
Little Trolls
Tour Dates
'Santa's Little Trolls'
by Pickled Image
Available during the Festive Season
Jeremy really, really loves Christmas. All he wants is for
each Christmas to be perfect; mince pies, stockings, mistletoe and
especially, (and this is the icing on the Christmas cake)…lots and
lots of SNOW!
But, who exactly brings the snow? Santa? Rudolph? Jack Frost? No, it’s the one job left in the heavy hands of the Trolls of Winter. However, the trolls are fed up with never getting any of the credit. It’s always those cheery, little elves and that red nosed reindeer celebrated at Christmas, while the hard working trolls miss out.
Not once have they been on an advent calendar or featured in a carol, so this year, unless they get their ugly mugs on at least one Christmas card, there will be NO SNOW!
With silliness, laughter, stunning puppets (and maybe a humbug or
two), Pickled Image (Fireside Tales with Granddad and Wolf Tales)
present a magical Christmas extravaganza – Santa’s Little Trolls.
Testimonials
“The run was a triumph, greeted with massive enthusiasm
and smashing box-office records on the way. I loved the non-patronising,
inclusive nature of the story – the age-range is often talked down
to – and the extraordinary levels of care and love given to so many
details of the show. We’re absolutely thrilled to have hosted the
show here.”
Ali Robertson, Director of Tobacco Factory Theatres