February 25 to March 27, 2008
an official event of UNIMA2008 World Puppetry Festival and Congress

Through to Shows and Workshops

In February 2008, eight Australian and International puppet companies will embark on an extraordinary journey. Travelling from the East coast to the West Coast of Australia and visiting regional, rural and isolated communities on their way to the UNIMA 2008 World Puppetry Festival and Congress in Perth, Western Australia, the biggest puppetry event ever staged in Australia.

The eight companies have been coordinated into two mini caravans each with its own touring path leaving from: Lismore, (Northern NSW) and Sydney. In mid March 2008, they will all meet in Adelaide and travel together in Caravan across the Nullarbor arriving in Perth in time for the UNIMA 2008 event

The Puppet Caravan presents a diverse range of Puppetry, including Puppet making workshops with Schools and Community groups as part of the Million Puppet Project. These communities have the opportunity to access puppetry at its finest along with professional development opportunities for artists, school teachers, and the general community.

The Northern NSW Route

South Australian Route

WA Route

The Puppet Caravan is organised by the ‘Puppet Caravan Committee’: Sue Wallace (Sydney Puppet Theatre), Lara Cruickshank&Padi Bolliger (Krinkl Theatre) and Sean Manners (Pelican Puppets).