Notice Board Arts and Crafts

Image of Alex sailing the third boat in the ApprenticeSHIP Project series July 2010

PuppetShip CIC

36 Lime Street

Newcastle

NE1 2PQ

0191 222 00 77

For more information go to

http://puppetshipcic.pbwiki.com/

PuppetShip Community Interest Company, a exciting Social Enterprise for the North East of England.

PuppetShip Community Interest Company has been co founded by Puppeteer Alison Mcgowan and Boatbuilder / Designer Alex Finnegan with the aim of establishing a floating Puppet Theatre on the River Tyne.

Incorporated in January 2006, with a board of 6 Directors,

Mission Statement

'To inspire and enrich the lives of children and families through the transforming power of performance and participation in creative activities.'

Community Interest Company Activities

Activity: General:

Create a live theatre venue aboard a boat to produce plays, educational workshops and encourage public participation in the arts, especially the art of puppetry in all its forms.

Our Vision:

To encourage children and adults to invest in their imagination and share in believable alternative worlds and experiences provided through the medium of puppet theatre. In doing so, we hope that they will extend their ability to imagine new futures, new problems and solutions - a world beyond their street corner. We hope to challenge limiting beliefs, offer new perspectives and explore ways for children to express their developing view of human experience in a stimulating and supportive environment.

In three years time we will have created a new audience for puppetry around the banks of the Tyne and beyond. We will have raised the profile of puppetry in the North East; developed links with schools and organisations to set up a regular touring circuit; established a reputation for innovative work and drawn together an enthusiastic team of artists / performers to develop projects.

We also envision having involved thousands of children and families in shows and creative projects, stimulating their imaginations, raising their aspirations and empowering them to make creative choices.

PuppetShip Community Interest Company

2b, 36 Lime Street,

Ouseburn Valley

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

NE1 2PQ

Tel: 0191 222 0077

Fax: 0191 261 5666

http://puppetshipcic.pbwiki.com/

Email

Alex Finnegan

Project Manager

metacypher@yahoo.co.uk

Alison Mcgowan

Creative Director

alison@puppetship.com

Registered Company # 5686370