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Mr Cleaver’s Monsters
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Mr Cleaver: Theatre Designer, Illustrator and Anima Machina Auteur. Howling into the void on social media.
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Mr Cleaver’s Monsters @mrcleaversmonsters.bsky.social · Nov 14
First post on Blue Sky so here’s what I do…

I design theatre sets, draw cats and make massive puppets out of EVA foam.

Please join me on my creative journey.

#puppets #giantpuppets #theatredesign #illustration #dragons #evafoam #foamsmithing
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I love my job. Except today. And most of yesterday.

#propmaking #scenicart
October 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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New (and rather spooky) project in the pipeline!

Outdoor Arts UK Leicester Festivals & Events Leicestershire Live Cool As Leicester Visit Leicester

#greatleicesterghosthunt #ghosts #halloween

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September 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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The Ancient Giants will be in Stoke this Friday and Saturday for The Big Feast Festival!

@appetite_stoke @inspirateuk

#puppet #giantpuppet #puppetry #ancientgiants #stokeontrent

@outdoorartsuk @britishpuppetguild @britishunima
August 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Who dances best?

#ancientgiants hit @aisfestival

Produced by @inspirateuk
Funded by @withoutwalls.uk

@leicesterfest @outdoorartsuk @puppetplace @puppeteersuk @britishunima @britishpuppetguild @aboutleicester @visitleicester #puppet #giantpuppet
July 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Thanks to @indre.r.art for this brilliant photo of Ravan at @curve_leicester for @aisfestival

Produced by @inspirateuk
Funded by @withoutwalls.uk

@leicesterfest @outdoorartsuk #puppet #giantpuppet #dancing
July 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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The Ancient Giants hit @curve_leicester for @aisfestival

Produced by @inspirateuk
Funded by @withoutwalls.uk

Puppeteers: @kneadnaan @rayorayrayo @karla.m.jones @aljessop86 @maisyyhluk and Paloma Styles

#puppet #giantpuppet

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July 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I’m watching the original 1970’s Wombles. For work!

Might actually be living the dream!

#wombles
June 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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It would be lovely to get a preview image on this. As we can’t… Yay! We’ll be at the Indian Summer Festival this July!

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June 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Prototype and finished phoenix puppet for the @bamboozletheatre production, Firebird.

Puppeteers: @lorihopkinspuppeteer @ben_moores_theatre and Craig Byrne.

#puppet #giantpuppet #mythicalcreature #mythicalbeast #evafoam #foamsmith #firebird #phoenix #mrcleaversmonsters
June 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Get Ready With Me!

Brimstone has a new tail and will be touring this year with @autindt

@johnny.autin @outdoorartsuk @puppetplace @britishpuppetguild @britishunima

@leicesterfest @aboutleicester

#grwm
#brimstone #dragon #mythicalbeast #puppet #giantpuppet #puppetry #evafoam #foamsmith
May 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Ravan charming the visitors at York Mela this weekend!

Ancient Giants is produced by Inspirate Ltd.

With puppeteers Rayo Patel, Sanjay Dattani and Adam Jessop.

With thanks to @withoutwalls.uk

#puppet #giantpuppet #ancientgiants #walkaround #outdoortheatre

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May 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Just a Demon King living his best life.

See the Ancient Giants on tour this summer.

Produced by Inspirate Ltd.

Puppeteers: @rayorayrayo @sanjay.dattani17 @chandnipremgi

@withoutwalls.uk

#ancientgiants #puppet #giantpuppet #puppetry #evafoam #mrcleaversmonsters

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May 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Another from the archive. Testing an arm mechanism.

Music: Gogo Penguin, Wash.

#gogopenguin #puppet #giantpuppet #puppetry
April 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Some more shots from the Roots Of Our Tree installation, designed by myself, produced by Inspirate Ltd, and made with young people from across Leicester.

Photographer: Tom Platinum Morely.

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March 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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We’re all about the Dragon Positivity here, people.

#dragons #mythicalbeasts #puppets #giantpuppets #brimstone #mrcleaversmonsters
March 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Happy World Puppetry Day!

Here’s a sneak peek into what I’ve been up to with the @InspirateUk #AncientGiants team!

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March 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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See The Roots Of Our Tree installation at Leicester Cathedral through March.

Designed by Tom Cleaver and produced by Inspirate, the piece features leaves decorated by primary school students from the city, plus members of the Belgrave Library Knitting Group and Highfields Centre.
March 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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March 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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A few quick shots from the recent Cosmopolitan Arts Chinese New Year celebrations. Cosmo and Cosima got their annual meander and the new dragon boats got their first outing!

#chinesenewyear #puppets #giantpuppets #dragons #chinesedragon #dragonboat #leicester #mrcleaversmonsters
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Join us today for Little Dragons at Highcross Leicester from 1pm today! We’ll be there as part of Cosmopolitan Arts Chinese New celebrations!

#chinesenewyear #lunarnewyear #dragons #chinesedragons #papercraft
February 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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No, I didn’t want to be working on a Sunday. Again.

But I did manage to solve the suspension-system puzzle I’ve been swearing at for the past 2 days. (Previous prototypes pictured).

#theatredesign #propmaking
January 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Hi Mark,
Just letting you know Reuters have used one of your artworks. Didn’t see a credit.

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Where did dinosaurs first evolve? Scientists have an answer
Dinosaurs long dominated Earth's land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including plant-eating giants like Argentinosaurus, meat-eating brutes like Tyrannosaurus and weirdos like Therizinosaurus, with its Freddy Krueger-like claws. But the origin of dinosaurs - precisely when and where they first appeared - remains a bit of a puzzle.
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January 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Slight shortage of space in The Beastiary this week due to the presence of a rather large dragon.

#brimstone

#animamachina #puppetry #puppets #giantpuppets #evafoam #foamsmith #mythicalcreatures #dragon #mrcleaversmonsters
January 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Any puppet makers and puppeteers out there? Interested in all types, from lo-fi, fun builds made from scraps to crazy complex animatronic projects and performances.

#puppetry #puppets
January 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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What a great way to end 2024 and start 2025, with one of my puppets on national television!

Here’s Eko partying with his Autin Dance Theatre family on The National Lottery Big Bash!

#animamachina #puppetry #giantpuppets

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January 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM