Tragic Carpet Visual Theatre
@tragiccarpet.bsky.social
Movement based visual theatre. We use object theatre, puppetry, circus, mime, music, projection, and light to explore stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Edinburgh and touring. Freda O'Byrne: https://tragiccarpet.com/
... and the feedback was really helpful. Thank you!!
#nosferatu #suitcasestory #firstpreview #testaudience #excited #firstshow #storytelling #vampire #physicalcomedy #transylvania #foundobjects #ivebeenexpectingyou #puppetry #popupbook #theatremakers #grateful #feedback
#nosferatu #suitcasestory #firstpreview #testaudience #excited #firstshow #storytelling #vampire #physicalcomedy #transylvania #foundobjects #ivebeenexpectingyou #puppetry #popupbook #theatremakers #grateful #feedback
May 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
... and the feedback was really helpful. Thank you!!
#nosferatu #suitcasestory #firstpreview #testaudience #excited #firstshow #storytelling #vampire #physicalcomedy #transylvania #foundobjects #ivebeenexpectingyou #puppetry #popupbook #theatremakers #grateful #feedback
#nosferatu #suitcasestory #firstpreview #testaudience #excited #firstshow #storytelling #vampire #physicalcomedy #transylvania #foundobjects #ivebeenexpectingyou #puppetry #popupbook #theatremakers #grateful #feedback
🙏🏻 Thank you to the friends and colleagues who came to our wee sharing yesterday.
Our Suitcase Story 🧛Nosferatu ⚰️ has really developed over the last few weeks but it's not a show until there's an audience there with you!
😊 We learnt so much from performing to this first test audience...
Our Suitcase Story 🧛Nosferatu ⚰️ has really developed over the last few weeks but it's not a show until there's an audience there with you!
😊 We learnt so much from performing to this first test audience...
May 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🙏🏻 Thank you to the friends and colleagues who came to our wee sharing yesterday.
Our Suitcase Story 🧛Nosferatu ⚰️ has really developed over the last few weeks but it's not a show until there's an audience there with you!
😊 We learnt so much from performing to this first test audience...
Our Suitcase Story 🧛Nosferatu ⚰️ has really developed over the last few weeks but it's not a show until there's an audience there with you!
😊 We learnt so much from performing to this first test audience...
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
Jen McGregor - Dramaturg
@jenbitespeople.bsky.social is an award-winning writer, director and dramaturg. Credits include Who Pays the Piper (PPP), The Premorial (Birds of Paradise/Perth Theatre), Ghost Stories (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Divergent Sounds...
Jen McGregor - Dramaturg
@jenbitespeople.bsky.social is an award-winning writer, director and dramaturg. Credits include Who Pays the Piper (PPP), The Premorial (Birds of Paradise/Perth Theatre), Ghost Stories (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Divergent Sounds...
May 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
Jen McGregor - Dramaturg
@jenbitespeople.bsky.social is an award-winning writer, director and dramaturg. Credits include Who Pays the Piper (PPP), The Premorial (Birds of Paradise/Perth Theatre), Ghost Stories (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Divergent Sounds...
Jen McGregor - Dramaturg
@jenbitespeople.bsky.social is an award-winning writer, director and dramaturg. Credits include Who Pays the Piper (PPP), The Premorial (Birds of Paradise/Perth Theatre), Ghost Stories (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Divergent Sounds...
❤️ We love tiny things!!! 🔎
💼 Our Suitcase Stories have lots of lovely tiny things.
🥳 In appreciation and celebration of all things small and tiny... please share some tiny things with us in the comments!
👀 We can't wait to see them! 🔎
#suitcasestories #tinyworlds #tinydetails #smallthings #tiny
💼 Our Suitcase Stories have lots of lovely tiny things.
🥳 In appreciation and celebration of all things small and tiny... please share some tiny things with us in the comments!
👀 We can't wait to see them! 🔎
#suitcasestories #tinyworlds #tinydetails #smallthings #tiny
May 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
❤️ We love tiny things!!! 🔎
💼 Our Suitcase Stories have lots of lovely tiny things.
🥳 In appreciation and celebration of all things small and tiny... please share some tiny things with us in the comments!
👀 We can't wait to see them! 🔎
#suitcasestories #tinyworlds #tinydetails #smallthings #tiny
💼 Our Suitcase Stories have lots of lovely tiny things.
🥳 In appreciation and celebration of all things small and tiny... please share some tiny things with us in the comments!
👀 We can't wait to see them! 🔎
#suitcasestories #tinyworlds #tinydetails #smallthings #tiny
Freda and Stacey have been working away in the studio at Edinburgh Acting School refining and perfecting all the finer puppetry performances details in Nosferatu.
#puppetryperformancemaking #puppetryskills #tinyworlds #theatremaker #rehearsalroom #theatreindevelopment #nosferatu #suitcasestories
#puppetryperformancemaking #puppetryskills #tinyworlds #theatremaker #rehearsalroom #theatreindevelopment #nosferatu #suitcasestories
May 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Freda and Stacey have been working away in the studio at Edinburgh Acting School refining and perfecting all the finer puppetry performances details in Nosferatu.
#puppetryperformancemaking #puppetryskills #tinyworlds #theatremaker #rehearsalroom #theatreindevelopment #nosferatu #suitcasestories
#puppetryperformancemaking #puppetryskills #tinyworlds #theatremaker #rehearsalroom #theatreindevelopment #nosferatu #suitcasestories
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
Stacey Mitchell - Puppetry Director
🌍 Stacey is a Scottish puppeteer, puppetry director, actor and singer based in Edinburgh. Her work continues to take her all over the UK and Europe. She has worked as a puppeteer and puppetry director with many theatre....
Stacey Mitchell - Puppetry Director
🌍 Stacey is a Scottish puppeteer, puppetry director, actor and singer based in Edinburgh. Her work continues to take her all over the UK and Europe. She has worked as a puppeteer and puppetry director with many theatre....
May 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
Stacey Mitchell - Puppetry Director
🌍 Stacey is a Scottish puppeteer, puppetry director, actor and singer based in Edinburgh. Her work continues to take her all over the UK and Europe. She has worked as a puppeteer and puppetry director with many theatre....
Stacey Mitchell - Puppetry Director
🌍 Stacey is a Scottish puppeteer, puppetry director, actor and singer based in Edinburgh. Her work continues to take her all over the UK and Europe. She has worked as a puppeteer and puppetry director with many theatre....
HR delivering a tasty fruit and nut platter to the creative team in between bursts of 'sticking and pasting' today....
A day of making and repairing.
#puppetrymaking #puppettheatredesign #crafts #nosforatu #setdesign #theatremaker
A day of making and repairing.
#puppetrymaking #puppettheatredesign #crafts #nosforatu #setdesign #theatremaker
May 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
HR delivering a tasty fruit and nut platter to the creative team in between bursts of 'sticking and pasting' today....
A day of making and repairing.
#puppetrymaking #puppettheatredesign #crafts #nosforatu #setdesign #theatremaker
A day of making and repairing.
#puppetrymaking #puppettheatredesign #crafts #nosforatu #setdesign #theatremaker
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
John Moore - Composer
🎼 John has composed music for many of Tragic Capet's shows including ‘Island On The Edge Of The World’, ‘Heart Of A Dog’, FishOrMan’ and also for the original production of ‘Nosferatu’ which was first staged as a physical theatre...
John Moore - Composer
🎼 John has composed music for many of Tragic Capet's shows including ‘Island On The Edge Of The World’, ‘Heart Of A Dog’, FishOrMan’ and also for the original production of ‘Nosferatu’ which was first staged as a physical theatre...
May 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
John Moore - Composer
🎼 John has composed music for many of Tragic Capet's shows including ‘Island On The Edge Of The World’, ‘Heart Of A Dog’, FishOrMan’ and also for the original production of ‘Nosferatu’ which was first staged as a physical theatre...
John Moore - Composer
🎼 John has composed music for many of Tragic Capet's shows including ‘Island On The Edge Of The World’, ‘Heart Of A Dog’, FishOrMan’ and also for the original production of ‘Nosferatu’ which was first staged as a physical theatre...
🥰 What a pleasure to attend The Gathering 2025 and meet the many performers, promoters and others for performances, discussions and networking.
🙏🏻 Thank you so much to The Touring Network for organising another great event in Strathpeffer!...
🙏🏻 Thank you so much to The Touring Network for organising another great event in Strathpeffer!...
May 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🥰 What a pleasure to attend The Gathering 2025 and meet the many performers, promoters and others for performances, discussions and networking.
🙏🏻 Thank you so much to The Touring Network for organising another great event in Strathpeffer!...
🙏🏻 Thank you so much to The Touring Network for organising another great event in Strathpeffer!...
Our Puppetry for Actors workshop is open for bookings
🗓 Saturday 7th June
⏰️ 10am-5pm
🌍 Edinburgh Acting School at Summerhall
💰 £44.50
www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...
#puppetry #puppetrytraining #puppetryworkshop #puppeteer #actortraining #edinburghactingschool #puppetryskills
🗓 Saturday 7th June
⏰️ 10am-5pm
🌍 Edinburgh Acting School at Summerhall
💰 £44.50
www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...
#puppetry #puppetrytraining #puppetryworkshop #puppeteer #actortraining #edinburghactingschool #puppetryskills
May 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Our Puppetry for Actors workshop is open for bookings
🗓 Saturday 7th June
⏰️ 10am-5pm
🌍 Edinburgh Acting School at Summerhall
💰 £44.50
www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...
#puppetry #puppetrytraining #puppetryworkshop #puppeteer #actortraining #edinburghactingschool #puppetryskills
🗓 Saturday 7th June
⏰️ 10am-5pm
🌍 Edinburgh Acting School at Summerhall
💰 £44.50
www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...
#puppetry #puppetrytraining #puppetryworkshop #puppeteer #actortraining #edinburghactingschool #puppetryskills
Guess what came in the post today...?? 📨
q-lad - a remote controller made specifically to fire qlab cues. We are over the moon!
@haddonkime.com
q-lad - a remote controller made specifically to fire qlab cues. We are over the moon!
@haddonkime.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Guess what came in the post today...?? 📨
q-lad - a remote controller made specifically to fire qlab cues. We are over the moon!
@haddonkime.com
q-lad - a remote controller made specifically to fire qlab cues. We are over the moon!
@haddonkime.com
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team....
Sheena Millar - Producer
💫 Sheena runs Rural Touring Agency, and is a producer and tour booker, working with independent artists and small companies who create theatre, dance, circus and children's performances.
Sheena Millar - Producer
💫 Sheena runs Rural Touring Agency, and is a producer and tour booker, working with independent artists and small companies who create theatre, dance, circus and children's performances.
May 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team....
Sheena Millar - Producer
💫 Sheena runs Rural Touring Agency, and is a producer and tour booker, working with independent artists and small companies who create theatre, dance, circus and children's performances.
Sheena Millar - Producer
💫 Sheena runs Rural Touring Agency, and is a producer and tour booker, working with independent artists and small companies who create theatre, dance, circus and children's performances.
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
Sound Design - @haddonkime.com
🎵 Haddon Kime is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and musical innovator whose work has spanned Broadway-style musicals, film scoring, and pioneering digital formats like the “zoomsical.” While his role on Nosferatu focuses...
Sound Design - @haddonkime.com
🎵 Haddon Kime is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and musical innovator whose work has spanned Broadway-style musicals, film scoring, and pioneering digital formats like the “zoomsical.” While his role on Nosferatu focuses...
May 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
Sound Design - @haddonkime.com
🎵 Haddon Kime is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and musical innovator whose work has spanned Broadway-style musicals, film scoring, and pioneering digital formats like the “zoomsical.” While his role on Nosferatu focuses...
Sound Design - @haddonkime.com
🎵 Haddon Kime is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and musical innovator whose work has spanned Broadway-style musicals, film scoring, and pioneering digital formats like the “zoomsical.” While his role on Nosferatu focuses...
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
@mslizstrange.bsky.social - Social Media Support
Liz is an Edinburgh based actor, physical theatre maker and facilitator. Her experience and interest in visual, participatory and interactive theatre has lead her to channel her skills into social media support...
@mslizstrange.bsky.social - Social Media Support
Liz is an Edinburgh based actor, physical theatre maker and facilitator. Her experience and interest in visual, participatory and interactive theatre has lead her to channel her skills into social media support...
May 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team...
@mslizstrange.bsky.social - Social Media Support
Liz is an Edinburgh based actor, physical theatre maker and facilitator. Her experience and interest in visual, participatory and interactive theatre has lead her to channel her skills into social media support...
@mslizstrange.bsky.social - Social Media Support
Liz is an Edinburgh based actor, physical theatre maker and facilitator. Her experience and interest in visual, participatory and interactive theatre has lead her to channel her skills into social media support...
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team....
🚲 Lissa runs a small business called Joy Rides Edinburgh which offers the experience of getting out in the fresh air around Edinburgh's beautiful green spaces on a specially made cargo bike, to older people living care homes or attending day care services...
🚲 Lissa runs a small business called Joy Rides Edinburgh which offers the experience of getting out in the fresh air around Edinburgh's beautiful green spaces on a specially made cargo bike, to older people living care homes or attending day care services...
May 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📣 Introducing the Nosferatu team....
🚲 Lissa runs a small business called Joy Rides Edinburgh which offers the experience of getting out in the fresh air around Edinburgh's beautiful green spaces on a specially made cargo bike, to older people living care homes or attending day care services...
🚲 Lissa runs a small business called Joy Rides Edinburgh which offers the experience of getting out in the fresh air around Edinburgh's beautiful green spaces on a specially made cargo bike, to older people living care homes or attending day care services...
Freda O’Byrne - writer / maker performer - (they/them) is a visual theatre director, performer, puppeteer, writer and workshop facilitator. They have a first class honours degree in performing arts and has trained in mask (full, half, commedia, basle, archetype, neutral), clown, bouffon, and ...
May 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Freda O’Byrne - writer / maker performer - (they/them) is a visual theatre director, performer, puppeteer, writer and workshop facilitator. They have a first class honours degree in performing arts and has trained in mask (full, half, commedia, basle, archetype, neutral), clown, bouffon, and ...
Nosferatu team has descended on Summerhall!
🎉 We're finishing the making of Nosferatu, the 3rd puppetry show in our Suitcase Stories trilogy 🎉
Nosferatu is suitable for older children & adults and will soon be available for touring to theatres, community venues, puppetry festivals and care homes.
🎉 We're finishing the making of Nosferatu, the 3rd puppetry show in our Suitcase Stories trilogy 🎉
Nosferatu is suitable for older children & adults and will soon be available for touring to theatres, community venues, puppetry festivals and care homes.
April 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Nosferatu team has descended on Summerhall!
🎉 We're finishing the making of Nosferatu, the 3rd puppetry show in our Suitcase Stories trilogy 🎉
Nosferatu is suitable for older children & adults and will soon be available for touring to theatres, community venues, puppetry festivals and care homes.
🎉 We're finishing the making of Nosferatu, the 3rd puppetry show in our Suitcase Stories trilogy 🎉
Nosferatu is suitable for older children & adults and will soon be available for touring to theatres, community venues, puppetry festivals and care homes.
Happy days! I had a smashing group for the 'From Sticks to Table Top - puppetry training for actors' workshop on Saturday. They were playful, engaged, thoughtful and fun to be with - all this and puppetses, what's not to like?!
#actortraining #puppetry #Scotland #visualtheatre #EAS #puppetbox #happy
#actortraining #puppetry #Scotland #visualtheatre #EAS #puppetbox #happy
March 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Happy days! I had a smashing group for the 'From Sticks to Table Top - puppetry training for actors' workshop on Saturday. They were playful, engaged, thoughtful and fun to be with - all this and puppetses, what's not to like?!
#actortraining #puppetry #Scotland #visualtheatre #EAS #puppetbox #happy
#actortraining #puppetry #Scotland #visualtheatre #EAS #puppetbox #happy
'From Stick to Tabletop' Excited to be delivering this puppetry workshop for creatives who would like to add puppetry to their skillset.
#puppetry #actortraining #artskills #performingarts #Edinburgh #Scotland #dramaturg #directors
Edinburgh Acting School
www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...
#puppetry #actortraining #artskills #performingarts #Edinburgh #Scotland #dramaturg #directors
Edinburgh Acting School
www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
'From Stick to Tabletop' Excited to be delivering this puppetry workshop for creatives who would like to add puppetry to their skillset.
#puppetry #actortraining #artskills #performingarts #Edinburgh #Scotland #dramaturg #directors
Edinburgh Acting School
www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...
#puppetry #actortraining #artskills #performingarts #Edinburgh #Scotland #dramaturg #directors
Edinburgh Acting School
www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...
I left this little puppet person in charge of the van and asked him to look after the shopping too... ffs! #youhadonejob #whatdoesthepuppetwanttodo #puppetry ##parkingproblems
December 10, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I left this little puppet person in charge of the van and asked him to look after the shopping too... ffs! #youhadonejob #whatdoesthepuppetwanttodo #puppetry ##parkingproblems
Played a tiny, tiny role today in the Citadel Arts McScrooge Scottish Pantomime at the Dementia Arts Festival. My puppet was cast in the show - I felt very privileged to be there at Assembly Roxy today. Sweeties were had.
November 14, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Played a tiny, tiny role today in the Citadel Arts McScrooge Scottish Pantomime at the Dementia Arts Festival. My puppet was cast in the show - I felt very privileged to be there at Assembly Roxy today. Sweeties were had.
I am looking forward to teaching this class next week (and every week!) - it is community based and is for amateurs and professionals. It is 'drop in' and is free to attend. We do different skills based exercises and games every week plus conversation and mutual support.
November 13, 2024 at 10:47 AM
I am looking forward to teaching this class next week (and every week!) - it is community based and is for amateurs and professionals. It is 'drop in' and is free to attend. We do different skills based exercises and games every week plus conversation and mutual support.
Ada was hanging out with her puppet pals at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre yesterday. Rehearsals with Stacey Mitchell were a blast! #puppets #cantwait #troubleshooting #newmaterial #Edinburgh #SuitcaseStories
November 8, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Ada was hanging out with her puppet pals at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre yesterday. Rehearsals with Stacey Mitchell were a blast! #puppets #cantwait #troubleshooting #newmaterial #Edinburgh #SuitcaseStories
Little Toy is off to Aberdeen! Only 3 sleeps left! www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/sui... Come and meet them!
#puppetry #ObjectTheatre #earlyyears #family #parents #theatre #aberdeenshire #aberdeencity #cantwait
#puppetry #ObjectTheatre #earlyyears #family #parents #theatre #aberdeenshire #aberdeencity #cantwait
November 6, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Little Toy is off to Aberdeen! Only 3 sleeps left! www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/sui... Come and meet them!
#puppetry #ObjectTheatre #earlyyears #family #parents #theatre #aberdeenshire #aberdeencity #cantwait
#puppetry #ObjectTheatre #earlyyears #family #parents #theatre #aberdeenshire #aberdeencity #cantwait