An essential guide to the versatile art form of puppeteering with objects, simple puppets and puppets with mechanisms. Puppetry has enjoyed a huge revival in theatres, dances venues and opera houses and is seen as a vital tool in theatrical storytelling. Packed with information on the role of the puppeteer, techniques for bringing objects to life, creating your own puppet show and so much more. Superbly illustrated with 71 colour photographs and 383 figures.