Hopeful Monsters is a piece of visual tabletop theatre: our debut show.
From simple organisms to giant beasts, this is a story of evolution told entirely with hands.
“Hopeful Monster brings to life a surrealist fauna of creatures. A poetic, innovative and incredibly bright show” - Puppet Animation Scotland
Combining visual theatre, an original soundtrack and puppetry Hopeful Monsters is a playful exploration of all living things being made of the same fundamental building blocks. Constantly shifting and changing, human hands move and morph in unusual ways, creating unexpected creatures as we journey through water, earth and air.
It’s a story of survival and struggle, of connection and transformation. A reminder of the playfulness of living. After all, we humans are animals too.
"The hands moved with such flow and unity that I quickly forgot that they were attached to three performers.” -Young Perspective
In 2021, the theatre show was adapted into film using Creative Scotland funding which is available for screenings.
The live performance was developed with the support of Moving Parts Scratch Space, Outside Eyes at Tron Theatre Glasgow and Curious School of Puppetry.
With thanks to Siân Kidd, Yvan Karlsson, Edie Edmondson, Kate Powell, Stanley Middleton and Iestyn Evans.
See a
list of festivals and venues we have performed at since the premiere in 2018.
