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About

theOBJECTproject began during lockdown. The clear aim was to create puppet theatre productions using mostly found or re-used objects and materials. This included abandoned puppets from previous shows as well as treasures discovered at car boot sales and charity shops. The ‘objet trouvé’ approach to devising and design has enabled the company to be less precious, significantly more playful and often downright destructive.

PIXIEMATOSIS was the first thing we made; a universally recognisable tale of greed and it's consequences played out in a 'magical' midnight garden, and told with minimal language. The show premiered in 2022 and will be on tour once more in spring 2026.

The Ballad of the Underwater Daughter is either a highly personal story about Marc’s experiences of being a dad, or an exploration of the states of frustration and anxiety that can strangle our own life journeys. This show is an ongoing Arts Council funded project which seeks to blur the boundaries between theatrical performance and art gallery exhibition. The Ballad of the Underwater Daughter has one more performance in October 2025 before retiring, as a theatre show forever.

The Stuff of Life is the most objecty of theOBJECTproject projects. we are currently booking a tour for spring / autumn 2026.

The Tower and the Telescope - currently in development. previews are scheduled for Spring 2026.

Short-term/long-term goals

- theatre

- animated installations

- music & film

- laboratory workshops

- procrastination, protracted thinking time and endless debate

Contributors

Marc Parrett - project leader / artistic director

Nicole Colbert - director / costume / textiles

Luc Parrett - composer

Frances Merriman - director

Natasha Hudson - performer / devisor

Ione Vaughn - tour booker and part-time producer

The outcome

We'll let you know when we're done