Charlie Tymms
Charlie fell into Puppet making by accident when she met Nick, having been asked to sculpt an elephant for Running Wild, and has never looked back! At the core of her work is a love for story telling and the desire to create a dynamic partnership between materials, character and movement.
Charlie studied at Central School of Art and Design and later at Motley Theatre Design School in London. She fell into Puppet making by accident when she met Nick, having been asked to sculpt an elephant for Running Wild, and has never looked back! At the core of her work is a love for story telling and the desire to create a dynamic partnership between materials, character and movement.
Charlie’s puppet design and fabrication credits for theatre include Wishmas (Secret Cinema, The Vaults London) Stranger Things (Phoenix Theatre, London) Lord of the Rings (Watermill Theatre, Newbury) The Dream Thief (National Theatre of Iceland) The Dinosaur Show (Southwark Playhouse and UK tour) Zoe’s Peculiar Journey Through Time (Theatre-Rites, Burg Theatre, Vienna & Uk Tour) The Wicker Husband (Windmill Theatre, Newbury) Pinocchio, Wizard of Oz, Crossing Lines (Chichester Festival Theatre), Wizard of Oz (Leeds Playhouse Theatre) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Palace Theatre/Broadway/Worldwide), Book of Mormon (Touring). Previously at Chichester Festival Theatre, Noah (Theatre on the Fly)
Her film credits include puppet fabrication for Isle of Dogs (Head of Department Puppet Hospital, Wes Anderson) Artemis Fowl (Walt Disney) Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)
