History of YPPT

The YPPT grew out of three collaborations (1999, 2001, 2004) between Jeremy Duschenes and Aboyne Lodge School in St Albans. The collaborations involved the Year Six classes, who made marionettes and performed shows with them at the end of the academic year, which were thoroughly enjoyed by pupils, staff and parents alike. The YPPT was founded to spread this experience of puppetry to other schools, reaching as many pupils as possible. In 2014-15, the YPPT worked with Aboyne Lodge School and the Purcell School, Bushey, and then ran 12 projects in Bushey, Enfield, Edgware and Oxford in 2015-16. To find out more about the projects and to apply for the 2017-18 academic year and beyond, click here.

"I thought the show was great because it looked professional." (Year 6 pupil, 2015)

Previous Productions

2017 Aladdin (The Orion Primary School)
2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Beaumont School)
2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Churchfield Primary School)
2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Houndsfield Primary School)
2017 Baba Yaga / The Stolen Turnips (Bromet Primary School)
2017 Oliver Twist (Churchfield Primary School)
2017 Oliver Twist (Houndsfield Primary School)
2017 The Magic Bowl (The Grove Primary School)
2017 Webs, Witches and the Spider Queen (Churchfield Primary School)
2017 Webs, Witches and the Spider Queen (Houndsfield Primary School)
2016 Aladdin (Churchfield Primary School)
2016 Keloglan and the Magic Seal (Houndsfield Primary School)
2016 Macbeth (Churchfield Primary School)
2016 The Magic Bowl (Houndsfield Primary School)
2016 Rumplestiltzkin (Orchard Meadow Primary School)
2016 Rumplestiltzkin (The Orion Primary School)
2016 Rumplestiltzkin (Highwood Primary School)
2016 Snow White (Churchfield Primary School)
2016 Theseus and the Minotaur (Houndsfield Primary School)
2016 The Tinderbox (The Orion Primary School)
2016 The Tinderbox (Highwood Primary School)
2016 The Tinderbox (Orchard Meadow Primary School)
2015 Baba Yaga / The Stolen Turnips (Aboyne Lodge School)
2015 The Soldier's Tale (The Purcell School)
2004 The Tinderbox (Aboyne Lodge School)
2001 Rumplestiltskin (Aboyne Lodge School)
1999 Baba Yaga / The Stolen Turnips (Aboyne Lodge School)