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OLIVER JAMES HYMANS
theatre - puppetry - creative learning



Director of Puppetry
Presented at Circo Para Todos, the National Circus School Colombia, 2012.

SCRAPS
Oliver designed and puppeteered the lead character in new short film 'Scraps', to be released in 2018.

Performer - Deviser
Oliver co-devised and performed in the immersive theatre experience 'Trial of the Mariner' which performed at Hoxton Hall, London in 2011. Produced by Lotos Collective.

Director of Puppetry
Presented at Circo Para Todos, the National Circus School Colombia, 2012.
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OLIVER HYMANS is an award-winning puppetry artist from London. He has worked internationally across four continents, directing, designing and performing in theatre, opera, film, dance, circus and music videos. Oliver's designs, critically acclaimed as "visually dazzling" and "poetic and precise" by The Guardian, have been presented at a range of world-leading institutions, including Tate Modern, The National Gallery, The Little Angel Theatre, The Royal Albert Hall, Arcola Theatre, The Institute of Contemporary Arts, Circo Para Todos in Colombia and the Camden Roundhouse.
Oliver is a 2021/22 QEST (Queen Elizabeth Scholarhship Trust) Scholar, having been recognised for his commitment to the field of puppetry. He will be using his award to train in traditional and contemporary marionette making, bringing the art form into the 21st Century.
Alongside his artistic practice, Oliver is has worked as a qualified teacher, visiting tutor of Theatre Design at Rose Bruford College of Performing Arts and Guildhall School of Drama; as well as an arts education specialist with a huge portfolio of creative learning projects working with thousands of young people and other community groups across the UK.
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![Ice Ice Baby! Feels like we’ve been making snowflakes since August … that’s because we have! All 16 of them. Here’s some bts of the workshop team having a play with the icy puppets (amongst a few other projects in the background)! ‘The Snowflake’ is on now at @therepbirmingham and will be coming to London for the next two consecutive Christmases @polkatheatre @littleangeltheatre 2025-26
Thanks to our amazing team of snowflake makers bringing them life and light:
@mcrofton @lereskuchno @gisela.mulindwa
“A Christmas cracker of a show”
★★★★★, The Reviews Hub
“Enchanting children and parents alike as audible gasps and ‘wows’ radiate around the auditorium”
★★★★★, West End Best Friend
“[A] lovely show which parents will enjoy as much as little ones”
★★★★★, Culture Bab
“A groundbreaking festive family show for all”
★★★★, Bromsgrove Standard
#thesnowflake #puppetry #puppets #puppet #puppetmaking #puppettheatre #puppetmaker #puppeteer #puppetdesign #puppetsofinstagram #theatre #christmas #christmasdecor](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/470910051_18477623203030928_3773699497503322581_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=MGNAVsplnOQQ7kNvgG3izHd&_nc_oc=AdgJFCiMuVgvFhj4-f2TzaaBiuB0WQvEuy7zh4xzdY3evJuweUsHWuwttnvzDq_dL-0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Aq2xwxWm41GjUHnH0gVxNtJ&oh=00_AYCYD_3qutygmmjeO3XK8R8nVK-HLUJy3SimGNicqcH31w&oe=67B46AB5)
![Ice Ice Baby! Feels like we’ve been making snowflakes since August … that’s because we have! All 16 of them. Here’s some bts of the workshop team having a play with the icy puppets (amongst a few other projects in the background)! ‘The Snowflake’ is on now at @therepbirmingham and will be coming to London for the next two consecutive Christmases @polkatheatre @littleangeltheatre 2025-26
Thanks to our amazing team of snowflake makers bringing them life and light:
@mcrofton @lereskuchno @gisela.mulindwa
“A Christmas cracker of a show”
★★★★★, The Reviews Hub
“Enchanting children and parents alike as audible gasps and ‘wows’ radiate around the auditorium”
★★★★★, West End Best Friend
“[A] lovely show which parents will enjoy as much as little ones”
★★★★★, Culture Bab
“A groundbreaking festive family show for all”
★★★★, Bromsgrove Standard
#thesnowflake #puppetry #puppets #puppet #puppetmaking #puppettheatre #puppetmaker #puppeteer #puppetdesign #puppetsofinstagram #theatre #christmas #christmasdecor](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/470910051_18477623203030928_3773699497503322581_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=MGNAVsplnOQQ7kNvgG3izHd&_nc_oc=AdgJFCiMuVgvFhj4-f2TzaaBiuB0WQvEuy7zh4xzdY3evJuweUsHWuwttnvzDq_dL-0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Aq2xwxWm41GjUHnH0gVxNtJ&oh=00_AYCYD_3qutygmmjeO3XK8R8nVK-HLUJy3SimGNicqcH31w&oe=67B46AB5)












