Since launching in 2006 we have produced seven much loved and critically acclaimed puppets shows for children.
We launched in our home town Brighton with our first show Shoe Baby and were delighted to win the award for Best Children’s Show at Brighton Fringe Festival. Shoe Baby then went on to have sell out shows across the UK, gaining many five star reviews at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We were also invited to perform Shoe Baby a Downing Street as part of Gordon Brown’s Christmas celebrations.
In 2013 Arthur's Dream Boat was filmed by the BBC for Scottish Book Trust. Also in 2013 we were thrilled to perform Arthur’s Dream Boat at The National Gallery for their first ever children’s festival.
We launched in our home town Brighton with our first show Shoe Baby and were delighted to win the award for Best Children’s Show at Brighton Fringe Festival. Shoe Baby then went on to have sell out shows across the UK, gaining many five star reviews at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We were also invited to perform Shoe Baby a Downing Street as part of Gordon Brown’s Christmas celebrations.
In 2013 Arthur's Dream Boat was filmed by the BBC for Scottish Book Trust. Also in 2013 we were thrilled to perform Arthur’s Dream Boat at The National Gallery for their first ever children’s festival.
‘It’s a great, glittery adventure’ Rating 5/5 - Three Weeks
Long Nose was co-founded in 2006 by Katherine Morton and Polly Dunbar; they studied illustration at Brighton University where they often worked together creating characters and stories.
Katherine and Polly make the puppets out of anything and everything: latex, wood, found objects, socks, old umbrellas and the odd lampshade. The puppets range in size from handheld rod puppets to full body costumes.
Polly Dunbar is a well known children’s author and illustrator best know for her books Penguin and the Tilly and Friends series. Long Nose is unique in that Polly has a completely hands on roll in devising the shows and making the puppets, therefore the final productions are as close to the books as is possible. Polly is the daughter of Joyce Dunbar who wrote Shoe Baby and Pat A Cake Baby.
Our music is composed by Tom Gray of the band Gomez. Tom also co-composed the music for the Cbeebies series based on Polly’s books Tilly and Friends.
Ant Morton, actor and puppeteer is part of our creative team, he helps devise the shows and breathes life in to the puppets through skilled movement and humour. Ant takes the puppets out on the road along with our team of talented puppeteers.
Long Nose was co-founded in 2006 by Katherine Morton and Polly Dunbar; they studied illustration at Brighton University where they often worked together creating characters and stories.
Katherine and Polly make the puppets out of anything and everything: latex, wood, found objects, socks, old umbrellas and the odd lampshade. The puppets range in size from handheld rod puppets to full body costumes.
Polly Dunbar is a well known children’s author and illustrator best know for her books Penguin and the Tilly and Friends series. Long Nose is unique in that Polly has a completely hands on roll in devising the shows and making the puppets, therefore the final productions are as close to the books as is possible. Polly is the daughter of Joyce Dunbar who wrote Shoe Baby and Pat A Cake Baby.
Our music is composed by Tom Gray of the band Gomez. Tom also co-composed the music for the Cbeebies series based on Polly’s books Tilly and Friends.
Ant Morton, actor and puppeteer is part of our creative team, he helps devise the shows and breathes life in to the puppets through skilled movement and humour. Ant takes the puppets out on the road along with our team of talented puppeteers.
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All of our shows Shoe Baby, Fly Away Katie, Penguin, Arthur’s Dream Boat , Pat-a-Cake Baby and Out of the Hat! have all gone on to be hits, not only with very young children but with their older syblings, parents and grandparents. Families come back to see our shows again and again and to introduce new family members to a theare experience, that we are told has become a significant part of family life
and childhood mememories, often the audinces know the songs word for word.
‘I took a group to Shoe Baby that ranged from18 months to 70 years (yes…great granny came too!!!) and we all LOVED IT, bought the book, bought the CD and are just about to buy our tickets to see it again …It’s marvellous. - Niky, Editor Netmums
In 2016 we were 10 years old! To celebrate we are baked a very special cake, Pat-A-Cake Baby was our 5th show.
In autumn 2017 and spring 2018 Penguin was on tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the book.
and childhood mememories, often the audinces know the songs word for word.
‘I took a group to Shoe Baby that ranged from18 months to 70 years (yes…great granny came too!!!) and we all LOVED IT, bought the book, bought the CD and are just about to buy our tickets to see it again …It’s marvellous. - Niky, Editor Netmums
In 2016 we were 10 years old! To celebrate we are baked a very special cake, Pat-A-Cake Baby was our 5th show.
In autumn 2017 and spring 2018 Penguin was on tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the book.
We were excited to write our own in house production of 'Out of the Hat' which was launched in 2018 and will continue to tour in 2019 to new venues and old along side Arthur's Dream Boat into 2020. During Covid we managed to make a new show 'The Hug'. It was a life saviour to be able to tuck ourselves away whilst the world shut down, create on-line through zoom rehearsals. We cannot wait to see, hear and puppet hug live audiences again soon.
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