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Folded Feather is firmly positioned at the forefront of the UK contemporary puppetry scene, with an established reputation for the creation of bold, unique and exciting productions which push the boundaries of cutting-edge puppet theatre.
Folded Feather is an award winning theatre company which is strongly connected and collaborates with many of the world’s leading puppeteers and artists as well as high profile theatre, film and television companies including the Little Angel Theatre, The Roundhouse, The Pleasance, Nickelodeon and ITV.

Folded Feather regularly presents its productions at the world’s most prestigious performing art’s festivals.

Our performances have featured and continue to be a part of Festivals in Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, The United Arab Emirates and The United Kingdom.

Company Members

Oliver Smart
Oliver's passion for puppetry and object theatre began while completing a degree in Visual Arts in Auckland, New Zealand. In New Zealand Oliver worked with numerous local musicians on the creation of music videos and specialized in blending puppetry with actors and dancers in theatre performances. Since arriving in the UK in 2006 Oliver has colaborated with theatre companies such as Puppetlab in Edinburgh, Sixth Sense in Swindon, Traveling Light of Bristol and Blind Sumit in London. Oliver is currently a tutor in puppetry construction and movement technique at The Little Angel Theatre and is a visiting tutor at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Matt Short
Matt's professional music career began over a decade ago, playing acoustic guitar as a solo artist and within numerous bands. After studying composition at Trinity College, London, he worked as a composer for theatre and film, in this capacity Matt wrote the original score for The Little Prince, premiered at The Salisbury Theatre and co-devised Soap Soup Theatre's production How to Deal with Very Bad Things, which was premiered at The Bristol Old Vic. When not working with Folded Feather Matt is a professional chef as well as teaching puppetry construction and technique through The Little Angel Theatre, London.