Scott Marshall
TOBY
OLIÉ (Puppetry Director, Designer and Puppeteer)

Toby has created productions that are both original and unconventional, expanding audience’s expectations of what puppetry is capable of. Through his work spanning plays, musicals, opera and dance, Toby strives to blur the boundaries between movement and design. He daringly fuses traditional and innovative techniques, creating compelling characters that lead audiences through fantastical, improbable and even impossible stories.

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Director

There’s a Bear on My Chair Adaptor, Director & Puppetry Designer Toby Olié Southbank Centre/Theatre Royal Bath
The Enormous Crocodile Co-Director & Puppetry Designer Emily Lim Leeds Playhouse/Regent’s Park
The Wolves in the Walls Adaptor, Director & Designer Toby Olié Little Angel Theatre
The Four Seasons: A Reimagining Co-Director & Puppetry Co-Designer Finn Caldwell & Toby Olié Shakespeare's Globe
The Hartlepool Monkey Co-Director & Puppetry Co-Designer Finn Caldwell & Toby Olié UK Tour
The Elephantom Co-Director & Puppetry Designer Finn Caldwell & Toby Olié National Theatre/West End

Puppetry Designer and Director

Spirited Away Puppetry Designer & Director John Caird Imperial Theatre Tokyo/West End
101 Dalmatians Puppetry Designer & Director Timothy Sheader Regent’s Park
The Boy and the Beast Puppetry Designer & Director Go Aoki Shiki Theatre Company
Animal Farm Puppetry Designer & Director Robert Icke Fiery Angel
The Robot in the Garden Puppetry Designer & Director Yuna Koyama Shiki Theatre Company
Pinocchio Puppetry Co-Designer & Director John Tiffany National Theatre
Peter Pan Puppetry Designer & Director Sally Cookson National Theatre/Troubadour White City
Don Quixote Puppetry Designer & Director Angus Jackson Royal Shakespeare Company/West End
The Grinning Man Puppetry Co-Designer & Director Tom Morris Bristol Old Vic/West End
A Christmas Carol Puppetry Designer & Director Dale Rooks Chichester Festival Theatre
Running Wild Puppetry Co-Designer & Director Dale Rooks & Timothy Sheader Chichester/Regent's Park/UK Tour
Little Shop of Horrors Puppetry Designer & Director Derek Bond Manchester Royal Exchange
The Light Princess Puppetry Designer & Director Marianne Elliott National Theatre
The Little Mermaid Puppetry Designer & Director Glenn Casale Walt Disney Theatrical
Hansel & Gretel Puppetry Designer & Director Katie Mitchell National Theatre
The Wind in the Willows Puppetry Designer & Director Will Tuckett Royal Opera House/West End
Goodnight Mister Tom Puppetry Designer & Director Angus Jackson West End/UK Tour
War Horse Associate Puppetry Director Marianne Elliott & Tom Morris West End
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Puppetry Designer & Director Christopher Wheeldon Royal Ballet
Peter Pan Puppetry Designer & Director Dale Rooks Chichester Festival Theatre

Puppeteer

Venus and Adonis Adonis Gregory Doran Royal Shakespeare Company
War Horse Joey/Topthorn & Goose Marianne Elliott & Tom Morris National Theatre
Homeless Polar Bear Polar Bear Puppeteer Michael Geoghegan Greenpeace campaign film
Mongrels Assistant Puppeteer Adam Miller BBC3
Walking Backwards David Hyde (Drummer) Stephen Agnew The Futureheads music video
Angelo Angelo Sarah Wright Little Angel Theatre
Hospitalworks Object Animator Sue Buckmaster Theatre-Rites