British UNIMA – World Puppetry Day Events

🗓 21 March 2026 from 16.00

British UNIMA – World Puppetry Day Events

Within British UNIMA, we are hosting and co-hosting a series of online events for World Puppetry Day 2026.

🗓 21 March 2026
🕓 16:00–16:20 (UK time)
Welcome to UNIMA — two special presentations for World Puppetry Day by Liz Lempen (Lempen Puppets) and Sue Buckmaster (Theatre Rites).

🕓 16:20–16:45 (UK time)
Beth Timmins (BBC) will speak about Ukrainian puppetry during wartime, exploring how puppetry continues to support storytelling and cultural expression in difficult circumstances.

Beth Timmins is a doctoral researcher in Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Oxford, where her DPhil has examined how communities remember conflict through local stories and artistic practice. She previously completed an MSc and BA in Visual Anthropology and Archaeology at Oxford, specialising in oral history and the impacts of looting on cultural heritage. A practising artist, she integrates ethnographic drawing into her research.

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