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Crowds turn out for parade of giant puppets

Denise Maisner Giant head of a puppet in a turbanDenise Maisner
The parade was the final event in the Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival

Crowds have turned out on the streets of a Kent town to witness a parade of giant puppets.

The processsion marked the end of the nine-day-long Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival.

Highlights of the 40 events included a wordless production of Macbeth, a rhyming fable featuring song and dance, and a talk by one of the puppeteers from the Muppet Show.

The festival "celebrated world class puppetry in all forms from masks to aerial work", a spokesperson said.

The programme, which was part-funded by the Arts Council, took place at venues across the town, including Royal Victoria Place, Trinity Theatre and The Pantiles.

Denise Maisner A giant fish puppet parading along Tunbridge Wells street with other puppets in the backgroundDenise Maisner
A total of 40 events took place over nine days
Denise Maisner Children in rhino costumes taking part in puppet festivalDenise Maisner
Hundreds of people turned up to watch the parade through Tunbridge Wells
Denise Maisner A close up of a giant blue Narwal puppetDenise Maisner
Lots of giant creatures paraded through Tunbridge Wells
Denise Maisner A giant crow puppetDenise Maisner
It was the sixth time the puppet festival had taken place

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