Crafted by Mhairi

Theatre design · Inclusive facilitation

Puppets, masks, props, and sets. Workshops for youth and SEND. Made in Weston-super-Mare.

I’m Mhairi Anderson, a theatre designer and puppet maker in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset. I make bespoke puppets, props, masks, costumes and set pieces, and run inclusive workshops across Somerset and Bristol. See how I built Oakley, an animatronic tree puppet.

Work with me
Goobie, a handmade puppet with yarn hair and a painted face, lit in red stage light

Selected

All work
Goobie, a handmade puppet with yarn hair and a painted face

Goobie

Yarn hair. Painted face.
Sculpted tree puppet Oakley with Polly the dog puppet in bark chippings

Oakley and Polly

The Tree That Wanted To Fly.
Scout, a brown dog hand-and-rod puppet

Scout

Hand-and-rod puppet.
The Bearded Lady, a sock puppet

The Bearded Lady

Sock puppet.
StoryBox mini-stage with a fox figure under LED light

StoryBox

Portable stage. Child-led stories.
Green sock puppet with googly eyes held toward the camera

Workshops

Making, play, a finished puppet.