Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre

The Dinosaur Detectives weave their way through the audience looking for clues about the past, they discover a secret doorway, inside there are a number of cases, cases that contain the stories of the people who discovered dinosaur bones in Victorian times…

The Dinosaur Detectives follow a fascinating journey surrounding the first fossil finds of Mary Anning, William Buckland and Gideon Mantell. Their finds changed the face of history. A performance with rod puppets, shadow play and large-scale projections shows the fascination, fun and the conflict that surrounds the search for dinosaurs.

All the projections and puppetry are part of an open stage production. Clydebuilt also bring along a 'Fossil Table' for the end of the show where the audience can handle fossils including real bones and dinosaur poo!

Established in 1987, Clydebuilt is one of Scotland’s leading touring puppet companies, touring extensively throughout the UK and annually performing over 200 shows, also performing in China, Germany and the Middle East. For the past seventeen years Clydebuilt has presented its Productions at the Puppet Animation Festival.