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The Touring page is the mappy way to see where we are. Our Tweets are your handle on the latest news. And our Blog is an occasional, far-from-encyclopedic window into our touring world.


 
 
Interview With Dog

Admittedly, these audience members were talking in 2008 about this being the one show you should see “this year” but we feel their enthusiasm for The Man Who Planted Trees still speaks volumes in terms of our 2013 run.


 
 

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The Man Who Planted Trees Fringe 2013 Media Release

  THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES – MEDIA RELEASE – FRINGE 2013 Tue 30 Jul – Fri 16 Aug 3pm £10/£7.50 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Venue 30, 43-45 Royal Mile   Box office: 0131 556 9579 For adults and children 7+   Puppet State Theatre Company celebrated their 7th anniversary of touring this show in May 2013 after a 7-week, 52 date tour

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5 Post-Cards from Down Under All in a Wonderful Oner

Auckland Arts Festival We performed in not one but two lovely venues, the Glen Eden Playhouse for our schools shows then at the Town Hall Concert Chamber for public performances at the weekend, including an extra show added on due to popular demand. The Auckland Arts Festival was resplendent with pink posters, fluttering poetry flags and abuzz

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Puppet State Tweets

Tech-booth eye view of 1st audience coming in for The Man Who Planted Trees @IFMKfest. Beautiful day for it! http://t.co/N3zF29foV9
- Wednesday Jul 23 - 12:49pm

Insights from the guy behind Dog! Coming to @IFMKfest & @edfringe MT @TheStage: Interviews: Rick Conte: puppeteer http://t.co/BgissbGxrY
- Monday Jul 21 - 10:24am

Our Rick Conte is interviewed in The Stage! http://t.co/BgissbGxrY http://t.co/yCCEVOkkj5
- Monday Jul 21 - 9:59am

What a lovely film about India's real life man who plants trees transforming a wilderness. Sounds familiar!... http://t.co/IPdArvJoje
- Friday Jul 18 - 3:25pm

Nice video from our fave venue! RT @ScotStoryCentre: @PuppetStateThtr hurrah! We can't wait for Dog to return... http://t.co/VVBW9T3MCH
- Wednesday Jul 16 - 10:15pm

 
 

Upcoming Shows

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Scottish Storytelling Centre
1st Aug 2014
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Greenbelt
23rd Aug 2014
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Awards

The Man Who Planted Trees has won:
1. Eco Prize for Creativity, 2007
2. Total Theatre Award for Story Theatre, 2008
3. Victor Award IPAY (International Performing Arts for Youth) Showcase, Cleveland Ohio, 2009
4. Best Children’s Show at Brighton Fringe, 2009
5. Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Studio Performance, 2009
6. Highest rated and reviewed show of the 2012 Edinburgh Festivals at Tickit.me
7. Winner of the 2012 CSPA Sustainable Production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe