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St John's Wood theatre critic Blanche Marvin pays tribute to British theatre and film director Peter Brook who has died aged 97.

St. Ann’s Warehouse and The Walk Productions today announced plans to bring Amal, the internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old refugee Syrian girl, to New York City September 14 - October 2.

The 3.5m tall puppet will visit three Polish cities

The Walk is a travelling festival of art and cross-border collaboration, at the heart of which is Amal, the giant 3.5 metre-tall puppet, which this year has…

Two creative initiatives demonstrate the transformative power of the arts in giving voice to the perspectives of marginalised groups.

<strong>Editorial:</strong> The puppet’s journey from Turkey to the UK charmed audiences – but also discomfited them. And that’s the point

The 3.5m high puppet of a Syrian refugee child begins the last leg of her trans-European trek.

The transcontinental odyssey of Little Amal will begin its final stage this week when the giant puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian girl reaches the shores of the UK after walking thousands of miles across Europe. Bells will chime and choirs will sing as Little Amal appears on the beach today in Folkestone, Kent, after making the same cross-Channel journey that has been taken so far this year by more than 17,000 people seeking refuge from conflict, hunger and persecution. On the last leg of her jou...

Or equivalent documentation. but by folkestone harbour, the crowds were out. this refugee was getting a heros welcome. these interactions are about empathy and trying to be curious about somebody you dont know. and welcoming somebody that you dont know. she may only be a puppet, but shes already proved shes provocative and powerful piece of theatre. david sillito, bbc news, folkestone. david lan is the producer of the amal project and walked the route with her from turkey to the uk. hejoins us n...

The transcontinental odyssey of Little Amal will begin its final stage this week when the giant puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian girl reaches the shores of the UK after walking thousands of miles across Europe. Bells will chime and choirs will sing as Little Amal appears on the beach today in Folkestone, Kent, after making the same cross-Channel journey that has been taken so far this year by more than 17,000 people seeking refuge from conflict, hunger and persecution. On the last leg of her jou...