Dowcha Puppets pulling the strings for panto in Cork

IN DOWTCHA Puppets’ headquarters, two men are wrestling a giant high-heeled shoe. It’s pantomime season, and Dowtcha’s artistic co-directors, Cliff Dolliver and Davy Dummigan, have been drafted in to produce a giant glass slipper prop for Cork Opera House in their guise as set designers and props builders.

The Cork-based puppetry company also have their own production up their sleeve: Cork’s first ever puppet pantomime.

Inspired by the style of The Muppets and Sesame Street, a cast of life-size puppets will interact with actress Irene Kelleher, who plays the part of Sleeping Beauty in their take on the classic fairy tale.