Pulling the strings at Cork Puppetry Festival

"There’s a yearning for live performance that’s absent from gaming and animation, and ultimately there’s an opportunity for puppetry there.”

Cliff Dolliver is the director of Cork Puppetry Festival, which is about to celebrate its fourth year as the Republic of Ireland’s only festival dedicated to the art form.

In this saturated media and entertainment landscape filled with TV and digital distractions, he says, the live craft of puppetry has even more to offer than ever.