​Lyndie Wright MBE
Designer and Maker of Puppets and Puppet Theatre
Lyndie founded the Little Angel Theatre with her husband John Wright in 1961. She has designed and made world renowned puppets in her workshop next door ever since.

Lyndie’s work shows a lifelong dedication to the art of puppetry. Her artistic vision continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of British puppetry and is a testament to her enduring impact on the craft. Each puppet tells a unique story, weaving together the magic, creativity and craftsmanship that has made Wright a luminary in the world of puppetry. Lyndie Wright is still making full-time and still teaching, passing on her skills to next generations of artists and inspiring audiences young and old with her creations. 

Work includes making for theatre:
Little Angel Theatre: Singing Mermaid, Pixie and the Pudding, Going on a Bear Hunt, Venus and Adonis (with RSC), Angelo,  Petrushka, Paper Dolls, Cindermouse.
Kneehigh: The Tin Drum, Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs), A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, Brief Encounter. 
Wise Children: Wise Children, Wuthering Heights.
Shakespeare’s Globe: The Little Matchgirl (and other happier tales), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Emma Rice), Macbeth (dir. Iqbal Khan).
Young Vic: The Life of Galileo, A Season in the Congo.
RSC: Venue and Adonis, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir Greg Doran), Antony and Cleopatra, The Canterbury Tales.
National Theatre: Coram Boy.
​Opera North: The Magic Flute.
Polka Theatre: Paddington Bear, Stewart Little.
Silent Tide: Silent Tide, The Adventures of Curious Ganz.
And making for film:
Pride and Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Hanna (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), Pan (2015), Cyrano (2021), M Son of the Century (2024).