Puppetry and Movement Director
Finn Caldwell is a Movement and Puppetry Director and Designer, working in theatre, musical theatre and opera. Having originally trained as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Finn is currently co-artistic director of Lume Theatre with Nick Barnes.
Upcoming work with Lume includes; Game Of Thrones – The Mad King (RSC – Dominic Cook) and The Jungle Book (National Theatre – Indhu Rubasingham).
Puppetry Director & Designer/Co-Designer work include: The Shitheads (Royal Court – Olivier nominated); The Life of Pi (Sheffield Theatre, West End, International); The Ocean At The End Of The Lane, Angels in America, Warhorse (West End & International), The Light Princess (National Theatre); The Wicker Husband (Watermill Theatre); Groundhog Day (& Broadway), Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (& Toronto) (Old Vic); Running Wild (Chichester Festival Theatre, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Vic); The Bear (Pins & Needles); The Tempest (Birmingham Royal Ballet); Alice’s Adventures Underground and Adventures in Wonderland (Les Enfants Terrible); Ariodante (Festival d’Aix-en-Provence); Dream Space (Globe Theatre); Rubies in the Attic (Riverside Studios); Shrek: The Musical (West End); Tom Thumb (Edinburgh Festival); First Hippo on the Moon (Les Petits Theatre Company); Lardo (Old Red Lion); Ex Machina (NIDA).
Gyre & Gimble work as Co-Director/Puppet Designer includes: The Four Seasons: A Reimagining (Shakespeare’s Globe); The Hartlepool Monkey (UK Tour); The Elephantom (National Theatre & West End).
Film credits include: Alice (Ruby Films); The Suicide Brothers (Beat Pictures).
Awards: Olivier Award Best Set Design for Life of Pi.
