About Mark

Mark Goldthorp has been working with puppets for sixteen years. Mark was first introduced to the Muppet/Sesame street-style puppetry starring as Nicky/Trekkie for 2yrs in the West End in the award-winning Avenue Q. Mark learnt from puppet master Nigel Plaskitt.   

Mark has subsequently been involved in many productions as a puppet performer/ coach and director.   Mark’s puppetry can be seen on the award-winning My Family. Mark worked with Rachael Canning’s beautiful puppets on the Oliver award-winning Into the woods at Regent’s Park. Operating the cow milky white.   

Mark’s puppetry was at the heart of the launch of a new video platform for one of world’s leading media agencies Mindshare, owned by WPP.   Mark recently worked with the legendary Toby Olie (Warhorse) on the award-winning Mary Poppins from 2019-2023 operating and voicing the 20ft Punch puppet in the musical number Playing the Game. Mark’s voice can be heard on the 2019 Definitive recording of Mary Poppins.   

Mark used puppetry in his own productions of Into the Woods and Merrily we roll along both performed at the Lost theatre.  

Mark also teaches puppetry all over the world. He has run Avenue Q workshops from NYC to Belfast. He has most recently been running puppet workshops up and down the country and is developing his own children’s puppet show called Fuzzytown.   

Next Mark will be travelling to Nice in November with Arts International as puppet consultant on a production of Carol-ann duffy’s Grimm Tales to be performed in 2024.