Mervyn Millar Puppeteer

Mervyn Millar is a director and puppet designer based in London, and director of Significant Object. He was part of the original creative team of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s War Horse, also appearing at the NT and directing casts in London, New York, Toronto and Berlin. His work with puppets includes Die Walküre, Siegfried (Opera National du Rhin); The Thief of Baghdad (Royal Opera House); Circus 1903 (Southbank Centre, international tour); Appreciate (Paul McCartney); As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors and Great Expectations (Royal Shakespeare Company); Stiller (Residenz Munich); Crow (Handspring UK), and work for the National Theatre, Burgtheater Vienna, Schauspielhaus Zürich, NT Scotland, Scottish Opera, and the Royal Court. His books include Puppetry: How to Do It, The Horse’s Mouth, and The Journey of The Tall Horse. Awarded an Arts Foundation Fellowship 2010 for his work in puppetry.