A puppet of a large red bird in between an orchestra and audience, lit by stage lights.

Firebird

A sumptuous big puppet spectacle performed to Stravinsky's Firebird Finale

Meet: Firebird

Created by Nick Barnes Puppets to soar on the musical themes of Stravinsky’s Firebird Finale, the Firebird is a large scale, visually stunning, and simply magical puppet.

A large puppet of a red bird, 'flying' in an empty auditorium.
The back of a large puppet of a red bird in an auditorium. Its tail feathers are made to look like flames.
A large puppet of a red bird. Its wings are spread as if in flight.
A large puppet of a red bird, with its wings outstretched, in between an orchestra and a crowd.

Past Performances

Firebird was originally commissioned for the BBC Proms Ten Pieces programme at The Royal Albert Hall.

Brought to life by four skilled puppeteers, The Firebird has been performed alongside various leading orchestras and wowed audiences across the UK in venues such as the Barbican, The Guild Hall, Venue Cymru, Brangwyn Hall and Watford Colosseum.