Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

His Dark Materials

National Theatre, London
October 2004 - April 2005

Martin maintained and reworked the daemon puppets' electrics, including head lamps and mechanical dragonflies, for His Dark Materials at the National Theatre.

Puppet Supervisor - David Cauchi

Electrical Engineer (Puppets)

Electrical maintenance of the extensive puppet cast during the show's second run at the National Theatre, London.

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His Dark Materials poster

Behind the scenes

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  • Two performers at a bench under a tree on a dark stage, a woman kneeling beside it while a young man in a hoodie stands watching

    Botanic Gardens

  • A girl in a floral dress kneels on a dark stage holding a small device while a furry animal puppet perches on a couch behind her

    Is Mrs Coulter Bad

  • A girl in a dark shirt and red trousers kneels on a black stage cradling a small tan animal puppet, with a bag slung at her side

    Lyra & Pan

  • A girl in a duffel coat looks up at a large white armoured polar bear puppet head, with the performer operating it partly visible at the edge

    Meeting Iorek

  • A girl in a patterned dress stands among a crowd of performers carrying white polar bear puppet heads and armour on a lit stage

    Bear Celebration

  • A man in a white singlet and gloves sits on a bench in a dark timber set, with a spotted leopard puppet at the bottom right

    Asriel & Stella Maria

  • A young man in a hoodie leans over a bedroll while a woman in a yellow shirt and headband sits beside a golden monkey puppet

    Campsite

  • A woman in black with swept up hair sits against a timber wall beside a large golden monkey puppet with wide round eyes

    Mrs Coulter & Monkey

  • A girl in a fur trimmed coat reaches out to touch a white bear puppet head dressed in a gold braided jacket on a dark stage

    Lyra & Iofur

  • A woman in black sits on a bed between two men, each holding an animal puppet, a snake on the left and a frog on the right

    President Coulter & Jasper

  • A young man in a hoodie looks down at a small glowing light held in his open hand above a puppet lying below

    Will & Pan

  • A large green and gold puppet of a winged, spined cliff ghast with long clawed hands, photographed in an empty theatre auditorium

    Cliff Ghast Off Stage

  • A girl and a man kneel either side of an armoured bear puppet on a rocky stage, with tiny puppet figures at the far left

    Gallivespians

  • A young man in a hooded jacket stands between two pale robed angel figures on tall rocks beneath a large full moon

    Will & Angels

  • Silhouetted performers with raised arms and a sword stand among rocks against a blue lit backdrop, small glowing lights held out beside them

    End of World

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