Gillie designs and directs, sometimes with her own company, SUSPENDED ANIMATION
BBC interview
THE RAMAYANA
This version of the great Indian epic is based on the audiobook version Ramayana, An Ancient Indian Epic, written by Shreyas and Ayur Pulle and produced by Neelima Penumarthy for Puranas
A short, taster version was performed at the Nehru Centre, as part of Women in the Arts festival, curated by Jay Visvadeva Artistic Director of Sama Arts
Also at Diwali on the Square, at Trafalgar Square
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MASTER PETER’S PUPPET SHOW opera by Manuel de Falla
commissioned by Terry Allbright for the Petworth Festival.
THE YOUNG VISITERS by Daisy Ashford
commissioned by Brighton Visions Festival and Bracknell’s South Hill Park Arts Centre
THE SECRET GARDEN dir: Jacob Murray at Nottingham Playhouse. Gillie was Puppet Master
THE LITTLE PRINCE at Bolton Octagon dir: Romy Baskerville. Gillie was Puppet Master
WRESTLING THE ANGEL site-specific dance production by Athina Vahla
in an underground abattoir in Smithfield
A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA for JACKANORY, BBC
TALES FROM THE DECAMERON for Channel 4
THE JUNIPER TREE composed by Richard Emsley
world première at Dartington Summer School of Music
WIZARD OF EARTHSEA by Ursula le Guin for Jackanory
DRAGON at the National Theatre
directed and designed by Ultz Puppet Master: Gillie Robic
As well as designing for and directing her own company Suspended Animation,
Gillie also performs with and directs other companies.
MOZART WITH PUPPETS
MINI-BRAHMS
created by Roger Lade’s Company Widebeam
for the the Little Angel theatre
dir: Gillie Robic
performed by members of the Aurora Orchestra
puppets by Roger Lade
PHILEMON AND BAUCIS
dir: Christopher Leith
conducted by Trevor Pinnock, at Eisenstadt and Potsdam
Wealtheow in Christopher’s BEOWULF for the National Theatre.
DR DOLITTLE Leslie Bricusse’s musical
dir: Stephen Pimlott, Puppetry director: Nigel Plaskitt, at the Hammersmith Apollo
Gillie played GUB-GUB the pig, SOPHIE the seal, and THE GIANT PINK SEA SNAIL,
With Barry Smith’s Theatre of Puppets
Marlowe’s DR FAUSTUS
Beckett’s COME & GO and ACT WITHOUT WORDS
and in two productions of Manuel de Falla’s opera,
MASTER PETER’S PUPPET SHOW
(El Retablo de Maese Pedro)
conductor: Simon Rattle with The London Sinfonietta,
conductor: Michael Lankester with Contrapuncti, dir. Denise Coffey
MR PUNCH composed by: Michael Finnissy
conductor: Peter Maxwell Davies with the Fires of London
At the Little Angel Theatre her performances include:
Stravinsky’s SOLDIER’S TALE
Menotti’s AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS,
ANGELO, THE LITTLE MERMAID, RAPUNZEL, SLEEPING BEAUTY, WILD NIGHT OF THE WITCHES, PRINCE & THE MOUSE
ANTIGONE by Frederic Rzewski, dir: Caroline Astell-Burt at the ICA