Laura Bacon
Credits
FILM AND TELEVISION
PUPPETEERING
‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ (2023)
Reference puppeteer for cast – Film (Paramount Pictures)
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‘Cybermaniacs’ (2017 - 2023)
Principle puppeteer – online security training videos (KGB Solutions)
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‘Say Yes to the Dress’ (2023)
Puppeteer – TV series (Discovery Channel)
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‘Anansi Boys’ (2022)
Puppeteer – TV series (Amazon Prime)
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‘Diomysus’ (2022)
Puppeteer – Short Film (BBC Wales)
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‘Spitting Image’ Season 2 – (2021)
Puppeteer – TV show (Britbox, ITV)
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‘Ultimate intern’ - Corporate video (2021)
Principle puppeteer - Corporate video (Dev Clever Productions)
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‘Grabblers’ (2021)
Puppeteer – Film (Juggernaut Productions)
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‘The Libyan Family’ (2021)
Puppeteer – Web Series (Burst Pictures, Libya)
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‘Everybody’s Gonna Love Somebody’ Alfie Templeman (2021)
Principle puppeteer - Music video (Chess Club Records)
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‘The Dark Crystal – Age of Resistance’ (2018)
Additional Puppeteer – TV Series (The Jim Henson Company)
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‘The Toy That Nobody Wanted’ (2017)
Assistant puppeteer – Smyths TV commercial (Gorgeous Productions)
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‘The Truffles’ (2017)
Principle puppeteer – viral vlogs (Quintus Films, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ (2017)
Puppeteer – Film Creature FX (Lucasfilm/Disney)
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‘Sesame Street’ (2017)
Training workshop videos (Children’s Television Workshop, New York)
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‘Die Puppenstars’ (2016)
Puppeteer – Live TV show (RTL,Cologne, Germany)
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‘The Truffles’ (2016)
Principle puppeteer – TV pilot (Quintus Films, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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‘Die Puppenstars’ (2016)
Puppeteer – TV show VTs (RTL, Berlin, Germany)
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‘Mavis and the Lost Railway of Haverhill’ (2016)
Puppeteer – video and radio (BBC Suffolk)
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‘Sunday Night at the Palladium’ (2016)
Puppeteer (ITV)
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‘Notto Nogo’ (2016)
Puppeteer – online corporate video (RPM ltd)
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‘Ira Fennelbloom’s Halloween Special’ (2015)
Additional puppeteer for video (Encirco Studios, Los Angeles)
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‘A Patsy Christmas’ (2014)
Puppeteer – online corporate video (Panavision)
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‘Patsy’s Picks’ (2014)
Puppeteer - online corporate video (Got Talent Global)
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‘Summertime’ (2014)
Puppeteer – music video (The Banners)
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‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Season 8 (2014)
Puppeteer - ‘All That Jazz’ live semi-final performance (ITV)
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‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Season 8, Episode 7 (2014)
Puppeteer – ‘reveal’ performance (ITV)
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‘Morrisons Yellow Room’ (2014)
Puppeteer – interview (Morrisons)
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‘This Morning’ (2014)
Puppeteer - live interview (ITV)
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‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Season 8 Episode 5 (2014)
Puppeteer – ‘Dream a Little Dream’ performance to presenters Ant and Dec (ITV)
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‘Les Miserables’ (2012)
Puppeteer – Film (Universal Pictures)
ACTING
‘Eastenders’ (2022)
‘Hot Woman’ (BBC)
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‘Question Team’ (2022)
‘Lady on Toilet’ (Dave Channel)
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‘Holby City’ Season 22 (2020)
‘Dr Bennett’ (BBC)
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‘Still Open All Hours’ Season 2 (2015)
‘Eileen’ (BBC)
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‘Silent Witness’ Season 18 (2014)
‘Yvonne’ (BBC)
THEATRE AND LIVE GIGS
‘Disney’s Winnie the Pooh – A Musical Adaptation’ (2023)
Principle puppeteer - Piglet, Kanga and Roo London and UK Tour (Disney/Rockefeller)
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‘An Everso Lovely Evening with Mavis’ (2019 and 2022)
Puppeteer and singer – comedy cabaret (Haverhill Arts Centre)
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‘A Festive Evening with Patsy May and Friends’ (2019)
Puppeteer – comedy cabaret (Museum of Comedy, Phoenix Artist Club)
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‘Musicals, Streisand and More’
Puppeteer/Singer – cabaret (Live at Zedel)
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‘An Evening with Patsy May’ (2018 and 2020)
Puppeteer – comedy cabaret (Museum of Comedy)
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Cabaret at various venues (2010 – present)
Puppeteer and character actor – singing pop, acoustic and swing duets in USA and UK.
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‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (2016)
Puppeteer ‘Patsy May’ – Redcar Easter Pantomime (WOW Productions)
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‘Battle of the Musicals’ (2016)
Puppeteer and co-host – (Peak Productions, Phoenix Artists Club, London)
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‘Avenue Q’ (2015)
Puppeteer – Bad Idea Bear (TNT Productions)
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Haverhill Big Bash (2015)
Puppeteer – singing with Dale Bennett
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Haverhill Christmas Lights Switch On (2014)
Puppeteer – singing and participating with audience with lights switch on.
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‘Avenue Q’ (2013)
Puppeteer, principle characters of Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut (TNT Productions)
TEACHING
Puppetry Training for ‘Avenue Q’ (2013 – present)
Running workshops for various productions of the show, nationwide for first time puppeteers. (Little Shop of Hires)
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Long Lake Camp for the Arts, New York (2009 – 2012)
Puppetry teacher at highly acclaimed arts summer camp, teaching puppet building, puppeteering, lip sync, performing on stage and puppet improv.
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Samuel Ward Academy (2012)
Puppetry teacher for puppet film workshop.
VOICEOVER
‘Wonderville’ (2023)
Robotic US accent narration for MSC Cruises (CDM Productions)
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‘Codelings’ (2022)
Character voice of evil robot (Hollow Pixel Studios)
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BBC News (2022)
Voiceover for interview on headline story (BBC)
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‘Ungameland’ (2021)
Character voice of ‘Bot’ (Hollow Pixel Studios)
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‘In the Wings’ (2020)
RP voice for ident (JW Designs)
‘Durin the Virus’ (2020)
Performer and writer for skit (BBC Suffolk)
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‘Second chance’ (2014)
Corporate RP voice for radio advert (BITC)
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‘Pluto Defence Force’ Animated short by Ben Blease (2009)
Character voice of ‘Lucy Lightspeed’ (California American)
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Figleaves.com (2006)
Corporate RP voice for customer services telephone line.