The World Puppet Theatre Festival, Charleville-Mézières, has once again offered some innovative and daring items.

Apart from the regulars like Stuffed Puppet Theatre, Ambulo Theatre or Green Ginger, we were sorry that we did not see more unknown and original artistes like Gavin Skerritt from Wales, who enchanted us with his mysterious Y Weledigaeth, a sombre and tormented piece. In fact, it was particularly in the small productions programmed that we come across powerful and unexpected realms.

Naly Gerard, France