Productions With Character

Puppetry, productions, and creative worlds by Mike Quinn.

Productions With Character

Puppetry, productions, and creative worlds by Mike Quinn.

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Welcome to Mike Quinn Studios

The home of productions, characters, puppetry and creative worlds—made with craft, curiosity and a healthy disregard for the ordinary.

Productions

Films, series and imaginative worlds brought to life.

Characters & Puppetry

Beloved creatures, expressive performance and practical craft.

Creative Projects

New ideas, experiments and curious things in development.

45+ Years

Of characters, creatures and creative storytelling.

Meet Mike Quinn

Mike Quinn is a veteran puppeteer, performer, producer, and creative force whose work has brought memorable characters to life on screen and beyond. Mike Quinn Studios is the home for his productions, creative projects, Puppetry Academy, and Studio Pass.

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Three ways to learn, connect, and step inside Mike’s creative world.

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Productions & Projects

Explore Mike’s productions, characters, collaborations, and new creative work in development.

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A Little More to Watch

Explore films, favourite clips and moments from my creative world on the Mike Quinn Studios YouTube channel.

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Puppetry This Week

A living, human-curated guide to puppet performances, screenings, exhibitions, workshops and appearances—wherever they’re happening.

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Mike Quinn performing with a puppet during a filmed stage presentation

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Characters in Motion

A glimpse at expressive puppetry, performance, and the characters finding their spark.

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From Sketchbook to Screen

Ideas, drawings, tiny experiments—and the curious route from first scribble to finished world.

Odd Things in Development

New characters, half-built worlds, and promising nonsense from the studio workbench.

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