Giant puppets parade South Yorkshire streets

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Doncaster on Friday night for a giant puppet parade.

Lampadophores is an interactive production from French street theatre company Picto Facto, which was hosted by Doncaster theatre Cast.

The colourful parade of eight giant, inflatable puppets began at Sir Nigel Gresley Square at 19:00 BST, accompanied by black-and-white-clad performers who interacted with audiences.

The production was co-created with Global Streets a network of organisations that host international outdoor arts events.

The parade was inspired and named after the torchbearers in the ceremonies of ancient Greece.

Previous Global Streets performances to visit Doncaster have included Sharing the Light, Rise and Clash of Drums.

Toulouse-based Picto Facto takes productions around Europe – including Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Blois in France and Leeds’s annual Light Night.

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