Prop, Set and Puppet making by Dom Pickett

Having recently returned from an international tour as Head of Puppets for Bluey’s Big Play, I’m now based in North London where I have now officially opened the Pickett Propmakers Studio

I am available for both comissioned projects and on-site work. If you have an upcoming project in mind I would love to hear from you and discuss how we could bring it to life!

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What do I do?

With experience spanning theatre, festival, film, television and live events I have developed a broad range of practical and technical skills across all aspects of prop, set and puppet making. I consider myself a multidisciplinary and I enjoy the increased variety of projects that comes across different types of work. Whether you need a pair of fake eyeballs or an entire set built from the ground up, every project is met with the same creativity, care and attention to detail.

Through Pickett Propmakers I’m developing my own practice from my North London studio offering bespoke fabrication services; I’m interested in working with production companies, creatives and clients across a range of industries.

My aim is to build a studio known for versatility and reliability and as the studio grows, slowly but surely employ the best and brightest freelance team to be the go-to fabrication company for the arts.

Puppet Doctor (Head of Puppets and Props) for Bluey's Big Play UK

Puppet Doctor (Head of Puppets and Props) for Bluey's Big Play UK

Puppet Dep for Frozen The Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Puppet Dep for Frozen The Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Head of Puppets and Props for the Rock Orchestra and the Festival of the Dead. My core employment is to design, build and maintain puppets and set pieces however whenever I could I joined touring shows to do a variety of jobs. Whether it was working

Head of Puppets and Props for the Rock Orchestra and the Festival of the Dead. My core employment is to design, build and maintain puppets and set pieces however whenever I could I joined touring shows to do a variety of jobs. Whether it was working as a lighting tech, leading the get in/get outs or simply running the merch stand I managed to dip my toes wherever I could

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Worked as a prop modeller at Longcross Studios on Disney and Marvels upcoming film: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, giving me first-hand experience of what its like to work as a prop maker in

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Worked as a prop modeller at Longcross Studios on Disney and Marvels upcoming film: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, giving me first-hand experience of what its like to work as a prop maker in the film industry

Prop maker at DB Props in Shepperton Studios working on Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. This job involved a lot of electrical work, soldering and preparing 3D prints. By far the most fun I’ve had working as prop maker!

Prop maker at DB Props in Shepperton Studios working on Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. This job involved a lot of electrical work, soldering and preparing 3D prints. By far the most fun I’ve had working as prop maker!

Murder for Dummies allowed me to really get creative within my prop making. Creating and modifying ventriloquist dummies was a highlight however the increasingly strange and satirical props to come out of this project always kept me thinking on my fe

Murder for Dummies allowed me to really get creative within my prop making. Creating and modifying ventriloquist dummies was a highlight however the increasingly strange and satirical props to come out of this project always kept me thinking on my feet. Once the show is published I cannot wait to display the variety of props I fabricated for this

Doctor Who: Time Fracture Gained experience under Illusion Design on Doctor Who: Time Fracture, focusing on key roles in the industry such as carpentry, scenic art and scenic construction

Doctor Who: Time Fracture Gained experience under Illusion Design on Doctor Who: Time Fracture, focusing on key roles in the industry such as carpentry, scenic art and scenic construction

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Working with the Pleasance Edinburgh team, I started the festival on the fit-up crew converting the entire university and surrounding places into performable spaces for the month. After this, I then became the Head of Stage

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Working with the Pleasance Edinburgh team, I started the festival on the fit-up crew converting the entire university and surrounding places into performable spaces for the month. After this, I then became the Head of Stage for the largest 750 seat venue: The Grand

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