Movement and Puppetry Director
Phoebe Hyder
Phoebe Hyder (She/Her) is an Actor, Puppeteer, Movement director and Puppetry director specialising in motion capture, performance capture & XR. An international artist working across the UK, Kenya, and Norway, her multidisciplinary career spans theatre, film, TV, games, and immersive technology — blending classical puppetry with cutting-edge digital tools to redefine contemporary storytelling.
Trained at the Guildford School of Acting, with further studies at Lecoq, Gecko, Frantic Assembly, Complicité, and the Emma Rice Company (movement direction), Phoebe has collaborated with leading companies and studios including the RSC, BBC, Netflix, Lucas Films, Disney, Warner Bros., DreamWorks, Paramount+, ITV, Framestore, DNEG, The Imaginarium, Dimension, Target3D, and Little Angel Theatre.
In 2024, Phoebe founded Tracked Illusions, a studio dedicated to innovation in performance capture puppetry, currently developing its first VR game. Alongside this, she is creating Moon River, her debut as lead artist at Chichester Festival Theatre, where she is an Associate Artist — a groundbreaking non-verbal performance combining XR, puppetry, and sensory design. She was formerly a Creative Associate at Jermyn Street Theatre (2022/23).
A qualified yoga instructor and certified Makaton tutor, Phoebe is passionate about access and holistic practice in the arts. Collaboration and knowledge-sharing remain central to her work: she regularly teaches movement, puppetry, and performance capture at leading institutions in the UK and abroad.
Previous Projects
THE CANTERBURY TALES | PUPPETRY DIRECTOR | STOKE PARK GUILDFORD
THE TRIALS | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | THE MARLOWE THEATRE
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | PUPPETEER | NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE
FUNNYBONES | PUPPETEER/ DEVISOR | DIR: JESSICA THANKI | THE LOWRY, SALFORD
ZOMBIEGATE | MOVEMENT DIRECTION | THEATRE 503
DUCK | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | JERMYN STREET THEATRE, IMY WYATT-CORNER
SHAKE THE CITYDrifting (Southwark Playhouse)MOVEMENT CONSULTANT | JERMYN STREET THEATRE, AMIE BURNS
HANSEL AND GRETEL | PUPPET DESIGNER AND DIRECTOR | CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE
THE PIPED PIPER | PUPPET DESIGNER AND DIRECTOR | CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE
CIRCULATE | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | JACKSONS LANE
I'M AFRAID OF YOU AND MAYBE THAT'S OK | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | JERMYN STREET THEATRE, CHEWBOY
THE POISON BELT | PUPPETRY CONSULTANT | JERMYN STREET THEATRE
CANCELLING SOCRATES | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | JERMYN STREET THEATRE, TOM LITTLER
THE MARRIAGE OF ALICE B. TOKLAS BY GERTRUDE STEIN| MOVEMENT DIRECTION | JERMYN STREET THEATRE
FLUX | MOVEMENT DIRECTION | THEATRE 503
FELT | MOVEMENT AND PUPPETRY DIRECTION | NORTHWALL AND LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE
PERSPECTIVES | PUPPETRY DIRECTION | TUNBRIDGE WELLS PUPPETRY FESTIVAL
PERSPECTIVES | PUPPETRY DIRECTION | THE TUNBRIDGE WELLS PUPPETRY FESTIVAL
FELT R&D | MOVEMENT AND PUPPETRY DIRECTION | LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE
PRISIM | PUPPETRY DIRECTION | LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES
SHAPING DUST | PUPPETRY CONSULTANT | THE COCKPIT THEATRE
EMILY RISING | ASSISTANT PUPPETRY DIRECTOR |LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE & GOBLIN
LITTLE BIG GIRL | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | WATERLOO EAST
SHAKERS | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | THE WHITE BEAR THEATRE
WASTE OF TIME: 1985 | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | ED FRINGE