MIKEY BRETT

Actor • Puppeteer • Movement Artist

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Mikey performed as an actor and puppeteer in Sandi Toksvig's Treasure Island at the Leicester Haymarket Theatre.
Mikey had a very busy 2018 and worked on two more major motion pictures. The first of these, Detective Pikachu, will be released on 10th May 2019. The first trailer can be viewed HERE.
Mikey was an Assistant Puppeteer on the latest series of The Furchester Hotel, now on CBeebies, and you can view some of his characters HERE

Puppetry Mikey has worked with some of the biggest names in global puppetry. Notably, he joined the cast of War Horse in 2009 and remains involved in the show performing at events worldwide. He has also worked for Blind Summit, The Muppets, CBBC, Disney, Warner Bros. and Royal de Luxe amongst others.	Mikey Brett Mikey is an actor, puppeteer and movement artist based in North West London. An alumnus of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Mikey has worked in theatre, film, and television for companies as diverse as CBeebies, Warner Bros. and the Royal Opera House.	Movement Work As well as numerous puppetry credits, Mikey is an established physical theatre practitioner. He has worked with choreographers including Will Tuckett (Royal Opera House) and Francesca Jaynes (Muppets Most Wanted) and has directed movement for Clwyd Theatr Cymru and Southwark Playhouse as well as leading a team of Movement Artists on the feature film Gravity. He is also an Intimacy Director specialising in LGBT scenes of an intimate nature.
Currently Mikey spent Christmas 2018 performing in Treasure Island by Sandi Toksvig - the first in-house production at the newly reopened Leicester Haymarket Theatre in 11 years.	Gravity Mikey is proud to have headed up the team of Movement Artists who created the live zero-gravity effects during the filming of Warner Bros. feature film Gravity. Gravity won 7 Academy Awards in 2014 including Best Visual Effects and 6 Baftas including Best Special Visual Effects and Best British Film.	Workshops Mikey regularly runs puppetry workshops. For more information on how to book a place on a workshop or to get Mikey to visit your school or institution please get in touch. Previous clients include Kings College School in Wimbledon, East 15 Acting School, and The National Theatre.