A live cinema play told from the perspective of a dog.

A dog with a bird-killing problem. Two people stitching their relationship together. A house filled with taxidermy animals. When a young couple responds to a dog-sitting advert expecting a free holiday, they stumble into an unexpected tradition.

The play takes the form of a live cinema play told from the perspective of a dog. Utilising three live cameras, puppets, diorama sets, and foley microphones, five performers weave together a live animation. Through overhearing conversations and peeking through doorways from the dog's point of view the secrets of the house and the pair’s relationship are slowly uncovered.

Bark Bark takes a sideways look at the line between the human and the non-human world, exploring the possibilities and limits of stage animals’ representation.

★★★★

"Ingenious contemporary folk horror tale"

The Scotsman

New Diorama Untapped Award Nominee

★★★★

"Visually stunning"

Fest

★★★★

"A magical blend of live performance, puppetry and cinema."

The Skinny

★★★★

"Tremendously delightful, filled with joyous surprises"

Binge Fringe

★★★★

"Bark Bark is always questioning how we move into the undetermined from an unsettled past."

Beyond the Curtain

★★★★

"Truly unlike anything I have seen at the Fringe"

Corr Blimey

Past Performances:

National Tour supported by Arts Council England and house theatre network: 11th - 23rd November 2025

Summerhall, Edinburgh: 1st - 28th August 2024

The North Wall, Oxford: 8th - 10th June 2023

National Tour Team:

Peter: Alasdair Linn
Laura: Ezra Saifie

Camera Operator: Beckett Grey

Composer & Live Musician: Faye James

Puppeteer: Cat Rock

Director & Writer: Gabe Winsor

Producer: Gabrielle Olowe
Set Designer: Joe Green

Puppet Designer: Helen Ferguson

Assistant Director: Emily Susanne Lloyd
Lighting Designer: Han Sayles
Stage Manager: Jodie Jasmin Hicks

Supported by Arts Council England, The North Wall, Chronic Insanity, and house theatre network.