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Drew Colby - Shadowmaster
Eastbourne, England, BN21 3DN
Drew Colby has played and worked with puppets since the age of five, becoming more interested in ephemeral forms of puppetry as his career developed, until he began specialising in the ancient art of hand shadows in 2010. Mainly self-taught, his work has toured to theatres and venues on five continents. It has been seen on television in programmes such as Not Going Out (BBC), 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown (C4), Trust (BBC) and Game of Talents (ITV). His shows have won awards including the 2018 Phoenix Arts Club cabaret award on the West End in London and the audience choice award for Best Show at the 2019 Newcastle Puppetry Festival. Drew came third in Das SuperTalent (Germany’s Got Talent) 2021. He has led masterclasses in the UK, Italy, Israel, India, Chile and Turkey.