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What the critics are saying about Mum Puppettheatre...

Named "Best Local Theatre Company" in the City Paper's 2004 Reader's Choice Awards

Named "Best Theatre Company" for the 2003-2004 season by Philadelphia Weekly

"One of the three coolest theatres in town!" -Philadelphia Magazine

"Sparking Philadelphia's theatrical renaissance!" -Philadelphia Weekly

"One of Philadelphia's top attractions for kids: Mum Puppettheatre's Family Series" -Fodors Travel Books

"Dazzling charm, invention and freshness... breathtaking in its beauty and honesty. By all means, see this, and bring the family!" -Philadelphia City Paper

"Brimming with life... Mum has become one of the most exciting theatres in town." Chestnut Hill Local

"Astonishingly magical... A fairytale world that could not be more astonishing or fully realized." -Philadelphia Weekly

"If there were a Pulitzer Prize for puppetry, Mum Puppettheatre would win it, hands down." -Edmonton Sun

"A reminder of just how good theatre can be." -Chestnut Hill Local

"A seamless unison of movement and sound." -Philadelphia Inquirer

"What's on the cutting edge of puppetry? Whatever it is, Mum is on it." -The News Journal

"Mum Puppettheatre productions demand more attention than almost anything else on Philadelphia stages. Thankfully, they reward that attention with constant ingenuity of staging and hard-won moments of emotional resonance." -Suburban and Wayne Times

"The most intelligent, most creative, most entertaining theatre in the area." -Chestnut Hill Local

"An experience all theatre might aspire to; we left there heartily talking, chuckling and wondering." -Philadelphia Weekly

"The invaluable Mum Puppettheatre [uses] extraordinarily striking imagery." -Philadelphia Inquirer

"Simple fun and pure magic!" -Philadelphia City Paper

"Maybe the kids have seen Toy Story a dozen times... all sorts of impossible stuff happens there. But this is really happening, what they've always suspected, right in front of them." -Rob Staeger, Arcade

"Puppets, masks, musical punctuation resulted in a stage work that was more alive than a great many plays I have seen with technically live actors." -Philadelphia Forum

"Mum Puppettheatre is one of our artistic gems." -Philadelphia Weekly

"Mum Puppettheatre's unique puppetry enchants both adults and children." -Philadelphia Weekly

"Theatre at Mum is universal, unique, well made, and always leaves the audience wanting more." -City Line News

"With careful attention to detail and vivid imaginations, Mum Puppettheatre creates a world that teaches, explores and knocks your socks off with incredible visual images worth a thousand words." -City Line News