Snuff Puppets is an Australian puppet theatre company that was founded in 1992.
Originating from a dusty warehouse in the industrial working class suburb of Footscray in Melbourne, and now based in the newly renovated historic Footscray Drill Hall, Snuff Puppets has gone on to be Australia's premier Puppet troupe.
They tour nationally and internationally usually on the streets but also in circus tents, theatres and at rock concerts.
Snuff Puppets combine the elements of puppetry, live music, visual and physical theatre.
Subjects that are considered taboo are tackled, with 'a vulgar, irreverent, gratuitously violent and a comic sensibility'.
Snuff Puppet elements: 'a blackly dangerous humour, an incisive political satire, shamelessly handmade visual aesthetic; populist, free, joyous conflagration of art, audience and artist'.
The company has an interest in direct action on political issues. Over the years this has included appearances and support for the world peace, third world debt relief and support for asylum seekers.
Snuff Puppets has performed in sixteen countries including three summer long tours of Western and Eastern Europe, two appearances at the Daidogei World Cup in Japan, the Dancing Cows were performed at the China Shanghai International Festival, and a two week workshop was held at the World Social Forum in Brazil.
The troupe has won the 'Spirit of the Fringe' award from Melbourne Fringe and 'Adelaide Fringe 2006 Circus / Physical Theatre Award'.