Max Humphries graduated from RWCMD with a BA in Theatre Design in 2005 and has been at the forefront of UK puppetry for over twenty years, making over a hundred shows and helping change its perception from an artistic niche to one of the core elements of the language of British theatre.

His work is mainly concerned with the grace and beauty of mechanics, seeing his role as an instrument-maker working to supply the highest quality tools to best serve his puppeteers, the story and the audience.

With his team, he has made work for The National Theatre, The Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet, Disney Theatrics, Polka Theatre, Almieda, Toho, The Metropolitan Opera, LA Philharmonic, Théâtre du Châtelet, Gecko, Elliot & Harper, V&A Museum, Bristol Old Vic, Les Enfants Terribles, Polka, Royal Court, Headlong, Stitches & Glue, Bill Kenwright, Pickled image, Green Ginger, The Unicorn, Jamie Lloyd Co., Little Bulb, Figurentheater Nordland, Lyric Hammersmith, Selladoor, Regents Park, and the Bridge Theatre, among others, as well as being Chief Puppet Designer for Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia.

Since 2022, along with fellow RWCMD graduate and long time collaborator Cheryl ‘Chuck’ Brown, he has been Co-Studio Head of the Unit 9 Puppet Workshop, which created the Olivier Award-winning Dinosaur World Live and Dragons & Mythical Beasts, sharing his love of dinosaurs and world mythology with children across the UK and the world.