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Liverpool Giants: Huge crowds turn out in city centre and Wirral | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Huge crowds are gathering in Liverpool as The Giants visit the city for a third and final time. | Huge crowds are gathering in Liverpool as The Giants visit the city for a third and final time. |
Royal de Luxe's huge puppets are making their way through the city centre as well as appearing across the Mersey in Wirral. | |
Previous visits by the French street theatre company's Giants in 2012 and 2014 drew six-figure audiences. | Previous visits by the French street theatre company's Giants in 2012 and 2014 drew six-figure audiences. |
The action started at 10:00 BST at St George's Hall. A giant puppet also appeared at Fort Perch Rock, Wirral. | |
Hundreds queued to see one of the marionettes - Little Boy Giant - "sleeping" in a hammock at St George's Hall on Thursday. | Hundreds queued to see one of the marionettes - Little Boy Giant - "sleeping" in a hammock at St George's Hall on Thursday. |
The puppets can be seen in various locations until Sunday. | The puppets can be seen in various locations until Sunday. |
Unlike previous visits, though, the marionettes will take in some Wirral landmarks in addition to Liverpool city centre. | Unlike previous visits, though, the marionettes will take in some Wirral landmarks in addition to Liverpool city centre. |
This year's opening echoes Royal de Luxe's previous event in 2014 when a grandmother puppet was asleep in the hall. | This year's opening echoes Royal de Luxe's previous event in 2014 when a grandmother puppet was asleep in the hall. |
To whet the public's appetite this year, one of the Little Boy Giant's sandals appeared in Prince's Park. | To whet the public's appetite this year, one of the Little Boy Giant's sandals appeared in Prince's Park. |
It was used as a goalpost during a football coaching session for hundreds of schoolchildren. Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere Rovers were all involved in the event. | It was used as a goalpost during a football coaching session for hundreds of schoolchildren. Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere Rovers were all involved in the event. |
Meanwhile, a giant raft has appeared at Canning Dock in Liverpool and a huge butter knife has split a bus in two outside Lime Street Station. | Meanwhile, a giant raft has appeared at Canning Dock in Liverpool and a huge butter knife has split a bus in two outside Lime Street Station. |
Organisers said it was part of the artistic vision for The Giants event - and to watch out for a giant fork to mysteriously appear soon. | Organisers said it was part of the artistic vision for The Giants event - and to watch out for a giant fork to mysteriously appear soon. |