About

Phoebe Hyder is a pioneering performer and creative director working at the intersection of puppetry, motion capture, XR theatre, and digital performance. With a multidisciplinary career spanning TV, film, theatre, games, and immersive technology, Phoebe is leading a new generation of hybrid artists redefining what storytelling can be — both live and virtual.

A performance capture puppetry specialist, Phoebe blends classical puppetry techniques with cutting-edge technologies such as virtual production, real-time mocap, projection mapping, and interactive XR. Her work spans puppeteered digital creatures, voice-over performance, physical animation for games, and the emotional nuance of non-verbal movement — placing her at the forefront of embodied digital storytelling.

In 2024, Phoebe founded Tracked Illusions, her own studio dedicated to innovation in performance capture puppetry. The studio is currently developing its first full-length VR game, fusing theatricality, creature performance, and interactive world-building — bringing the craftsmanship of live puppetry into real-time, player-led environments.

Her theatre work includes projects with the RSC, Headlong, The Lowry, The Lyric Hammersmith, Little Angel Theatre, and Chichester Festival Theatre, where she is currently developing Moon River, her debut as lead artist. An immersive, non-verbal performance, Moon River uses XR technologies, puppetry, and sensory design to explore grief, memory, and transformation — supported by CFT’s prestigious Emerging Artists Programme.

Phoebe’s screen credits span DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Paramount+, BBC, ITV, Bad Wolf, and major VFX studios including Framestore, DNEG, Dimension, and Target3D. In games and voiceover, she has worked with Rare, Xbox, Kioken, Moliner Pitstop, and more — performing both voice and mocap across multiple platforms.

As a former Creative Associate at Jermyn Street Theatre (2022/23) and a collaborator with international partners including Portsmouth CCIXR, Youth Theatre Kenya, and NYT, Phoebe’s work consistently investigates the emotional potential of hybrid performance — driven by movement, tactility, and innovation.

Her training includes the Sir Michael Redgrave Scholarship at Guildford School of Acting, alongside intensive studies with Lecoq, Gecko, Frantic Assembly, and Complicité. She is also a qualified yoga instructor (200hr Yoga Alliance)and certified Makaton tutor, advocating for accessibility and holistic movement practices across her work.

Inventive, collaborative, and fearlessly multidisciplinary, Phoebe is a rare talent bridging the worlds of craft and code, physicality and pixels — making space for soulful performance in increasingly digital futures.

Phoebe is terrible at spelling but excellent at custard. She enjoys long plods in the garden, wears many hats (figuratively and literally), and believes that being curious and playful is just as important as being precise.