From: "Brett Roberts" <bdr1020-AT-hotmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:29:09 -0500 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Questions for Children's show performers It sounds like you did some wonderful shows. I love the idea of the kids telling what the witch was up to. That's very Punch and Judy. Thanks, Brett Brett Roberts The Comedian for Kids http://kidscomedian.com/ Brett's school and library shows http://educationalmagician.com/ Brett's Comedian for Kids Blog http://kidscomedian.blogspot.com/ >From: John Dudley <john.dudley-AT-telepuppets.com> >Reply-To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >Subject: [Puptcrit] Questions for Children's show performers >Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:06:54 +0100 > >Hi Brett, >Here in the U.K., after touring with my marionette theatre, I >returned to a solo glove show for thirty years. I concentrated on >children and my wife and I wrote plays 20-25 minutes in length with a >moral in each story ie. don't steal, don't bully, don't tell lies, >etc. as part of our show. Our characters revolved around a place we >called Rumbles Wood and the naughty one (never wicked) was Claudia >Witch who always got her come uppance at the end of the story, >usually with the help of the children telling one of the characters >what Claudia was up to.. It was inhabited principally with animals >BUT ALL THE SAME SIZE IN HEIGHT AS THE WITCH. This was totally >acceptable to children in the age range 4 - 9. We therefor had a >caterpillar the same size as a mouse, as an owl, as a fox, a duck, a >rabbit, etc.. These were all characters - The Owl was Mr Hoot - the >wise one, Ferdy Fox - always helpful, Miss Mouse - an old maid, >Brownie Mouse -her friend, etc.. We ran twelve different stories, >rather like a soap. We would be booked by one party with one tale and >immediately get another booking to another party to present a >different story. >Good luck >John Dudley >_______________________________________________ >List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >Admin interface: >http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org >Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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