File puptcrit/puptcrit.0608, message 168


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
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