Punch and Judy
MUSEU DA MARIONETA - Claustro
4 May at 9pm (Friday) | 5 May at 4pm (Saturday)
Puppeteer: Rod Burnett Technique: Hand puppets Language: English and Spanish Time: Aprox. 40 min. For audiences over: M/6
Rod Burnett is regarded as one of the leading performers of the Punch show in the UK and has performed it all over the world. He is regarded as one of the leading exponents of the art of Punch & Judy with his show steeped in the traditions of Commedia dell' Arte and performed with hilarious, irreverent and sometimes shocking black humour.
Mr. Punch meets various characters - Judy (his wife), their baby (who ends up as sausages), a policeman, a crocodile, a hangman and the devil - and deals with them all in his savage and violent style. The show is anarchic, enthralling, and above all, hilarious.
The earliest recorded evidence we have of Punch in England is from the 17th century Diarist Samuel Pepys, who wrote about it after a visit to Covent Garden, on the 9th May 1662. Mr. Punch is still knocking them dead after 350 years! Let’s celebrate! “That’s the way to do it!”.
BIO
Rod Burnett has been a performer of Punch & Judy since 1977. He was trained as a sculptor, gaining a first class honours degree from Falmouth Art College in 1977. His degree show involved the construction of several large pieces in which tiny human figures played out simple scenes, animated by ingeniously complex machinery. Lodgings with the local Punch and Judy man gave Rod the idea of replacing the machinery with himself as animator, and Rod began to develop an interest in puppetry. While lecturing at Exeter Art College, he worked with the community theatre group Fair Exchange. Rod then embarked on a solo career, and, in 1987, established Storybox Theatre.
Tanya Landman joined the company in 1992, and for several years Rod and Tanya performed together – touring schools with Storybox Theatre, and European festivals with Tantalus – a company set up to produce work for adult audiences. The birth of two children in recent years has meant a return to solo touring for Rod. Tanya continues to administrate the company, and has also started writing, and she is now a well-known writer and illustrator of children’s books.
“Puppetry is my medium…It’s my personal journey, and one of my reasons for being. I love it”. - Rod Burnett
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