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- Gender
- Punch
- Location
- London
- Relationship to Puppetry
- Punch & Judy Professor
- What First Got Me Interested in Puppetry
- My father being a puppeteer meant that puppets were around me throughout my childhood. I began a small Pelham marionette collection of my own and became a regular visitor to John & Lyndie Wright's famous Little Angel Theatre in Islington where an exhilerating backstage tour 'hooked' me for good. I drifted towards the cardboard characters of the Victorian Toy Theatre melodrama during my teens and began learning the 'swazzle' - the unique instrument used to create Punch's authentic voice. Dad was keen to teach me the ropes so I suppose I followed in his gloves rather than his footsteps. I did my first Punch & Judy show outside Pollock's Toy Museum when I was sixteen. Thanks Dad!
- My Puppetry (or Puppet) Hero
- George from Rainbow!
- If I Were a Puppet, I'd Be...
- Mr Punch's Italian puppet ancestor - Pulcinella
- More About Me:
- After school I trained as an actor and have found Punch to be the perfect complement to this most precarious of professions. I have been 'swazzling' in the UK for almost thirty years now and have travelled as far afield as Japan to perform at several international/European puppet festivals. I am fortunate to have met/seen some wonderfully talented and original puppeteers along the way who were a great inspiration to me - perhaps I'll bump into them again here on the Hub...........?
- My Company/Troupe/Group
- I'm a one-man show - which actually means you have to carry everything yourself!
- Affiliations/Professional Organizations
- I am a proud member of the Punch & Judy College of Professors; and also of the British actors union, Equity.
- Website
- http://www.robertstyles.com
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Events
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Voice for Puppet Performance: WEBINAR
June 24, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Center for Puppetry Arts
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Yes very well... Thank you Will I see you at the May Fair this year ? I have had a good year so far Look out for Brains from thunderbirds...he is drinking Drench water end of May TV ad. I teach a lot now ...but still do the party shows when called for. And I can be found at the Little Angel Theatre, more often than not !!
Best Wishes to you
Ronnie
Ken
Sean K. in NY
I saw some amazingly well-preserved P&J figures circa 1872 yesterday and was even able to handle some of them... a very individualistic set, with most of the show intact. I'll add a link to your webpage at the US calendar/database. Hope to get a chance to see you perform soon!
Sean
Cheers,
Sean
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