Paperback. Puppets & Puppet Theatre has been essential reading for everyone interested in making and performing puppets for over 25 years. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, it concentrates on designing, making and performing with the main types of puppets, and is extensively illustrated in full colour throughout. 'This book could perhaps be subtitled The A to Z of Puppetry, since there is hardly a puppetry subject that is not covered . hard to fault.' - The Puppet Master AUTHOR: David Currell is widely recognized as a leading authority on puppet theatre. He was co-founder of the National Puppet Centre and its chairperson for nearly twenty years. One of the most widely published authors on the subject over a period of forty years, this is his first book to focus exclusively on shadow play, which is one of his specialist interests. David has written Puppets and Puppet Theatre and Making & Manipulating Marionettes for Crowood. 400 illustrations - The nature and heritage of puppet theatre - Step-by-step instructions for making glove and hand puppets, rod puppets, marionettes and shadow puppets - Control and manipulation of all these types of puppet - Staging principles, stage and scenery design and construction methods - Principles of lighting and sound, and their equipment and techniques - The organisation and development of a show Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Puppets and Puppet Theatre (Paperback)
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, Ramsbury
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0719844916
ISBN 13: 9780719844911
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Puppets & Puppet Theatre has been essential reading for everyone interested in making and performing puppets for over 25 years. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, it concentrates on designing, making and performing with the main types of puppets, and is extensively illustrated in full colour throughout. ‘This book could perhaps be subtitled “The A to Z of Puppetry”, since there is hardly a puppetry subject that is not covered ... hard to fault.’ - The Puppet Master

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David Currell is widely recognized as a leading authority on puppet theatre. He was co-founder of the National Puppet Centre and its chairperson for nearly twenty years. One of the most widely published authors on the subject over a period of forty years, this is his first book to focus exclusively on shadow play, which is one of his specialist interests. David has written Puppets and Puppet Theatre and Making & Manipulating Marionettes for Crowood.

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