Puppets on Parade

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Event Puppets on Parade
Venue Twelfth Night Theatre, Bowen Hills, QLD
Umbrella Event Warana Festival
First Date 7 September 1981
Last Date 19 September 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Queensland Marionette Theatre and TheatreStrings done in repertory with A Little Bit of Broadway.

This was a 50-minute musical, with about 50 half life size marionettes, each with their own respective specially designed costumes and wigs, a narrator and 3.5 tonnes of scenery. It became an annual event and subsequent tour with 2 variations — one for adults, and one for kids.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Puppetry
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Phillip Edmiston Playwright
Paul Parkinson Properties Master/Mistress
Phillip Edmiston Puppeteer
Toby Simkin Stage Manager
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Correspondence from Toby Simkin
Australian Drama Project (UQ) PUPPETSPE
Web https://tobysimkin.com/Portfolio/puppets-on-parade-81/?fbclid=IwAR1xK2WK6t1_6mJvuU6Kqqfk99TJNPO8oig2CQtyUkCQwxcczbGfwQU1xsw
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 91382