There’s a pantsless clown with an erection running wild onstage. The prankster’s mad skills have patrons doubled over in laughter, an unexpected response, maybe, for a marionette show in the 21st ...

The head is carved from wood. Mechanisms in the hollow head move the eyes and mouth. The main rod, made either of wood or bamboo, runs through the neck to the head, and the length varies. The hand ...

Bantock House staff member, Ruth Mason, checking out the new puppet exhibition. Pulling Strings - The Art of the Marionette has been pride of place at Bantock House for the last few months, showcasing ...

Believed to have found their origins in India about 4,000 years ago, Greek philosopher Plato wrote about “puppets” in his “Allegory of the Caves.” In China, shadow puppetry can be easily traced back ...