"I’ve carved the puppet, and I manipulate the strings, but while it’s on stage, the show belongs to the puppet."
- Guy Davenport
The Puppeteer
Where as some puppeteers specialise in one type of control method Benny loves to use a variety of techniques to bring his characters to life. He works with marionettes as well as rod and hand puppets.
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We all need more puppets in our lives. Different characters give us a chance to see the world differently. Benny runs puppet workshops all across Australia for kids. He brings cases of puppets so everyone can have a go at bringing an inanimate doll to life. This allow quite kids to shine as they talk through someone else.
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A few years ago Benny got a chance to be the head puppeteer on a production called Bobby the Bear. He was forced to push his puppeteering skills to the limit as every scene had a new obstacle we had to over come. You may have seen one of these lavender bears at the shop but did you know Bobby had his own TV show?
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If you would like to book a puppet workshop and have Benny bring in an hour of comedy show with lots of hands on participation send us an enquiry via the button below.
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