Puppets - the complete mask? : Richard Bradshaw, Artistic Director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia, discusses some of the ideas which have been behind productions in recent years. In particular, the different ways in which puppets may be worked and their relationship to the puppeteer are demonstarted with the help of two members of the company. Of special interest will be two kinds of puppet developed especially with TV in mind and the possibility of using "Chroma-Key" technique to add background and hide puppeteers. Some of the puppets which Richard will use to illustrate his programme are the Dragon from Whacky world of words, Miss Muffitt from Hands, King Jack and Queen Beryl from MTA's ABC series, the King of Bungawallop and Ocker the Quokka and a wallaby friend from Roos...Music Room, Monday, November 6, Tuesday November 7, at 10.30 am and 1.30 pm...Sydney Opera House

"Puppets - the complete mask? : Richard Bradshaw, Artistic Director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia, discusses some of the ideas which have been behind productions in recent years. In particular, the different ways in which puppets may be worked and their relationship to the puppeteer are demonstarted with the help of two members of the company. Of special interest will be two kinds of puppet developed especially with TV in mind and the possibility of using "Chroma-Key" technique to add background and hide puppeteers. Some of the puppets which Richard will use to illustrate his programme are the Dragon from Whacky world of words, Miss Muffitt from Hands, King Jack and Queen Beryl from MTA's ABC series, the King of Bungawallop and Ocker the Quokka and a wallaby friend from Roos...Music Room, Monday, November 6, Tuesday November 7, at 10.30 am and 1.30 pm...Sydney Opera House"