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Richard Bradshaw (puppeteer)

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Richard Bradshaw OAM (born 1938)[citation needed] is a leading Australian puppeteer.

Life

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In June 1949 the Sydney Herald announced weekly shows for children at the Children's Theatre at Burnie Park, Clovelly directed by Edith Constance Murray.[1] Leading Australian puppeteers Bradshaw, Norman Hetherington and John Lewis of Jeral Puppets were among those who demonstrated their skills at the theatre.[2]

Bradshaw was Artistic Director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia.[3] He is a shadow puppeteer who writes for puppets.[4] In 2005, he was commissioned by Terrapin Puppet Theatre to write The Storyteller's Shadow: a Celebration of Hans Christian Andersen which toured around Tasmania, to Denmark and to Singapore and Malaysia. Jim Henson, a fellow puppeteer, featured the work of Bradshaw as part of his six-part television series on puppetry. His shadow puppets were used for animations and stories on ABC's Play School.[5][6][7]

Bradshaw was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to puppetry and the performing arts.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Young People's Theatre Opens". Sunday Herald. 19 June 1949. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Bradshaw, Richard, "Edith Constance Murray (1897–1988)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2 January 2024
  3. ^ A Complete Book of Puppet Theatre by David Currell, p.50
  4. ^ Performing Arts: A Guide to Practice and Appreciation by Michael Billington, p.160
  5. ^ "Living in the shadow of a puppet regime - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  6. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Puppets' shadows in a different light for kids". 24 March 2013.
  8. ^ www.itsanhonour.gov.au Order of Australia listing – Richard Bradshaw OAM

Further reading

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