Australian Puppetry Guild
Established in 1969, the Australian Puppetry Guild was an organisation to promote the art of Puppetry in Australia with branches in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia. Click on the images below to read the meetings notices and annual reports.
History
Reports from each state
Reports from Individuals
Model a wooden puppet head in 20 minutes (Caneite Method)
Simple Rod Puppets
News from overseas
Defining an Australian style
Moral responsibilities of the puppeteer
Tintookies 2000
Extracts from British UNIMA
Make a stuffed- soft body marionette
Reports from the states
UNIMA
Jan Bussell
Herr Denneberg
The Nutshell
Puppetry in Holland
New Zealand News
A Leprechaun in Kings Cross
Portable Puppet Stages
Reports from the states
Practical Hints
Reports from the States
Australian Centre of UNIMA
Puppetry and Architecture
Notes on a World Tour of Puppetry
A letter from London
News from New Zealand
Churchill Fellowship Award for a Puppeteer
News from around Australia
Reports from the states
Surfer’s Puppet Paradise
Frenchmen in our Midst
Three Continents Linked
Marionette Theatre of Australia
Special report- The Indonesian Wayang Play
UNIMA News
Congratulations Clovelly
Macquarie University Experiment
Puppets at College of Adult Education
A Puppeteer from Japan
Legend of HV Tozer
Practical Hints, Bruce Barry
Practical Hints, Graham Morley
Puppetry Festival in Hungary
Chrudim- Czech Republic
Strangled by Tape
For the Commercial Market
Newcastle News
Therapeutic use of Finger Puppets
The Nutshell
The Stringalongs
The Pilgrim Puppet Theatre
From Albrecht Roser
Report on the Festival
Stylisation
Adult Puppetry
Writing Plays for Puppets
The Coad Canada Puppets
APG Logo
Practical Hints
Easy Polystyrene Puppet
Rapid Robust Heads
A Personal Approach
Reports
The Nutshell
Moscow Festival Thoughts
The Good Soldier Schwejk
Puppets in Fiji
Puppets in the Park
Granny up the Glacier
Japanese Experience
A Rod Puppet to Make
Puppets and People
Ethnic Groups
Moscow Sketchbook
Notes from Abroad
Puppets from Junk
Puppets at NSW Uni
The Nutshell
Polygot Puppets
Edith- An Appreciation
Roundup of Puppetry News
Stage Dream
Notes on the Puppet People
A Shadow Puppet Theatre in Japan
A Space Pet and Poem
Mildura Puppet Centre
Puppet Opera in NZ
Puppets are Collectable
“Bouquets”
The Nutshell
Gardner Puppet Theatre
Lee- the man behind
Patron Saint
Hot Wire Cutter
UNIMA Report
On with the show
Historical Miniatures
Hobart International Puppet Festival
Queensland Festival of Puppetry
Puppets in India
NSW Mini-Fest “From Workshop to Performance”
Karagosis Migrates
Junk Puppets from recycled materials
Reports from the states
International Year of the Disabled
Events of 1981
Vale Lotte
Read all about it
QTOP Report
Puppet Round Up
State Reports
QTOP
Puppetfolk Australia
UNIMA
Paperbag Theatre
Jolie Puppets
This was 1982
Q’TOP with the Puppet Stars
Report from the States
Manipulation Magazine
Issue 1
Questions
Unionisation
Performance
Gig Guide
Number 2 July 1980
Meeting Report
Puppet Company Reports
Gig Guide
AGM Notice
Number 3
Edith Murray- the Film
Professional Learning Opportunities
Number 4
Interview- Anita Sinclair
Review- The Magic Pudding
Washington Festival Report
Puppet Company Reports
February 1981
UNIMA News
Puppet Company Reports
Annie Reitman- Animate Objects Theatre
Letters
Classifieds
April 1981
UNIMA News
Puppet Company Reports
Puppetzentum National Tour
Reflections on Australian Puppetry by an Outside eye
Interview with Paper Bag Theatre
Letters
Notes of a lecture given by the Cast of Momma’s Little Horror Show
June 1981
Puppet Company News
Puppets of India by Richard Bradshaw
Review- The Angler Fish Ballet
Multimedia and Puppetry
Review- Switch Over
Review- Jungle Puppets
Lotte Reiniger Remembered
August 1981
UNIMA News
Puppet Company News
Manipulation Reality- Puppets and masks at the Performing Arts Museum in Victoria
Interview- Ross Hill Puppet Maker
October 1981
Puppet Festival 1983 Announcement
Puppet Company News
General Macarthur in Australia- MTA
Guild News from Queensland
1982 Calendar
February 1982
Australian Puppet Theatre’s Momma- Europe Tour Photos
Children’s Theatre Festival Photo Essay
UNIMA Blues
Review- Great Muppet Caper
Review- Stuffed Puppets new one-man show
Word from Another Workshop- More on Glue
Gig Guide
May 1982
Vale Morna Jones
UNIMA Replies
International Puppet news
Working the Adelaide Festival- Peter J Wilson
Gig Guide
1983 Festival News
Black Theatre production
New Books
August 1982
News
UNIMA Projects
Australian International Puppet Festival News
Puppets on Stilts- The Parliamentary Men
Profile- Elizabeth Paterson
Puppet Company News
Gig Guide
November 1982
What’s On Guide
Puppet Company News
Review- Talkin’ in New York
Review- Black Theatre Wonderland
Festival report- Le Plus Grand Festival 1982
January 1983
3 month scenography course- France
Punch & Judy Photo essay
Report on technique workshops with Noriko Nishimoto
Sri Lankan Puppeteer- Gamini Wijesuriya
Books
What’s On
1983 Festival Guide
Map of the Festival
May 1983
Puppet Company News
Overseas News
Interview with Jim Henson
Review of the Dark Crystal
Photo essay of the Adelaide International Puppet Festival
Written report on the Adelaide International Puppet Festival
UNIMA News
December 1983
Q’Top’s Year
Playwright’s Workshop
International News
A’s First Production
Handspan’s Year
Jika Jika’s “Platypus Phil”
Handling toxic materials
Spare Parts Year
“The Ant, the Universe, and Einstein”
Australia Council Funding Figures
Wayang Festival
May 1984
News
Profile- Gardner Puppet Theatre
Profile- Murphy’s Puppets
Profile- Jeral’s Puppets
Profile- Jolie Puppets
Profile- Ross Browning
Profile- Puppetfolk Australia
Profile- Feathered Octopus Multimedia Puppet Theatre
Profile- Maeve Vella
News- Television series- The Maestro’s Company
Review- The Happy Prince
Review- Philippe Genty
September 1984
News
Profile- Ross Brown Puppeteer and Puppet Builder
Review- Rapunzel in Suburbia
The Ghetto Mentality- the financial viability of the puppet theatre and the building of audiences
Overview of two Wayang Kuilt performances
The Workings of Handspan
In the workshop- making a simple spot light.
July 1985
October 1985
October 1986
December 1985
March 1986
November 1987
Festival Edition 1988
March 1989
Spring 1989
Winter 1990
Genty Masterclass
Company Reports
Reviews Learning in Japan
Pekan Wayang Indonesian 5th Tahun 1990 Playwrights conference Tintookies Came to town International Puppet Festivals 1990 Making UNIMA user friendly
Puppet Script Paperbag Funding
Summer 1991
Credits
An Auction of Puppets
Letters
Ross Hill
Puppetry in Schools
Puppets cause riot
Opera Ballet Puppets
Peking Puppet Theatre
Vietnamese Water Puppets
Company Reports
Reviews
Winter 1991
Special Edition 1992
Flyer
Flyer 2
UNIMA Australia Newsletters
President’s Report
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Festival Update
State news
Writing and directing puppet plays for children
Congress News
Articles from the Age Newspaper
State news
International UNIMA news
Letters to the editor
News from the Puppet Cottage
Grant opportunities from Australia Council for the Arts
State news
UNIMA International news
Letters to the editor
Skylark information
State news
Impressions of the Adelaide Festival
International news
Secretary’s Report
UNIMA Australia Presidential Election information
Book reviews
Gardner Puppet Theatre news
News from Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
State news
President’s report
State news
Puppeteers Summer School
Sunset Silhouettes in the land of the rising sun
UNIMA Congress Report
International puppet news
Book Reviews
Brisbane Puppet Festival planning
UNIMA International news
State news
UNIMA Congress reports
The DISintegral Puppet Part
President’s report
State news
Handspan Puppet Theatre news
Schools Encounter Charleville Mezieres
Josef Krofta: Puppet Theatre and Alternative Theatre
Puppetry in the Nineties- How to operate the computer interface for a full size hydraulic robot T-rex
Company News
Editor’s report
Brisbane Festival Update
Company news
Handspan in the Pacific
Phillip Mitchell’s Czech Experience
ITI news
Margot Seimer to tour US
1994 program: Charleville Mezieres
Secretary’s report
State news
Company news
Adelaide Festival report
UNIMA ’96 Congress news
Treasurer’s report
Secretary’s report
State News
Company news
Puppeteer’s Summer School
Puppetry, perspective, and “Roll a Pea”
Book reviews
Paris Puppet Theatre -1995 season
Secretary’s report
Treasurer’s report
State news
Company news
UNIMA Asia Pacific Commission news
1996 Noosa Puppet Festival
Puppet History- Punch and Judy in early Australia
At the Coal Face- Script writing
Book Review- Burmese Puppets
UNIMA Australia SWOT Analysis
Editorial
IIDA Puppetry Carnival
Secretary’s report
State news
Puppets ’96 Festival update
At the coal face- hand exercises
International news
Company news
Reviews- Inside Dry Water
Film Review- “To Live”
Book Review- Nightmare before Christmas
Grunge puppetry
Noriko Nishimoto Puppetry Masterclass
Puppetry vs Ventriloquism
Letters to the editor
Editorial
Puppets ’96 Update
Secretary’s report
International news
State news
At the coal face- Hand exercises part 2
Simple String puppet pattern
Bringing ideas to life- Creative thinking in Puppetry
Reviews- Chuck Wood, Ted E. Bear, and David Stassman
Gilda under glass
The Floating World
Not the end of the world
Book review- the Marionettes of Barcelona
I can see your lips moving- the history and art of ventriloquism
The Varities of Variety
Editorial
Puppets ’96 Festival update
Secretary’s report
Treasurer’s report
State news
Letters to the Editor
International news
Puppeteers in Cyberspace
Hooked on the Web
Puppet Thought, Puppet Spirit
Book Review: In search of Aesthetics for the Puppet Theatre
Marionettes and Merlin in Sydney
Company news
At the coal face- the breathing hand
Editorial
Secretary’s report
Overseas festival digest
Company news
Muppetnapping!
Cyber-gossip
IIDA Festival Beginnings
La Mama
International Puppet Institute, Charleville- Mezieres
Reviews- Shape up Smelly
Woyzeck the Highveld
History- The Royal Marionettes
Editorial
Notice Board
Company News
Festival 96 Report
International news
At the coal face- a short radio tail
Puppet/ Puppeteer Conventions
Reviews- Charlottes Web
Dante… Through the Invisible Web
There’s a moon in my room
Puppet designer and maker questionnaire
History- Webbs Royal Marionettes- the Australian puppets that visited Russia in 1883
Proposal for a UNIMA Puppet festival 1998
UNIMA Scholarship fund
Editorial
Secretary’s Report
Election of UNIMA Australia President
Letters to the Editor
Scholarship Fund
Company News
2nd National performance conference
Puppetry Workshop- University of NSW
International news
The festival crawl
Book Review- Humour and Comedy in Puppetry
Betty Myrtle- a puppeteer of the fifties
History- Muffin the mule, The Hogarth puppets and Jan and Ann Bussell
The New Media Conference
Ethics and Artists
My Plea, My Hope- Dadi Pudumjee
Secretary’s report
Letters to the editor
Business Matters
National news
A small theatre with big ideas
Water Puppets in Canberra
Puppet Cottage Reminiscences
International News
Book Review- The Russian Carnival
Review- Pakistan Third International Festival
Review- The Fork
Review- Dreamer
Asia Pacific Commission Report
Peter Scriven’s World
History- the Salici Marionettes
Puppet Maker and Designer Questionnaire- Sue Wallace
Total Theatre
Treasurer’s Financial Report
Editorial
President’s Report
Secretary’s report
National news
Company News
International news
Puppeteer spotlight- Jiri Vacek
History- Australian connections with North America
Review- Wake Baby
Little Piggies and a sausage went for a walk
Below the Belt
Murphy’s Law of Puppets
The Little Prince
Distelfink- Cindy South-Czabania
Handspan in the Year 2000
Festival Update
Special Publications
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