Australian Puppetry Guild Newsletters / Manipulation Magazine

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.

1st Annual Report 1969
History
Reports from each state
Reports from Individuals
Model a wooden puppet head in 20 minutes (Caneite Method)
Simple Rod Puppets
News from overseas

1972 Annual Report — 2nd Annual Report March 1971
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

Letter to NSW Members 1970/ 1971- outlining the beginnings of UNIMA Australia

3rd Annual Report 1971
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

4th Annual Report 1972
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

5th Annual Report 1973
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

6th Annual Report 1974
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

7th Annual Report 1975
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

8th Annual Report 1976
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

9th Annual Report 1977
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

10th Annual Report 1978
Puppets are Collectable
“Bouquets”
The Nutshell
Gardner Puppet Theatre
Lee- the man behind
Patron Saint
Hot Wire Cutter
UNIMA Report
On with the show

11th Annual Report 1979 + 1980
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

Meeting notice of the Australian Puppetry Guild 1980

12th Annual Report 1981
International Year of the Disabled
Events of 1981
Vale Lotte
Read all about it
QTOP Report
Puppet Round Up
State Reports

13th Annual Report 1982
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

The Organ Speaks
Questions
Unionisation
Performance
Gig Guide

Number 2 July 1980

Actor’s Equity
Meeting Report
Puppet Company Reports
Gig Guide
AGM Notice

Number 3

Puppet Company Reports
Edith Murray- the Film
Professional Learning Opportunities

Number 4

The Death of a Theatre
Interview- Anita Sinclair
Review- The Magic Pudding
Washington Festival Report
Puppet Company Reports

February 1981

Processional Puppets
UNIMA News
Puppet Company Reports
Annie Reitman- Animate Objects Theatre
Letters
Classifieds

April 1981

Editorial
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

Word from the workshop- Glues
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

Letters
UNIMA News
Puppet Company News
Manipulation Reality- Puppets and masks at the Performing Arts Museum in Victoria
Interview- Ross Hill Puppet Maker

October 1981

Gig Guide
Puppet Festival 1983 Announcement
Puppet Company News
General Macarthur in Australia- MTA
Guild News from Queensland

1982 Calendar

February 1982

Festival news
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

Letters
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

Letters
News
UNIMA Projects
Australian International Puppet Festival News
Puppets on Stilts- The Parliamentary Men
Profile- Elizabeth Paterson
Puppet Company News
Gig Guide

November 1982

Letters
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

Festival ’75, ’79, ’83
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

Listing of all the performances,
Map of the Festival

May 1983

Letters to the Editor
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

Film and TV news
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

Letters to the Editor
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

Letters to the Editor
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

Joining Manipulation to UNIMA What’s On Festivals 1986 Company news New Zealand Puppet Theatre Bread and Puppet Theatre London Puppet Theatre UNIMA News

October 1985

October 1986

News Reviews Training Spare Parts New Zealand News Mechanisms Galanty Shows Michael Creighton Edith C Murray Phillippe Gentry Art Hazards Summer School

December 1985

Letters What’s On News Black Theatre expert’s visit Theatre Board Grants Interview with Phillippe Genty Workshops report New training course in USA UNIMA news Reviews

March 1986

Letters Noticeboard What’s On Reviews The Chinese Project National Puppetry Forum NSW Guild 1985 Report

November 1987

Editorial Handspan turns 10 Marionette Theatre of Australia News The Professor Puppet Company news Puppet Guild news Fate of the Puppetry Institute Australian Film Television and Radio School Puppetry Workshop Report NSW Puppeteers sub-committee of Actors Equity report Reviews Noticeboard Announcements Dragons, Madness, torture, shame and Tears Puppets in Education

Festival Edition 1988

Artistic Director’s Report Master class reports on Jowef Krofta, Eric Bass, Phillippe Genty, Kermit Love Reviews Photo Album UNIMA Report Terrapin Report Spare Parts Report Australian Puppetry Guild Report Suggestions Self Standing Puppet

March 1989

Editorial Profile Polyglot Puppet Theatre Cho Cho San in China Writing for Puppetry State news National news UNIMA news International news Charleville Meziere Festival Situation of puppetry in Thailand Reviews Letters

Spring 1989

Obituary- Beverley Campbell Jackson Company Happenings TV/ Film news Mr Squiggle’s 30th Birthday Profile Noriko Nishimoto UNIMA News International News Reviews Puppetry in Education Puppetry UK Style Letters

Winter 1990

Editorial Obituary- Jim Henson
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

Editorial
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

Editorial Lift Off Royal Commission Letters Articles Company Reports Classifieds

Special Edition 1992

Editorial Features Company Reports Individual Reports State of the Nation Survey Results Industry news Reviews International news

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1 week ago

More fun from World Puppetry Day. Our ‘Puppetry Nailed It’ Zoom event this time around consisted of 2 challenges. The first, ‘Magazine Mash Up Puppets’, where members scrambled to scrap together puppets from cut outs in 20 minutes. Our second challenge was “Your favourite puppeteer or puppet character”, where members really showed off their talents! We had a Stinky The Stink Weed remake from @sesamestreet , a remake of @ronnieburkett ‘s ‘I love Puppets Fan’ and a FANTASTIC cranky of Richard Bradshaw in action behind his puppet theatre. Congratulations to our winners Pete Davidson (@oneorangesockproductions) and Jill WebsterThanks to our participants, Kay Yasugi @kay_yasugi Philip Millar @flipmil2 Katherine Hannaford @misskhannaford Larissa Deak @sneakiestdeak and Kristen Clerke @tinyuniversedesigns #puppeteer #puppetry #puppetbuilder #muppetry #creativity #unima #scultping #artist #performer #actorlife #artistlife #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppeteers #puppetpower #nailedit #worldpuppetryday2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

It’s hard to believe World Puppetry Day was over a fortnight ago! Here are some images from our highlight event, Story Time With Richard Bradshaw. #puppeteer #puppetry #puppetbuilder #muppetry #creativity #unima #scultping #artist #performer #actorlife #artistlife #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppeteers #puppetpower #richardbradshaw #worldpuppetryday2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

We are very sad to inform you of the recent passing of Lyndon Peter Wilson, who died peacefully at his home in New Zealand on 22nd March, 2021. Among his many achievements, he was the co-founder of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre (WA), which is marking its 40th anniversary this year. Here is the piece that Spare Parts wrote about Peter: "REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF LYNDON PETER WILSONPuppetry people from around Australia, New Zealand and the world both remember and celebrate the life of Lyndon Peter Wilson, known as Peter Wilson, who sadly passed away earlier this week.Spare Parts Puppet Theatre was formed in 1981 by Peter, together with writer Cathryn Robinson and designer Beverly Campbell Jackson, to share the magic of puppetry in Western Australia.From the outset, Peter brought an international flavour to Spare Parts. He had earlier established the Tasmanian Puppet Theatre in 1970 and studied theatre and puppetry with Puk Theatre in Tokyo, the Bunraku Theatre, National Theatre of Japan, the Central Puppet Theatres of Prague and Moscow, and Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre in the UK.The company’s first production Faust was presented as part of the 1981 Festival of Perth (now Perth Festival) and was billed as a “total visual experience”. The work was directed by Peter and developed with Japanese artists Noriko Nishimoto and Takeshi Hoshino.We celebrate the enormous legacy Peter built for puppetry and for his vision in igniting the art form in Australia and later in enriching the lives of artists and audiences in New Zealand. He is fondly remembered by all of us at Spare Parts and by the many artists who received their start under his leadership."Peter won many awards in his career, including the National Drama Critics Award (1979), Sidney Meyer Performing Arts Award (1988) and the UNIMA Australia Lifetime Achievement award at the 2nd National Puppetry Summit in Hobart, Tasmania (2006). In 2018, UNIMA Australia nominated him to be a Member of Honour for UNIMA Internationale, which was to be decided at the UNIMA Congress in Bali in 2020. The congress was unfortunately postponed until April 2021 due to Covid. Peter's global interaction with puppetry, the establishment of training programs in Australia, (which have been the main driver of the development of puppetry in this nation) and his cultural exchange programs that have also supported innovation in the puppetry arts, were principal factors in his nomination for Member of Honour.Our hearts go out to Peter's family, friends and the wider puppetry community as we grieve his loss. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

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4 weeks ago

World Puppetry Day Zoom CelebrationTODAY!Sunday 21 March @ 4pm AEDTThat’s...1pm WA2.30pm NT3pm QLD3.30pm SA4pm NSW/VIC/TASAn online zoom party to meet and greet puppetry folk from around Oz and overseas.Bring a puppet, some cake and a toilet roll (so we can play 'Pass the Loo Roll' like we did last year!)Zoom details in your member mail out! Not a member? Join! It’s super reasonable! Details on our website. Link in bio! #puppeteer #puppetry #puppetbuilder #muppetry #creativity #unima #scultping #artist #performer #actorlife #artistlife #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppeteers #puppetpower #worldpuppetryday ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

2 months ago

Don’t forget! Tea and Puppets is a mere half hour away! Remember to find that Zoom code in your member’s email and join us for a chat as we connect and share what we are making and building in our own puppet worlds. #puppetpower #unima #unimaoz #unimainternational #teaandpuppets ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Check out what’s happening in Perth, Western Australia this Sunday!More info at www.perthfestival.com.au/events/wild-things/ ... See MoreSee Less

The Last Numbat at Wild Things: Perth Festival Takes Over Perth Zoo on Sunday 28 February - Spare Parts Puppet Theatre

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The Last Numbat will be at Wild Things at the Perth Zoo on Sunday 28 Feb, 2021. The Last Numbat, a giant 10m-long numbat puppet that children can help move to tell a story of survival, sustainability ...

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Unima Australia

2 months ago

Check out UNIMA KOREA's International Puppetry Video campaign! They are collecting video messages of hope and support during the pandemic. Applications due 26th February, 2021. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

The first round for our latest UNIMA Oz ‘Puppetry Nailed It Challenge’ was to make koala puppets - not only because our logo is a koala but also because we wanted to do something for the UNIMA Internationale video project for World Puppetry Day. Their theme is “What is your vision of the future?” and we all agreed that our vision of the future is one with koalas in it. After the devastating bushfires in Australia in 2019/2020 we want to raise awareness about this critically endangered Australian icon. One of our participants, Angie Macmillan played us her lovely story/song about Sleepy Koalas from her album ‘Koo Wee Kapers’ and we had a fun dance with our new koala puppets - along with Normie (made by Kay Yasugi), Katie Koala (made by Katherine Hannaford) and Angie’s Sleepy Koala puppet 😊🐨😴You can hear the full song ‘Sleepy Koala’ and check out the rest of her album at angiemacmillan.bandcamp.com/album/koo-wee-kapersIf you would like to participate in UNIMA International’s video project go to www.unima.org/en/150-days-before-world-puppetry-day-2021/Please note that the video submissions can be up to 30 seconds long and are due by 21 February, 2021. If you’d like to learn more about helping koalas please check out Australian Koala FoundationKoala Hospital Port Macquarie (NSW)Friends of the Koala Inc. (NSW)Pine Rivers Koala Care (QLD)Southern Koala Rescue (SA)#unimaoz #worldpuppetryday #puppet #puppetry #puppeteer #unima #unimainternational #puppetpower #koalas #savethekoalas ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Here are some happy snaps from our first ever UNIMA Oz ‘Puppetry Nailed It’ Challenge on Saturday!😂 Had a lot of laughs as we made Aussie animals out of recycled materials. We had 2 challenges- the first was to make koala puppets and the second was to make an Aussie animal of our choice (we ended up with an echidna, red belly black snake and a frilled neck lizard). Thank you to those who came along and congratulations to our winners Angie Macmillan (@angulele) from Yarra Glen in Victoria and Bethany Osborne (@bethanyosborne.maker) from Bathurst, New South Wales! They won certificates and little koala finger puppets made by UNIMA Oz General Secretary Kay Yasugi 😊🐨💚Thank you also to our UNIMA Oz Treasurer/Membership Secretary Katherine Hannaford for being our judge, and UNIMA Oz Committee member Pete Davidson for also coming along and making a delightfully wacky koala with ginormous googley eyes! We have more events coming up for our members! Sunday 28 Feb - Tea & Puppets Crafterzoom (relaxed online puppet social)Saturday 20 March - Puppetry Nailed It! World Puppetry Weekend SpecialSunday 21 March - World Puppetry Day Zoom Celebration and Story Time with Richard BradshawMembership is open to anyone around the world. For more info check out our website www.unima.org.au/membership/ #unimaoz #puppetrynailedit #nailedit #recycle #puppet #puppetry #puppeteer #unima #unimainternational #puppetpower ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Some very kind words from our friends at Larrikin Puppets. 💚Elissa got a bit teary when she received a get well card in the mail today from Unima Australia secretary Kay Yasugi. Ta for kind words, Kay. If you are a puppeteer or puppet builder, no matter where you are located and regardless of whether you are emerging or established, it’s definitely worth joining the UNIMA branch in your country. Today we received some goodies in the mail including a 50 year UNIMA Australia postcard and some super useful masks from 국제꼭두극연맹 한국본부 - UNIMA Korea. We can’t wait to wear them proudly at our next show. It’s been about 5 years since we joined UNIMA and we’ve never looked back. It’s a grassroots, volunteer-run, internationally reputable, industry puppetry org with very affordable membership so the barrier to involvement is quite small and the value tremendous! Join now! #unimakorea #unimaoz ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Our first PUPPETRY ‘NAILED IT’ is tomorrow, Saturday Feb 13 from 3-5pm AEDT! Details have now been emailed to members! But it’s not too late to join and find out more! An annual UNIMA Oz Membership is only $45 (and $25 for students/concession)!Let's have fun making puppets and laugh along the way! The theme will be 'Australian Animals'. Bring some cardboard toilet rolls, markers, tape, string, sticks, scissors and a ‘wild card ingredient' of your choice. There will be prizes!NB: There will be a breakout room option for those who would like help 🙂Inspired by the hilarious reality TV show 'Nailed It!'#puppeteer #puppetry #puppetbuilder #muppetry #creativity #scultping #artist #performer #actorlife #artistlife #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppeteers #puppetpower #nailedit ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

2 months ago

Free online show this Monday between 10- 11am CET (8-9pm AEDT)! Rumi and Captain" by Maribor Puppet Theatre.V ponedeljek je Prešernov dan. Ker letos ne bomo mogli na široko odpreti vrat gledališča, vas vabimo na varen, virtualen in brezplačen ogled nove predstave Rumi in kapitan (med 10. in 11. uro na objavljeni povezavi). Nastala je po istoimenski slikanici Saše Pavček, v režiji in z likovno podobo Eke Vogelnik. V sodelovanju z Združenjem dramskih umetnikov Slovenije pa bomo (med 12. in 13. uro pred gledališčem, na Vojašniškem trgu) prenašali recital Prešernove poezije, ki ga bo prenašal 3. program nacionalnega radia - program ARS. Pridruženi smo pobudi Skupnosti občin Slovenije, da naj bo kulturni dan tudi opomnik na kulturo dialoga, na vseh nivojih življenja in odločanja. ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

Late last year @unima_internationale released the poster for World Puppetry Day! UNIMA Oz has been gearing up for a fantastic day celebrating all things puppetry. Make sure you mark your calendars and stay tuned for announcements and events coming up in Australia on March 21, 2021. #puppetry #WorldPuppetryDay #puppeteers #puppeteer #unimaoz #unima #unimainternationale ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

Thank you to Unimakorea for sending us reusable face masks to distribute to our members and puppetry community! The masks came with a beautiful letter with words of support and encouragement as well as news of an Asian Puppet School based in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea. They also recently had a puppetry exhibition showing the history of puppetry in Korea. We thank the Mayor of Chuncheon who so generously donated the masks to be sent out to UNIMA national centres around the world. The city of Chuncheon is bidding to host the UNIMA Congress in 2024 (which is like the Puppet Olympics), and we send them our support! We will soon be sending out masks to all our members. When you receive it we would love for you to take a photo wearing the mask with #unimaoz #unimakoreaThis first photo shows Kay Yasugi our UNIMA Oz General Secretary with Steve Coupe and Sue Wallace from Sydney Puppet Theatre at ImaginArta - the Australian Puppet Centre Inc in NSW, Australia.#puppetry #puppetpower #unimaoz #unimainternational ... See MoreSee Less

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