The nature and heritage of puppet theatre Step-by-step instructions for making glove and hand puppets, rod puppets, marionettes and shadow puppets Control and manipulation of all these types of puppet Staging principles, stage and scenery design and construction methods Principles of lighting and sound, and their equipment and techniques The organisation and development of a show
Puppets & Puppet Theatre has been essential reading for everyone interested in making and performing puppets for over 25 years. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, it concentrates on designing, making and performing with the main types of puppets, and is extensively illustrated in full colour throughout. This book could perhaps be subtitled The A to Z of Puppetry, since there is hardly a puppetry subject that is not covered ... hard to fault. - The Puppet Master
