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Mr. Punch/Kasper is finished!

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For those who are interested in the history of Mr. Punch/Kasper you can CLICK HERE for the WIkipedia entry on Punch & Judy and HERE for more info. on his German cousin Kasper. If you missed the beginning of my process making a body for this puppet head, look back through my blog posts for the first two instalments 🙂

I got this finished just in time for Christmas and luckily it seems to work for my son’s hand size. I used all bits of fabric and beads etc. that I already had knocking about – the only thing I purchased new for it was the sewing thread and replacement needle for the sewing machine when I broke it!

The little bells were purchased years ago and were originally from a set of cheapo Christmas earrings reduced price to 50p for about 4 sets (or something like that).

Please feel free to make a comments or ask any questions about the making process 🙂 Happy New Year everyone! That’s the way to do it!

Also please CLICK HERE to get in touch if you would like to book an existing show or workshop or commission a new puppet or show for the coming year. CLICK HERE to visit the main website to see what we have to offer 🙂

You can also CLICK HERE to visit our Rough Magic Theatre merch shop. This year will be Rough Magic Theatre’s 25 year anniversary – what designs would you like to see in the shop this year?

Halloween Merch Fun!

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On Saturday we visited Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield and while we were there we tried out some of the products from the Rough Magic Theatre merch Shop. Miranda is showing off how you can combine our kids premium t-shirts with other costume items for a fun Halloween outfit. Don’t forget we now have the “Happy Halloween” design too. There’s 20% off everything for the next 4 days so why not stock up now?

We also tried out the water bottle and thermal mug for our picnic, and I can confirm that the mug keeps hot drinks hot for a long time. It isn’t obvious in the pictures in the shop, but both of these items are actually made out of metal and are really good quality. The lid on the thermal mug allows you to open and close the hole that you drink through as well!

“Beware the Jabberwock my son!” Kids Premium t-shirt in Dark Pink & Red

“Beware the Jabberwock my son!” Water bottle with straw in Silver

“Beware the Jabberwock my son!” Thermal mug with handle

Spreadshirt Gift Box
Gift card with stickers to dress up the figure on the front
Personalised “Tempest” tote bag with a quotation by Caliban from the original Shakespearian text.

As a birthday present for my brother Peter who originally played both Caliban and Ferdinand in Rough Magic Theatre’s first production “The Tempest” I personalised this black “Tempest” tote bag with a quotation by Caliban from the original Shakespearian text. You can personalise the products in my Spreadshirt shop by pressing the pencil icon. You can add your own text in different fonts, sizes, colours and positions. You could put someone’s name on or add any other message/text that you like. This personalisation option is available on all of the different products in the shop.

If it is a gift for someone you can choose an option for the product to be gift-wrapped. It then comes in a cardboard box like with this colourful geometric design. If you ask for a gift card the middle photo shows what the card looks like (it comes with these cool “dress up the person” stickers). You can include a message of your choice inside the card too!

I have also updated our “Halloween Events” page so please take a look 🙂 we are available for bookings for shows and workshops. CLICK HERE to contact me.