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Poll Results – What Shall I do Next?

Posted on by Collette Knowles
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A big THANK-YOU to everyone who voted and shared the poll.  Here are the results below:

So the most popular options with 2 votes each are:

  • Meet the Puppet videos (featuring puppets from our existing shows)
  • Shadow Puppet Shows
  • In the “Other” category I had one voter saying “All of the above!” and another saying “3 or 4 of these, all good ideas. Good Luck” which I am counting as basically the same.

Then with 1 vote each:

  • In the “Other” category: “Videos about you and how we might encourage our kids with some collaboration”
  • Online Puppet Making Tutorials
  • Storytelling/Kamishibai
  • Sales of Puppets custom made by me
  • Sales of Puppet Making Kits
  • Sales of Puppet Theatre Making Kits

 

I would appreciate a bit of clarification from the person who made the comment: “Videos about you and how we might encourage our kids with some collaboration” as I am not 100% sure what is meant by that.  If this is you; please leave a further comment in the reply box at the bottom of this post, thank-you 🙂 or you can contact me by clicking HERE

If anyone has missed out on voting in the poll and would like to contribute please also leave a comment.

 

So this poll seems to suggest that I should be concentrating on doing Shadow Puppet videos and intersperse these with Meet The Puppet videos.  I will also add in some of the other things occasionally and perhaps set up a shop page and put up the things for sale as I get them organised.

Shadow Puppet Suitcase Theatre 2 – A Riveting Commission!

Posted on by Collette Knowles
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Hi everybody, I know once again I’ve gone quiet for ages.  But this was not because not much has been going on, (far from it).

I have been very busy working on a second Shadow Puppet Suitcase Theatre for a fellow puppetry professional.  They have asked to remain anonymous for now as they are working on a secret show!

Below are photo’s of the stages converting a vintage suitcase into a suitcase theatre like mine, though you will notice that as the suitcase is a different shape.  The screen is more of a landscape/widescreen kind of shape whereas mine is squarish.

As with my original suitcase theatre is was a joint effort between myself and Rough Magic Theatre technical expert Eddie Knowles.  If you’re an avid reader of my blog you may remember that Eddie worked on creating the “Pony 3000” horse automaton out of junk materials with me as well.

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Don’t forget my two Shadow Puppet Suitcase shows “Jabberwocky!” and “Edward Lear’s Nonsense” are available to book for your event CLICK HERE to contact me.