Puppets and Performing Objects: A Practical Guide

Puppets and Performing Objects by Tina Bicat reveals a world where a suitcase can comment on politics and a marionette can play Faust. In ten succinct chapters  the author explores: The Conventions of Puppet Theatre; the Conventions of Object Theatre; Visual Effects, Shadows, Scale and Sound; Scripts and Stimuli; Production Decisions; Rehearsals; the Work of the Designer/Maker; the Work of the Animator; Work for Children; Puppets and Objects in the Community, Teaching and Therapy.
Published by The Crowood Press, Marlborough, 2007, pp.144. 105 colour photos. Paperback-Quarto.