Punch and Judy: Play Book

The ageless puppet play brought to life -- but fire-works! Unit set, with changing props. Traditional Punch and Judy costumes. Cast of 12 characters, usually played by 6 actors. Punch and Judy, pining behind the tiny stage of their "Closed" puppet theatre, are suddenly made aware of a live audience out front by their winsome little dog Toby. They cannot resist the call to perform. Bursting from behind the puppet stage, they expand into live actors. Merry as a cricket, Punch goes his joyful way through all the familiar plot routines, singing, high-stepping, slap-sticking at all the forces that would mold him into Society's form, cheerfully determined to be his own man, to be free - - and comes out the winner. Might makes right, you see. But they are old puppets. In the end, they return to the puppet stage, singing "There'll always be a Punch and Judy," fading into their puppet selves behind the tiny faded curtain.Read More