Punch and judy

This Wednesday !!! Roll Up! Punch and Judy in the capable hands of Professor Clive Chandler. Come and see the crocodile, come and see the sausages, come and see Mr Punch up to his usual tricks. Much mirth and mayhem. For the young and the young at heart.

Mrs. Punch may not be the most famous Judy, but she is the earliest. The poster girl for abused wives dates can be traced back to the 16th century. Pulchinella, who became Punchinello, or Punch, wa…

Punch & Judy

I must go down to the sea again to the lonely sea and the sky And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by ..... I didn't want to sail away like John Masefield in his poem Sea Fever but I did want to go to the seaside again before the school holidays when the beaches will be crowded with holiday makers. So today having been to the weekly market at Dorchester and had some lunch it being only 2.30 we decided to catch a bus (bus passes at the ready) to nearby Weymouth some 8 miles…

As it is a lovely day here in the City of Angels, a day of good cheer and optimism; I thought Punch and Judy with its domestic violence, unbridled brutality, corrupt law enforcement, rampaging rep…

Vintage Punch and Judy on Weymouth seafront.

Poster for Martin Bridle The Puppet Man's Punch & Judy Show, 1990s. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.

Punch Theater 5