Puppeteria - Randwick and Castle Cove

Children's puppet theatre with two locations: Randwick and Castle Cove.
Children over 1yo: $11
Adults: $13
Bookings: 02 9371 7328

Jackie, John and Nicholas Lewis', "Jeral Puppets," Australia's leading commercial puppet company, has been performing professionally since 1966.

With a cast of over 1050 puppet characters and a repertoire of 118 puppet plays ranging from "The Three Bears" to "Wizard of Oz" and "20 000 Leagues Under the Sea," the Jeral Puppets have presented their colourful and exciting puppetry everywhere from the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House, to film and television studios in Singapore and Malaysia.

Jackie, a trained specialist education teacher is both writer and one of Australia's leading puppet manipulators. Over the last 30 years she has written extensively for many government departments, museums, television, videos, theatres and major department stores including David Jones and Grace Bros. John, an honours degree architectural graduate is a designer, producer, performer and puppet maker. Together they have done over 600 television shows, over 40 commercials, including the famous "Grosby Dog" shoe commercial with film legend, John Wayne.

Apart from performances at "Puppeteria", Randwick, Jeral Puppets continue to do educational performances in museums, pre-schools and NSW schools where they were 2002 winners of the prestigious "Frater Award," for 28 years as authorised performers in government schools. They have also made 253 "Happy Healthy Harold" puppets for the Life Education Center used within Australia and overseas.

Locations:
12H Denawen Ave
Castle Cove
Map available at:
http://goo.gl/maps/1YED0

48a Carrington Road
Randwick
Map available at:
http://goo.gl/maps/DkT1i

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Attractions/things to do