SHOWS FOR SCHOOLS
Whether you want a show because you are studying either :
Or you want your children to experience a
AS
OR AS
...OR SIMPLY FOR
( It is allowed sometimes )
Whatever your reason, you will find a RICHARD COOMBS Punch & Judy Show fits the bill perfectly.
Of all the places I perform my show, I find the atmosphere in schools is simply the best.
That is because at a schools performance the children don't only laugh : they actually giggle too.
Perhaps only other performers -and teachers- will understand how truly joyous this is.
It happens not just because they are totally secure in their own environment, or because they are watching with their friends.
It is because they are seeing the show only with children of exactly the same age.
Because of that, I seldom take a booking to do a show for the entire school at once.
Much more preferable is doing one year group on its own.
Primary School YEAR TWO is an ideal age.
So here is the "SPECIAL PACKAGE" I offer for Year 2.
1st
The Punch and Judy SHOW
I arrive first thing and set up the Theatre in your Hall.
We have the show around 9.45 am
And I take questions from the teachers and children.
They ALWAYS want to know how the puppets are made.
And as I make my own, I am able to bring half finished puppets with me to show them exactly how.
2nd
Q&A session with half built puppets.
After the show I tell the children some of the Traditions & History of Punch and Judy. Explaining how Joey the Clown and the Crocodile are quite recent additions to a show that is 362 years old.
And I show them a Slapstick up close, proving doesn't hurt the puppets.
It just makes a big noise.
3rd
Hands on Puppet Play
My puppets are too big and heavy for children to handle, but I have a set of child size carved wooden puppets for them to handle one on one.
They get to take these back to their home classroom and play with them while I am dismantling and packing away the show in the Hall.
A HUGE thank you to Rowley Park School for sending me this photograph to use.
In the set are five Mr. Punch puppets (with practical working legs),
five Judys, five Clowns, five Policemen and ten Crocodiles.
Because everyone wants to try out the crocodiles snap!
And of course there's lots of sausages too.
A HUGE thank you to Rowley Park School for sending me this photograph to use.
Building the 3-D Model
4th
After Lunch I provide all the materials and tools for everyone to make a cardboard 3-D diorama of Mr Punches History.
Every child takes home a model they have built themselves : the teacher and classroom assistants get one each too.
Everyone follows along as I lead them through the simple, yet rewarding and enjoyable build.
I also provide everyone with a sturdy carry bag to make it easy to take the model home at the end of the day.
The whole day is a quality experience that will give the children and teachers plenty of fuel for discussions and drawing and creative writing on subsequent days:
A Puppet Performance, hands on puppet play, and a craft project that will stretch their boundaries and leave them with a huge sense of achievement, and a palpable prize to take home to show their famillies.
Email me for the cost of this very special 'Package Deal'
