Old Mate spins tall stories at Winter Magic Festival

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

Despite the cold, Old Mate had a great time sharing his stories with the young fellas at Winter Magic Festival in Katoomba this year! The local children were fascinated and delighted by the dubious old man, who had the Mums and Dads chuckling as much as the kids.   As usual, Katoomba Street saw thousands of people amble by, admiring …

Umbrella Theatre Photo Shoot

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque, Puppetry

The colourful ladies from Umbrella Theatre got all gussied up last sweaty, humid Sunday. Skeletal figures, an underwater goddess, a curious doll and of course puppets all made an appearance in that picturesque Redfern alley way. A special thanks to Victor Muruet who was our wonderful photographer for the day. The full collection will be released later, but here is …

Voodoo Fondue Party at Jurassic Lounge

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

We were lucky to be special guests at Jurassic Lounge for their Black Magic night on Tuesday. As High Priestess Mojo we presented a Voodoo Fondue party. Couldn’t have done it without the help of Gino & Geronimo, who played evil voodoo monkey and priestess for the night. Hundreds of curious people came through the Australian Museum, creating their own …

Pine St Press & Jurassic Fun!

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations, Puppetry

A few little morsels of puppety goodness for you. First of all, a nice little write up appeared in Mx Magazine about tomorrow’s gig at Pine Street Creative Arts Centre. Come along and start your Friday night the interesting way! Its a stone’s throw away from such fine establishments as the Rose Hotel and Freda’s. Friday 5 April 2013 6.30-9.30pm …

Smart Arts at Pine Street

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

No plans for Friday night? I have a proposition for you, better than the usual after work drinks at the pub. Get down to Pine Street Creative Arts Centre and support the valuable and prolific Chippendale arts organisation. They host a range of creative courses, exhibitions and programs year round. Smart Arts is Pine Street’s annual youth mini-fest, and the …

Umbrella showreel shoot

Duckie Puppetry

What a huge day! After packing the wheelie bin, steel supports, red velvet, puppets, snacks, gimp mask, teddy bear, torches, model train, skeleton, donkey whip and octopus into the car I was off to Botany Bay. The fantastic Dan loaned us use of the Lairhouse which was to be our studio for the day. Yes folks, Umbrella Theatre will be …

Latest appearances on the interwebs

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

We got a few nice little mentions around the place recently. A great little summary of our recent adventures appeared in the latest Oz Puppetry Email Newsletter, alongside a lot of puppetry related activities in Sydney and beyond. A lovely piccie and write up from A Sydney Summer about Umbrella Theatre at the Rocks. And also a few great mentions …

Old Mate takes on Peats Ridge Festival

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

Happy New Year! And what a New Year celebration it was! The beautiful Natalia and I took Old Mate on an Umbrella Theatre outing to Peats Ridge Festival for some fun and frivolity roving the site on the Saturday and Sunday. We even got a (somewhat nonfactual) mention in Time Out magazine in the lead up! The sun was beating …

Lola Loves Umbrella Theatre

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

We’ve got an amazing write up from Lola about the Umbrella Theatre experience. Read the interview to learn about our origins, memorable moments and future plans. We have had the most wonderful time being a part of the Rocks Village Bizarre. I genuinely think that this is one of the most innovative, creative and fun new  additions to Sydney’s social …