Richard Bradshaw (puppeteer)

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Richard Bradshaw OAM, born 1938, is an internationally renowned Australian puppeteer.

Richard Bradshaw is a one time Artistic Director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia. [1] He is a particularly talented shadow puppeteer. [2] Richard Bradshaw also writes for puppets. [3] In 2005, he was commissioned by Terrapin Puppet Theatre to write The Storyteller's Shadow: a Celebration of Hans Christian Andersen which toured around Tasmania, to Denmark and to Singapore and Malaysia. Fellow puppeteer, Jim Henson featured the work of Bradshaw as part of a six part television series on puppetry.

Richard Bradshaw was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to puppetry and the performing arts. [4]

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  1. ^ A Complete Book of Puppet Theatre by David Currell, p.50
  2. ^ Performing Arts: A Guide to Practide and Appreciation by Michael Billington, p.160
  3. ^ Puppetry by David Logan, p.13
  4. ^ [1] Order of Australia listing - Richard Bradshaw OAM

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