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 Does Winter Magic Festival

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

This weekend the umbrella was bundled up into the back of a ute and trucked up the mountain for the ever-charming Winter Magic Festival. This festival holds a special place in my heart, as it was my annual tradition since I was sixteen, until recent European adventures took me elsewhere for the solstice over the past few years. So I …

Upcoming Excitments

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations, Puppetry

Work, work, so many different kinds of work to be done! At the moment I’m focusing on a few different exciting projects; Upcoming Gigs Firstly, I have a couple of upcoming gigs. This weekend I’ll be performing in my puppet show ‘Encounter with a Monster’  with Umbrella Theatre at the Winter Magic Festival. Saturday 23 June 12.15, The Civic Place (in …