Richard Bradshaw OAM (born 1938) is a leading Australian puppeteer.
Life
In June 1949 the Sydney Herald announced weekly shows for children at the Children's Theatre at Burnie Park, Clovelly directed by Edith Constance Murray.[1] Leading Australian puppeteers Bradshaw, Norman Hetherington and John Lewis of Jeral Puppets were among those who demonstrated their skills at the theatre.[2]
Bradshaw was Artistic Director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia.[3] He is a shadow puppeteer who writes for puppets.[4] 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. Jim Henson, a fellow puppeteer, featured the work of Bradshaw as part of his six-part television series on puppetry. His shadow puppets were used for animations and stories on ABC's Play School.[5][6][7]
Bradshaw was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to puppetry and the performing arts.[8]
References
- ↑ "Young People's Theatre Opens". Sunday Herald. 19 June 1949. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Richard, "Edith Constance Murray (1897–1988)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2 January 2024
- ↑ A Complete Book of Puppet Theatre by David Currell, p.50
- ↑ Performing Arts: A Guide to Practice and Appreciation by Michael Billington, p.160
- ↑ "Living in the shadow of a puppet regime - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ↑ "Puppets' shadows in a different light for kids". 24 March 2013.
- ↑ www.itsanhonour.gov.au Order of Australia listing – Richard Bradshaw OAM
Books and articles
- Benson, P.D., "Good Show, Super 'Roo", The Australian Women's Weekly, (Wednesday, 25 September 1974), p.113.
- Billington, Michael (1988). Performing Arts: A Guide To Practice And Appreciation. London: New Burlington Books. ISBN 1-85348-115-7.
- Bradshaw, R.,"Norman Hetherington 1921 – 2010 (Eulogy)", O.P.E.N., No.11, (December 2010), pp.2–4.
- Camens, J. "The Mysterious Potamus", The Australian Women's Weekly, (Wednesday, 17 January 1979), p.17.
- Carr, V., "The Actor in the Wings", The Australian Women's Weekly, (Wednesday, 26 February 1969), p.7.
- Currell, David (1985). A Complete Book of Puppet Theatre. London: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN 0-7136-2429-9.
- Guss, Naomi, "Australian puppetry – Richard Bradshaw", School of Puppetry, 7 January, 2010.
- Vella, Maeve; Helen Rickards (1989). Theatre of the Impossible: puppet theatre in Australia. Roseville, N.S.W: Craftsman's House. ISBN 0-947131-21-3.