Glove Puppet
1988 (made)
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This glove puppet of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, was made by Paul Hansard in 1988 for his puppet show Sweeney Todd
Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington, Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Timewhen ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994, Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington, Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Timewhen ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994, Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, papier mâché, paint, leather, metal, corduroy, cotton, fur fabric. |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of Sweeney Todd, made by Paul Hansard and used in his puppet play Sweeney Todd, 1988. Given by Paul Hansard. |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of Mark Ingestrie, wearing a white sailor's cap with blue band, and blue corduroy jacket and trousers on legs that hang in front of a blue corduroy sleeve. His blue and white sailor's collar reveals a blue and white striped piece of fabric beneath the open neckline. His papier mâché face is painted with blue eyes and light brown eyebrows, and he has light brown fur fabric hair and white leather mitten hands. His shoes are black and the corduroy sleeve is made to cover the puppeteer's hand and wrist. |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Hansard |
| Summary | This glove puppet of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, was made by Paul Hansard in 1988 for his puppet show Sweeney Todd Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington, Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Timewhen ITV aired for the first time in 1955. Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994, Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets |
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| Accession number | S.1201-2011 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2012 |
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