When you
look back on your childhood there are a hand full of memories you will never
forget here is one of mine. When I was in primary school my grandad took me to
the castle museum because there was an event going on which was themed around
Punch and Judy and because I was obsessed with puppets it was obvious I would
enjoy myself.
I remember
on the day of our visit the museum had a few artefacts on show linking to
puppetry. You could also make your own puppet in the arts and crafts department
and the piece de resistance was the Punch and Judy show it’s self which was set
in their victorian street. After sitting on the front row for what felt like an
hour slowly over time people started arriving, the show itself was different to
how I imagined but it was still awesome.
After seeing
the show at castle museum I had decided I wanted to be a Punch and Judy
entertainer. Several years later in York’s town centre what would be there but
a Punch and Judy show this time by a different performer named Tony Clarke. Over
the next two years whenever I needed guidance he pointed me in the right
direction. By now I have built my own puppet booth thanks to the wood work
department at secondary school and used all my money to buy a set of puppets
and made my way to becoming a young Prof Dan. It turns out Tony knew this guy
who performed at the castle museum all those years ago called Les Clarke and
introduced me to him via email. Since then we have seen each other a few times
and still to this day I keep in touch with them both.
During the
mid-term break in February I was booked to work at York castle museum which
brings this story full circle. The week before the event I was asked to pop in
for a press conference so all the local newspapers could get a write up and a
hand full of pictures. Then the week arrived and went like a shot. We had a
decent crowd for all 15 shows and definitely something I will not forget.
Thanks for reading and till next time bye for now.
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