Richard Bradshaw (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. Leading Australian puppeteers Bradshaw,
Norman Hetherington and John Lewis of Jeral Puppets were among those who demonstrated their skills at the theatre.
Bradshaw was artistic director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia. He is a shadow puppeteer who writes for puppets. 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
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, to
Denmark
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and to Singapore and
Malaysia
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.
Jim Henson
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating ''Fraggle Rock'' ( ...
, a fellow puppeteer, featured the work of Bradshaw as part of his six-part television series on
puppetry
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. His shadow puppets were used for animations and stories on ABC's
Play School.
Bradshaw was awarded the
Order of Australia
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Medal for services to puppetry and the performing arts.
www.itsanhonour.gov.au
Order of Australia listing – Richard Bradshaw OAM
References
Further reading
Benson, P.D., "Good Show, Super 'Roo", ''The Australian Women's Weekly'', (Wednesday, 25 September 1974), p. 113.
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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.
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Guss, Naomi, "Australian puppetry – Richard Bradshaw", ''School of Puppetry'', 7 January, 2010.
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Australian puppeteers
Living people
1938 births