UK's traditional puppet show celebrates 362nd anniversary

The Manila Times

UK's traditional puppet show celebrates 362nd anniversary  At the annual Covent Garden 'May Fayre and Puppet Festival' puppeteers and enthusiasts celebrate the 362nd anniversary of the first recorded performance of the UK's traditional Punch and Judy show.  Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #unitedkingdom #mayfayreandpuppetfestival  #punchandjudyshow

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00:00 Right, we've got Judy there and we've got Punch there.

00:07 Oh, we'll have a three together, come on.

00:13 Tuck in tight.

00:15 Ow!

00:16 No, don't do that.

00:17 Do not hit me.

00:18 Oh, I don't even think...

00:19 Did you see what he did?

00:20 I thought so.

00:21 It's not just one silly little play.

00:22 There's great...

00:23 There's levels of...

00:24 There's levels of morality going on underneath.

00:31 He's an imp of mischief.

00:34 He's the lord of misrule.

00:36 He holds a carnival mirror up to society.

00:40 He kind of...

00:41 I kind of boiled it down to three words.

00:45 It's mirth, mockery and mayhem.

00:48 This is going to be a punch.

00:50 Yes.

00:51 I think it's going to be a punch.

00:53 It could be a Judy.

00:54 And they're useful for making...

00:57 Doing the small bits and the eyes and things.

01:02 His eyes.

01:04 Across the back.

01:20 I disappear.

01:22 A place where the tradition can pass itself on.

01:26 The young performers who are maybe eight or nine years old

01:31 get entranced and they grow up and learn how to do it.

01:36 And the old people like me go there to see the youngsters

01:40 and help them.

01:41 You see new ideas there.

01:43 Hold the baby.

01:45 So, yeah, it's an important social event.

01:49 It's also completely unique because it's a tiny village-style

01:55 fete in the middle of central London.

02:00 [BELL RINGING]

02:03 WG Cloud!

02:05 [BELL RINGING]

02:07 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:10 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:16 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:19 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:25 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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