MEET OUR MEMBERS!
The club comprises of an elite group of Punch and Judy performers to ensure Mr Punch’s future is as bright and jolly as his centuries old tradition demands. Membership is currently by invitation, and includes some of the world’s finest performers and puppet makers.
Click on each member to find out more and book a show!
JAMES ARNOTT
BRYAN CLARKE
TONY CLARKE
RICHARD COOMBS
CHRIS DREWITT
GEOFF FELIX
MARK POULTON
DAVID WILDE
DAMIEN WEIS
JOE BURNS
DANIEL HANTON
Fans of the traditional Punch and Judy Show can show their support by becoming a Friend of the Punch and Judy Club. This group comprises top historians, collectors, puppet makers and puppeteers.
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Michael Dixon
Archivist British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Michael is a keen puppet collector and authority on historical marionettes. He runs the National Puppetry Archive and has been responsible for recreating a number of historical puppet performances.
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Dave Barclay
Puppeteer
Based in Los Angeles, David been at the cutting edge of animatronic puppetry since 1979. David is a puppeteer, animatronic designer and supervisor, CG key frame animator, and director and producer of animatronic and animation projects for film and television. His iconic screen performances include Jabba the Hutt, Yoda, Sprocket the Dog and Audrey II.
Archie Andrews
UK puppet icon
Arguably the most famous ventriloquist doll in the world ironically rose to fame via his radio show, "Educating Archie". The show ran for over ten years throughout the 1950s and regularly attracted an audience of over seventeen million listeners making it the most popular radio show of the decade!
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Dorothy Clarke
Seamstress and Bottler
I have been married to Bryan for 54 years and have known him for 57. A young girl of sixteen was introduced to Punch - who did I marry? The Punch and Judy Club is a new adventure in my life, one of many.
Austin Phillips
Puppet maker and performer
Based out of the Portland Maine area, Austin is a builder and restorer of professional ventriloquist figures, and puppets alike. He is a ventriloquial history, and Punch and Judy enthusiast. Austin also performs Punch and Judy occasionally in the States. www.phillipspuppets.com
Carl Durbin
Performer
Carl was a performing Punch and Judy man for almost 20 years. Although he has taken a sabbatical, to concentrate on other theatrical pursuits and hopes to return to performing with Punch again in the future.