The hole in the wall
A little boy looks into a dry stone wall and imagines who might inhabit it. Poem with illustrations. A6 softback (postcard size) 24 pages.
Words and illustrations by Ann Perrin
Produced by The Dry Stone Walling Education ProjectThe Puppeteers Daughter
The poems explore the complexity of life as the daughter of marionette makers and performers. There are poems concerned with life, love and loss, also the seaside, artists, allotments and the eccentricities of life.
Buy now - £6.60Don’t Throw Away the Daisies (illustrated)
Ann’s poetry covers the big topics of love and death with originality. Take for instance the title poem which is full of surprises yet also wonderfully poignant.
Tag Archives: OVFM
Where did he get that hat?
l Well, he made it himself in leather… So is Professor Paul Perrin ready for magic tricks, doves, white rabbits? Or just the new man about town? He may find his Mr Punch could get quite jealous? Time for … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up, Photography
Tagged Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Covent Garden - London, Fun on Mothering Sunday, Have a laugh!, making a top hat in leather, Out and about in Brighton, OVFM, Photography, Professor Paut Perrin, Punch and Judy go up Covent Garden, Punch and Judy in Brighton, Rottingdean, Rottingdean - Punch and Judy
2 Comments
Film edited at last! Mr Punch’s 350th Birthday Party.
More on ‘The Big Grin’ This film has been a bit of marathon, I had about an hour and half of footage. I wanted to make sure that every Mr Punch who had made the effort to attend was in the … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries and Art in widest sense, Marionette, Photography, Puppethouse mayhem
Tagged 'A Timber Idol', Brighton - out and about, David Leech, Film attached to blog, Key stage one - Seaside history, Major Mustard at The Big Grin, Marionette, Orpington Video and Film Makers, OVFM, Pelham Puppets, Photography, PUK, Punch and Judy, Punch and Judy History, The 350th Birthday of Mr Punch, The Big Grin, The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Leave a comment
Marionettes never age, but their owners do!
A few marionettes from our attic – now in storage! A tiny bit of puppet history background Puppet companies in Europe certainly in the 60s, were often subsidised by the state. There was also a culture of street theatre, particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton - out and about, Marionette, Photography, Rottingdean
Tagged Caberet at the Cafe Royal, Film attached to blog, Frank Mumford's marionettes in the news, Harrods - in Knightsbrige in 50s, Marionette, Orpington Film and Video Makers, Out and about in Brighton, OVFM, Photography, PUK, Puppet history and Europe, Puppets in the attic, Rotingdean Fair, Rottingdean Terraces, Saltdean Library, The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, The North Pier Blackpool
Leave a comment
The 60th Anniversary – The Goon Show
The Goon Show – The 60th Anniversary of the first show Today I am a very minor celebrity, as one of the ‘Telegoon’ puppeteers in the 60s. Off I go to the The Strutton Arms with Alan my partner and my two sons … Continue reading
Posted in Cheer yourself up, London out and about, Marionette, Photography, Puppethouse mayhem
Tagged Bert Kwouk, Charles Chilton, Dave Withall, Eccles, Film attached to blog, IAC, Jeffrey Holland, John Rapesh, Jon Glover, Les Drew, Marionette, Orpington Video and Film Makers, Out and about in London, OVFM, Peter Stanford, Phil Ladd, Photography, The Goon Show Presevation Society, The Goons, The Strutton Arms, The Telegoons
Leave a comment
Ann Perrin 