Goodwin Marionette Theatre

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Organisation Goodwin Marionette Theatre
Address New Zealand
Functions Production Company
Notes The Goodwin Marionette Theatre started its slow growth in 1937, when Mr Arnold Goodwin, then teacher of applied art at the Elam School of Art, started a class in theatre design. A miniature stage, complete with scenery and lighting, was built, and the students felt that third dimensional figures would give life to their performance. The first small, primitive marionettes were built, and from casual experimentation, the first puppet production was built up. Struck with the dramatic possibilities of such figures, Mr Goodwin started constructing a larger-scale cast for 'The Tempest,' and called together a group of former Art School students who had worked with him in the W.E.A. Dramatic Club. After a year of hard work and rehearsal, 'The Tempest' was presented with great success in schools in the Auckland area. Over 50 performances were given by the Marionette Theatre to service personnel in the district, and it was decided that the project might be turned into a permanent and professional puppet troupe. (ODT 27 Oct 1947, page 7).
Events

Tour

Freda Crosher - Puppeteer

Arnold Goodwin - Director

Arnold F Goodwin - Puppeteer

Neville Goodwin - Puppeteer

Raeburn Griffiths - Puppeteer

William Shakespeare - Playwright

Arthur Thompson - Puppeteer

Barbara Thompson - Puppeteer

Robert Thompson - Puppeteer

Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Organisation Identifier 59384