Punch & Judy KO'd

[Jim Brady]

A Punch & Judy show has been cancelled over fears it trivialises domestic violence.The puppet show was to feature at next months Barry Island Beats.Barry Town council said it would've been at odds with our standpoint on domestic violence.The worlds gone mad what next.???
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Captain Kong]

"That's the way to do it" said Mr Punch.
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. Now all I see on TV is adverts for kids to buy war games, Kill Kill Kill, but that is OK.

So what is the problem with Mr Punch? I watched one show at Fleetwood last summer, all the kids and adults thought it was great fun.
I enjoyed it, it did not make me feel like going home to beat the crap out of Anne.

Brian

[Jim Brady]

Brian talking of Fleetwood I just caught the end of something on the tv the other night was it an island forming just off Fleetwood.
Regards.
Jim.b.

[Captain Kong]

That is right Jim
A big shingle bank rising our of the sea almost inshore, can walk out to it at low tide.
I was thinking of Planting my flag on it and declaring it as an Independent Nation for off shore accounts.
They come and go from time to time.
Brian.

[John Gill]

I could never see the connection between a truncheon wielding policeman, a string of sausages, a battered wife and a rabid dog. Although some of the judies I used to encounter in my youth in the 'Pool came close.

[Keith at Tregenna]

The right decision or political correctness gone mad ???? What do you think ????

My home town, in the news again for daft news.

A Punch and Judy show has been banned from the Barry Island summer weekender - Wales Online


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[John Albert Evans]

Set the crocodile on them Keith, that will teach them.croc.jpg

John

[Red Lead Ted]

Punch and Judy is a traditional, popular, and usually very violent puppet show featuring Pulcinella (Mr. Punch) and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically Mr. Punch and one other character (who usually falls victim to Mr. Punch's club). It is often associated with traditional British seaside culture. The various episodes of Punch and Judy are performed in the spirit of outrageous comedy — often provoking shocked laughter — and are dominated by the clowning of Mr. Punch.

The show is performed by a single puppeteer inside the booth, known since Victorian times as a "professor" or "punchman", and assisted sometimes by a "bottler" who corrals the audience outside the booth, introduces the performance, and collects the money ("the bottle"). The bottler might also play accompanying music or sound effects on a drum or guitar, and engage in back chat with the puppets, sometimes repeating lines that may have been difficult for the audience to understand. In Victorian times, the drum and pan pipes were the instruments of choice. Today, the audience is also encouraged to participate, calling out to the characters on the stage to warn them of danger or clue them in to what is going on behind their backs. Also nowadays, most professors work solo, since the need for a bottler became less important when busking with the show gave way to paid engagements at private parties or public events.

I now understand the Tory party line on the E.U. Referendum,

[John Blaney]

Domestic violence? if Judy was anything like my Mary, Mr. Punch would be taking a second prize......."enter the dragon'.

[vic mcclymont]

Tom & Jerry, were banned because of the violence shown in the cartoon!!!!
Regards
Vic